Crash Course Art History Preview
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Crash Course Art History Preview

B1IntermediateNovember 8, 20262 min
  • One speaker
  • Arts & culture

Welcome to Crash Course Art History! Over the next 22 episodes, Sarah Urist Green will explore the hidden stories behind artworks. We’ll make connections across time and space, unlock the secrets of the past, and look ahead to the art of the future. Episode 1 premieres on April 11. Key texts cited include: Art History Volume 1, 6th edition by Marilyn Stokstad and Michael W. Cothren (2018), Art History Volume 2, 6th edition by Marilyn Stokstad and Michael W. Cothren (2018), Smarthistory: Reframing Art History, edited by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank. Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GW2NKzhpMNMmRyAFJVhFJG9cSfUOMRL-QrcWuHcWcIA/edit?us...

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muscular babies with either weirdly small heads or far too large bodies?

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When I say the words art history, what comes to mind? Soothing landscape paintings, portraits of royalty, muscular babies with either weirdly small heads or far too large bodies? I mean, did this artist ever even see a baby in real life?

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But art is so much more than the Met Gala, Michelangelo, and strange babies. It's everything from ancient cave paintings to pride flags. It's graffiti. It's fashion.

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It's living sculptures. And so much more. And art history is a way to learn about different cultures, different time periods,

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