Art of the United States

ARTHIST 384

Course introduces the major art forms and aesthetic theories developed in the US from colonial period to present. Emphasis on architecture, painting, sculpture, graphic, and decorative arts. Structured chronologically, this course defines the characteristics of the different historical periods and the ways American artists both adopted and diverged from other models to create their own distinctive national identity.
Curriculum Codes
  • EI
  • ALP
  • CZ