ARTH-631 American Art: European Conquest to Civil War (3)

Examines the relationship between art and politics in the United States from European colonization through the Civil War. Lectures and assignments address the role that art, images, and objects played in the construction of the American state and the ways in which the development of the American state shaped the possibilities and imperatives for artists and image-making within it. Covering both fine arts and popular culture, the course considers the significance of craft, portraiture, history painting, landscape, and photography from a variety of subject positions. Crosslist: ARTH-431.