Shows the influence of nature and natural materials in the handcrafting of masks, totems, beaded and quill-designed clothing, kachinas, pottery, weapons, and other objects by the North American Indian.
Introduces the classic art of ancient Rome with descriptions of paintings, portraits, mosaics, murals, statuary and buildings that reflect life in those times. Profusely illustrated.
Discusses how the paintings, architecture, furniture, sculpture, and other visual arts produced from 1776-1826 reflected the way of life in the new American nation.