Students develop skills in artistic analysis. A study of the contribution of women artists to the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, printmaking and fibre from the middle ages to the present. Offered summer school even numbered years, spring semester odd numbered years. This course is designed to survey the culturally diverse, yet in some ways homogeneous societies of Africa. It covers the artistic expression of one of the world's major art producing areas.
Emphasis is placed on the art traditions of East, West and Central Africa.
Offered fall semester in even numbered years. Emphasis is placed on the Olmec, Mayan, Toltec, Mixtec, Zapotec and Aztec cultures of Mesoamerica, and the Incas of South America. This course is designed to cover Greek and Roman art and architecture from pre-classical times to the late Roman Empire. Students are introduced to classical archaeology, technology, style, and iconography. Vase painting, architecture, and sculpture are emphasized in the context of the development of the classical tradition.