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Special topics in art history

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Seeing America (Art that brings American history to life)

Seeing America was created by Smarthistory with 17 leading museums collections. Together we examine the long history of the United States, from before European settlers to the modern era.

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This course contains 3 segments:

Seeing America (Art that brings American history to life)

Seeing America was created by Smarthistory with 17 leading museums collections. Together we examine the long history of the United States, from before European settlers to the modern era.

ARCHES (At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series)

ARCHES, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, offers a mini-course on endangered heritage around the globe.

Creating & conserving

Brought to you by Smarthistory. Learn how the ancient Greeks fired their ceramics, how renaissance artists created luminous oil paintings and the techniques developed by modern masters. Visit a museum and see what a conservator sees.

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This course belongs to a collection called Art history. It's comprised of 20 courses:
  1. Special topics in art history (viewing)
  2. Art history basics
  3. Prehistoric art
  4. Ancient Mediterranean
  5. Medieval Europe + Byzantine
  6. Art of the Islamic world
  7. Europe 1300 - 1800
  8. Baroque to Neoclassical art in Europe
  9. Art of the Americas to World War I
  10. Europe 1800 - 1900
  11. Modernisms 1900-1980
  12. Global cultures 1980 - now
  13. Art of Asia
  14. Art of Africa
  15. Art of Oceania
  16. More Smarthistory
  17. Looking at art
  18. Approaches to art history
  19. Tools for understanding religion in art
  20. Seeing America
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