Brief Intro to Art of the Americas

ART OF THE AMERICASArt History Survey I

T, R, 12-1:50PM

Professor Paige Prater

MAPPING IT!

GREAT PYRAMID AND BALL COURT, LA VENTA, MEXICO, 1000-600BCE

COLOSSAL HEAD, LA VENTA, MEXICO, 900-400BCE

7’ 5” high

TEOTIHUACAN Temple of the Feathered Serpent, after 350

CE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cecluNTx

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TIKAL, GUATEMALA: BASE OF NORTH ACROPOLIS AND TEMPLE I, 700 CE (MAYA)

PALENQUE: PALACE AND TEMPLE OF THE INSCRIPTIONS, LATE 7TH CENTURY CE (MAYA) Lord Pakal, 615-683CE (ruled)

PORTRAIT OF LORD PAKAL, MID-7TH CENTURY CE (FOUND IN TOMB)

CHICHEN- ITZA: PYRAMID, “EL CASTILLO” 9-13TH CENTURY

GREAT SERPENT MOUND, OHIO, 1070 CE

Adams County, 1070 CE; 1,254’ in length

NAZCA PLAIN: HUMMINGBIRD GEOGLYPH, 100BCE-700CE 450’ length;

wingspan 220’ Nazca: 200 BCE-

600CE (south coast of Peru)

Removal of dark, oxidized stones

ANDEAN TEXTILES

Paracas peninsula, Peru 1000 BCE-200 CE Cemetery wrappings Cotton, llamas Up to 22 different colors for each

embroidered figure!

MOCHE CULTURE

Moche Lord with a Feline, Moche Valley, Peru, 100BCE-500CE

7.5” tall Stirrup shape handle

and spout!

PUEBLO BONITO, CHACO CANYON, 10-13TH CENTURIES, CE 30 square miles, 9 great houses (“pueblos”) Largest “apartment building” prior to NYC 550 CE – Puebloans in Four Corners region of the U.S. (CO, UT, AZ,

and NM)