The American Evolution: A History through ArtThe article reviews the exhibition "The American Evolution: A History Through Art" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. through July 27, 2008.
How did you decide to write history through art criticism? MS: I’m interested in a lot of things! I take a sort of polymath approach to the world. It’s American history, but it exists in this cultural constellation. Environmentalism can be political and activist, of course, but it is...
This lesson covers highlights of North American art history from the 1700s to today, including early colonial art, impressionism, the influence of machines, dada, cubism, pop art, and the digital age. Art of the Early Colonists From the works of the early colonists to the computer-generated...
Anne has a bachelor's in K-12 art education and a master's in visual art and design. She currently works at a living history museum in Colorado. In the 1700s, the art of the early settlers of America primarily revolved around handicrafts, items such as embroidery samplers, ivory carvings...
Unit 7 Rewriting American History Frances FitzGerald Teaching Tips “Rewriting American History” is an exposition. Fitzgerald is making an argument, so it is important for the students to find out 1) what the author’s arguments are; 2) on what evidence the author bases her arguments; 3) ho...
Art history is a broad discipline concerned with studying major periods, movements, and styles of all the forms of artistic expression that a culture produces. An incredible amount of effort has been put into the arts throughout human history, so this is an important field of study....
Native American Indians expressed themselves through their artwork, which is carved onto totem(图腾)poles. Many people hold the belief ___all Native American Indian tribes (部落)carve的totem poles, but this is far from the truth . Carving totem poles was a tradition among many tribes , especia...
It challenges the dominant narrative of modernism that places Latin American and Latino art in the margins. Working together, senior scholars and advanced graduate students analyzed the history of Latin American avant-garde and neo-vanguard art from a comparative perspective, focusing on such topics ...
Have your children imagine that they were the individuals around at that point in history. Have them draw from their own well of feelings to emphasize with each viewpoint and truthfully express that perspective creatively through writing,poetry, spoken word, song, or art. Walking a mile in the...
helps keep this tradition (29)___(recognize) in our history.These days,many totem poles no longer exist (30)___ decay and rot.However,there are still some tribes that continue to practice this ancient are form,and these totem poles are still being enjoyed by collections of tribal art. ...