ARTH789E

This course takes a critical look at the National Gallery of Art's collections of "Western" paintings, sculptures, works on paper and decorative arts to trace the values embodied by particular works and groups of works, and the ways in which those values have been reaffirmed, redefined, deconstructed and/or negated in the decades since the museum's opening in 1941. Sessions will take place at the museum, where students will engage directly with objects to expand the interpretive range.