The Art History area allows you the opportunity to study art and visual culture in context, analyzing the intersection of artistic expression and cultural function. Our faculty lead upper-level ...

Some art movements don't just change what hangs on gallery walls - they challenge the very idea of what art is, what it means ...

Derek Conrad Murray, Professor of History of Art & Visual Culture (HAVC), has recently been appointed editor-in-chief of Art Journal. After previously serving on the journal’s editorial board, Murray ...

Part I. Foundations of art -- 1. Before history -- 2. The early civilization -- 3. Developments across the continents -- The Greeks and their neighbours -- Hellenistic and Roman art -- Part II. Art ...

The decorative arts was what we were talking about, although it might seem unsexy to state that fact plainly. A History of the Decorative Arts in Gold probably wouldn’t grab you as a title. Whatever.

The Visual Arts Commission has announced "Bedayat: Beginnings of Saudi Art Movement"—a seminal exhibition that celebrates and documents the formative years of Saudi Arabia's art scene and the ...

Nigerian women in art / Pat. Oyelola -- Nigerian women visual artists / Kolade Oshinwo -- Female presence in contemporary Nigerian art / Kunle Filani -- Crossing boundaries : gender transmogrification ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...

Art history majors at Santa Clara University examine the broad range of human visual expression across space and time, developing understandings of the meanings and purposes of visual and material ...

T.J. Demos, a professor of art history at the University of California, Santa Cruz says, “there’s growing evidence that art history graduates possess distinctly marketable skills, including in ...