Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ARTC 545 - African American Art 2 s.h. - 3 s.h.


From the very beginning of the American experiment African Americans, first as enslaved persons and later as free men and women charting their own destinies, created art in multiple forms. Whether textiles, prints, film, paintings, sculpture, or pottery, the work of these artists represents diverse American experiences and a synthesis of many cultural traditions. Grounded within the context of American history and art history and focusing on black cultural themes, this course examines the breadth of African American art from the colonial period to the present. A research and writing intensive course, each student will explore a major theme in African American art and produce a paper and a visual presentation that uses multiple media and narrative to demonstrate the presentation of abstract ideas in visual formats. Each exhibition will be presented to a general audience at the culmination of the class.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor and the director is required for students not enrolled in CGP.