Cosmopolitan, Native, Vernacular: Toward a More Inclusive American Art History

• Event Date: Thursday, April 19, 2007
• Time: 7:30 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Talk

Center for Advanced Study
CAS/MillerComm Lecture Series

Janet Catherine Berlo

George A. Miller Endowment Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor of Art History/Visual and Cultural Studies, University of Rochester

While the study of American art has come a long way in terms of embracing diverse realms, Janet Berlo suggests how the study of more works of vernacular and Native American art (historic as well as modern) can help American art history become a more global and inclusive enterprise. Many of the examples will be drawn from the forthcoming American art survey textbook American Encounters (2007), for which the speaker is one of the lead authors.

Museum visitors are reminded that food and drinks are not allowed in the Museum. Backpacks and other large items brought to the Museum will have to be stored; there is limited locker storage space available for these items.