Description
[G/C] This course is an overview of the arts, architecture, and material culture produced in the area that is now Latin America. Organized chronologically in three periods—pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern—this survey studies the artistic heritage of the region south of the United States. We start by examining objects made in precious and semi-precious materials, ceramics, textiles, and the architecture of ancient Indigenous cultures. This is followed by the analysis of the painting, sculpture and material culture produced in the Spanish colonial period. Finally, the survey ends with the study of the artworks produced in the region after its independence from colonial powers. This last section emphasizes the global nature of local art movements and the work of various influential artists of the period, especially women.