Art history now and then.(ArtEd Online)

From: School Arts | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: Walkup, Nancy | Copyright information

Back when I was in college (the first time), art history was taught as art in the dark. We looked at slides and memorized dates and artists' names. Most of the artwork represented male artists from the Western World and few connections were made to culture and history. Thankfully, how times have changed! With the increasing presence of museum collections online, your students now can easily access countless images from cultures and times around the world. Your students can investig...

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