The Southwest: Collaborative Exhibition Due 6.4 @ 9AM
1. Explore the following online resources
1. https://americanindian.si.edu/exhibitions/
infinityofnations/california-greatbasin.html
2. https://americanindian.si.edu/exhibitions/
infinityofnations/southwest.html
3. https://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?q=Dine
4. https://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?
q=Pomo&orderByCountDesc=true&page=1
5. Pueblo Ceramics (Met) (链接到外部⽹站。)
6. Diné Textiles (Brooklyn Museum) (链接到外部⽹站。)
7. Pomo Baskets (Brooklyn Museum) (链接到外部⽹站。)
8. Zuni Objects (Brooklyn Museum) (链接到外部⽹站。)
2. Select one object based on your interests.
3. Post an image and label / caption details (artist name, tribal
affiliation, title, date, medium, dimensions, collection or
courtesy line) to the weekly discussion page on Canvas.
(Watch Week 1 To Do’s (链接到外部⽹站。)
4. Conduct research (Watch Week 1 To Do’s (链接到外部⽹
站。)
5. Write five bullet points of 2-3 sentences each about that
object or artist’s practice. Consider:
• Artist: biography or their intention in making the object
• Tribal Affiliation: the object’s cultural significance and / or
function within its culture
• Title: An analysis of how its title helps unfold its meaning
• Date: The context in which it was made
• Medium: The materials and processes used to make the
piece
• Dimensions: qualities of scale and what its effects upon a
viewer are
• Collection: How did it enter into a museum? What was the
artist’s experience dealing with the artworld?
• Form: Details about its formal properties (including
description and visual analysis)
• Reception: How did critics write about it? What was the
audience’s response to it in its moment? How has that
response changed?
• Add footnotes in Chicago Manual of Style (链接到外部⽹
站。)
Citation Machine (链接到外部⽹站。)
• Upload your bullet points under your image and caption/
label info on the Canvas page.
• View the collaborative exhibition and read your colleague’s
posts.
• Ask and answer questions
