Lecture/discussion—4 hours.  Thematic and chronological examination of Chinese painting and culture from the Tang Dynasty (7th c. CE) through the early 20th century.  Issues considered include political art (made to support or protest regimes), art and the market, art and individual expression.  Offered in alternate years.

GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, VL, WC, WE.