Art and Visual Culture, Dept. of

Collection

Identifier: CA09.02

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains syllabi and reading lists for several classes offered by the Department of Art and Visual Culture at Bates College.

Dates

1971
1993

Creator

Bates College (Lewiston, Me.). Department of Art and Visual Culture (Organization)

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

Historical Note

The first art classes at Bates appear in the 1913-1914 General Catalog. The art curriculum did not greatly expand until the 1950s, and the department was created sometime after 1965. The first undergraduate major in Art was offered in 1970.