Research topic: American art

American art the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture , North American Native art , pre-Columbian art and architecture , Mexican art and architecture , Spanish colonial art and architecture , and Canadian art and architecture . The Colonial Period In the 17th cent. the North American colonies enjoyed neither the wealth nor the leisure to cultivate the fine arts extensively. Colonial artisans working in pewter, silver, glass, or textiles closely followed European models. The 17th-century limners... Read more