ARTH 1062: Latino Cultural Arts

The sources on this page (and beyond) are for the Pre-Columbian art assignment. 

Tips for Researching Ancient Art: Often times ancient artists will be unnamed, so using the name of an artist as a keyword to research with will often be impossible.

The following can be helpful to focus on when researching Ancient Art:

• Broad historical context on what was happening at the approximate location and time during which your art was likely created
• What types of materials the artwork was created from - How would they have been sourced? What was the significance of those materials among the ancient peoples?
• The role a type of item would have played - Was it ceremonial or spiritual? For daily use? For burial?
• Styles and techniques used to create the art
• Iconography (visual images and symbols) used in the art and their historic / cultural significance among the ancient peoples

You can check out the books below by visiting the Metro campus library. click on the links to get the call numbers and see their availability. Some books (as noted) are at the Florham campus library). We can bring these to Metro for you. Click on the book link and then click the link to "Send to my library."

Use these essays to find historical and cultural background information on your topic. If none of these essays works for your topic, let your librarian know.

Use JSTOR to find a scholarly article using the search statement you created for your topic.