ARH 409 - History of American Art.

At least junior standing. (3) H.

Survey of American art from the colonial days of the early 17th century to the watershed Armory show of 1913. Chronological approach; developments of an American tradition of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the context of social, ideological, and political forces of each period. Primary themes include the nation’s search for self-definition and formation of national identity.