Cosmopolitan, Native, Vernacular: Toward a More Inclusive American Art History
Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 South Gregory Street Urbana
While the study of American art has come a long way in terms of embracing diverse realms, Janet Berlo suggests how the study of more works of vernacular and Native American art (historic as well as modern) can help American art history become a more global and inclusive enterprise. Many of the examples will be drawn from the forthcoming American art survey textbook American Encounters(2007), for which the speaker is one of the lead authors.
This talk is in conjunction with the State-of-the-Art Mellon Conference, American Art Histories and Transdisciplinary Practices.
Hosted by: Art History Division
In conjunction with:Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society, Department of Anthropology, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Landscape Architecture, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Krannert Art Museum, Native American House/American Indian Studies, School of Architecture, School of Art and Design, Spurlock Museum
George A. Miller Endowment Professor and Distinguished Mellon Scholar in Residence, UIUC and Department of Art and Art History, University of Rochester
