June 13
Introduction
Welcome to the Art of the Ancient Americas
Colossal Head
at La Venta
Miller,
Mary Ellen. Art of Mesoamerica. Revised edition. New York: Thames and
Hudson, 1996.
Great Pyramid
at La Venta
Stokstad,
Marilyn. Art History. Revised Second ed. Vol. 2. New York: Prentice
Hall Inc., and Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2005.
Stela 1
Miller,
Mary Ellen. Art of Mesoamerica. Revised edition. New York: Thames and
Hudson, 1996.
Ceremonial center
of Teotihuacan
Stokstad,
Marilyn. Art History. Revised Second ed. Vol. 2. New York: Prentice
Hall Inc., and Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2005.
Lord Pakal
Miller,
Mary Ellen. Art of Mesoamerica. Revised edition. New York: Thames and
Hudson, 1996.
Palace and Temple
of the Inscriptions
Stokstad,
Marilyn. Art History. Revised Second ed. Vol. 2. New York: Prentice
Hall Inc., and Harry N. Abrams Inc., 2005.
Raimondi
Stela
Stone-Miller,
Rebecca. Art of the Andes. Second edition. New York: Thames and Hudson,
2002.
Paracas Mummy
Stone-Miller,
Rebecca. Art of the Andes. Second edition. New York: Thames and Hudson,
2002.
Moche Earspools
Stone-Miller,
Rebecca. Art of the Andes. Second edition. New York: Thames and Hudson,
2002.
Moche
Ceramic Portrait Head
Stone-Miller,
Rebecca. Art of the Andes. Second edition. New York: Thames and Hudson,
2002.
Machu Piccu
Stone-Miller,
Rebecca. Art of the Andes. Second edition. New York: Thames and Hudson,
2002.
Great Serpent
Mound
Duane
Preble, Sarah Preble and Patrick Frank, Artforms. (Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002) Revised 7th ed.
Spherical Basket
Penney,
David W. North American Indian Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2004.
Hamatsa Mask
Penney,
David W. North American Indian Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2004.
Chilkat blanket
Duane Preble,
Sarah Preble and Patrick Frank, Artforms. (Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 2002) 7th ed.
| Dictionary definition = | the quality, production or expression of what is beautiful, appealing or of more than ordinary significance |
| Art for Dummies definition = | art happens when anyone in the world takes any kind of material and fashions it into a deliberate statement |
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What
to consider when looking at art?
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Chronology
- When was it made?
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Provenance
- Where was it made?
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Style
- How does it look?
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Iconography
- What symbols are used?
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Artist
- Who made it?
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Meaning,
Cause and Context - What does it mean? Why was it made? Under what circumstances
was it created?
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Major Events
in Prehistory
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c. 4,000,000
B.C....
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man began
to walk on two feet
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c. 2,000,000
B.C.
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earliest
known toolmaking
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c. 100,000
B.C.
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modern humans
first appear
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c. 70,000
- 8000 B.C.
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.last
Ice Age in Europe
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c. 50,000
B.C.
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appearance
of fully modern human language
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c. 40,000
B.C.
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earliest
known stone figures in Europe
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people crossed
land bridge called Beringia
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c. 28,000
B.C.
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earliest
known cave paintings
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c. 8000 -
1000 B.C.
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plants and
animals domesticated
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c. 4500 -
1500 B.C.
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megalithic
tombs and monuments
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c. 3300 -
3000 B.C.
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earliest
writing developed
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c. 2300 -
1000 B.C..
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Bronze Age
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The Spread of
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Lazzari, Margaret, and Dona Schlesier.
Exploring Art: A Golbal, Thematic Approach. California: Thomson Wadsworth,
2005.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stoneage/
Map of Ancient
Mesoamerica
Miller,
Mary Ellen. Art of Mesoamerica. Revised edition. New York: Thames and
Hudson, 1996.
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2500
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2000
BC
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1500
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1000
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500
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AD
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1000
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1550
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PRECLASSIC
OR FORMATIVE
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CLASSIC
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POSTCLASSIC
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Early
1500 BC - 900 BC |
Middle
900 BC - 250 BC |
Late
250 BC - AD 250 |
Early
250 - 600 |
Late
600 - 900 |
Early
900 - 1200 |
Late
1200 - 1521 |
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West
Mexican Cultures 1500 BC - AD 1530
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Olmec
1200BC - 600 BC
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Tres
Zapotes 900 BC - 600 BC
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San
Lorenzo 900 BC - 600 BC
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La
Venta 900 BC - 600 BC
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Teotihuacan
150 BC - AD 750
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Zapotec
400 - 800
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Monte
Alban 400 - 800
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Totonac
500 - 1521
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Toltec
900 - 1200
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Mixtec
1200 - 1525
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Aztec
1350 - 1521
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Tenochtitlan
1350 - 1521
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Texcoco
1350 - 1521
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Maya
250 BC - AD 1000
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Cerros
250 BC - AD 200
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Tikal
200 BC - AD 800
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Piedras
Negras 300 - 800
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Uxmal
700 - 1000
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Copan
600 - 800
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Toltec
- Maya 1000 - 1200
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Chichen
Itza 1000 - 1200
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