ARTH 170 - Arts of Meso- and South America

FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall 2013 and alternate years

Survey of the art and architecture of Meso- and South before the arrival of the Europeans, with a focus on indigenous civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Art is contextualized in terms of religious, social, political, and economic developments in each region under discussion. The class includes a trip to Dumbarton Oakes in Washington, DC. Lepage.