African American Folk Art EXP, PWIC, W

University of Alabama

CourseAMS 321

An examination of the objects created by African Americans variously classified as "folk," "self-taught," and "outsider" artists. Course material will address the African origins and American transformations of traditional arts and crafts (architecture, pottery, iron work, and quilting) as well as the work of selected 20th-century artists in such media as painting, sculpture, and assemblage.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

AMS 321