Art in Context: A - Art Oral History
What is art history? Who is an artist?

Introduction

Why is Beverly McIver an artist? What has influenced her work? What subjects appeal to her? What materials and techniques does she use? When you answer these questions you will be acting as an art historian.

In this lesson you will be able to:

• Explain what is art history, what art historians do, and what is oral history
  
• Understand an artist or art work in a particular culture and at a particular period of time.
  
• Practice art history skills such as description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation judgment
  
• Develop writing and interviewing skills
  
• Acquire ways to find art historical information through interview, the library, the internet
  
• Use your cultural/historical imagination

This satisfies Arizona Visual Arts Standards 2AV PO1