ARHI 5410 - The History of Women in Art

Credit Hours: 3

This course surveys the history of women in the visual arts. The student will study the contributions women artists made during all the major art movements in history, and includes study of work in Asia, Africa and Central/South America. The course recognizes linkages between the artists and their male peers, and considers the influences of culture on their work. Students become acquainted with significant women whose activities as patrons, curators or collectors also impacted the history of art.