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[https://brewminate.com/native-american-art-and-architecture-before-1300-ce/#google_vignette by Brewminate 27/10/25]

The New World refers to the western hemisphere, especially the Americas, which was almost entirely unknown to Europeans before the “age of discovery” beginning in the early 16th century. The Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was one of the earliest and most well-known of these European explorers; the first of his four famous voyages from Spain to the Americas began in 1492.

=====First Things First...=====

[https://arthistoryteachingresources.org/lessons/mexican-muralism/ by Mexican Muralism]

The Mexican mural movement, or Mexican muralism, began as a government-funded form of public art—specifically, large-scale wall paintings in civic buildings—in the wake of the Mexican Revolution (1910–20).

=====North America before c. 1500=====

[https://smarthistory.org/americas-before-1900/north-america-to-1500/ by smarthistory]

The original inhabitants of the Americas traveled to North America from Asia.

=====Mesoamerica=====

[https://smarthistory.org/americas-before-1900/north-america-to-1500/mesoamerica/ by smarthistory]

Smarthistory® believes art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. The brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background. Smarthistory’s free, award-winning digital content unlocks the expertise of hundreds of leading scholars, making the history of art accessible and engaging to more people, in more places, than any other publisher.

=====Art of the Americas=====

[https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/collections/2440/art-of-the-americas by EMORY]

The museum's collection of art of the Americas consists of more than 3,300 pieces from North, Central, and South America, from ancient to contemporary art, spanning 4,000 years. For the cultures of ancient Latin America, the museum’s holdings cover three major cultural centers, Mesoamerica, Lower Central America, and the Andes and include a range of media such as textiles (including khipus, used for Inka record-keeping), ceramics, wooden sculptures, and metalwork.

=====Introduction to Art History I=====

[https://pressbooks.pub/art100/chapter/art-of-the-americas/ by PRESSBOOKS]

The Spanish conquistadores (conquerors) found that the “New World” was in fact not new at all, and that the indigenous people of Mesoamerica had established advanced civilizations with densely populated cities and towering architectural monuments such as at Teōtīhuacān, as well as advanced writing systems.

=====North America, 1000–1400 A.D.=====

[https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/07/na.html by Heilbrunn]

Consolidation of populations and incipient political centralization characterize the period, particularly in the Eastern Woodlands and the Southwest. The success of food crops such as maize and beans allows for meaningful concentrations of peoples. Settlements are enlarged along local patterns, with individual centers assuming regional dominance.

=====About the American Decorative Arts Collection=====

[https://artgallery.yale.edu/research-and-learning/curatorial-areas/american-decorative-arts by YALE UNIVERSITY AT GALLERY]

The Gallery’s collection of American decorative arts ranges in date from about A.D. 1000 to the present day, with the earliest objects representing the art of Indigenous people who lived in North America before European settlement. Its particular strengths are in the colonial and early Federal periods, due in large part to generous gifts from Francis P. Garvan, B.A. 1897. Yale’s collection of early silver is noted for superior examples from New England, New York, and Philadelphia.

=====Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 13e=====

[https://www.slideserve.com/hagen/gardner-s-art-through-the-ages-13e#google_vignette by SlideServe 20/7/14]

Chapter 14 Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 13e. 1. Mesoamerica. Andean Region of South America. North America. Figure 14-2 Colossal head, Olmec, La Venta, Mexico, 900–400 BCE. Basalt, 9’4” high. Museo-Parque La Venta, Villahermosa.

=====Summary of Indigenous Art of the Americas=====

[https://www.theartstory.org/movement/american-indigenous-art/ by THE ART STORY]

The art of Indigenous North, Central, and South American cultures spans millennia and continents, from the walrus tusk carvings of the Arctic-based Dorset culture to the elaborate fiber art of the South American Incas. Some of these cultures have been extinct for hundreds or thousands of years. Others survive today with contemporary artists working in response to ancient creative customs. Any attempt to define Indigenous American art in the round risks reducing it to Eurocentric stereotypes. However, a number of consistent features can be picked out concerning its spiritual and social functions, and its common media and motifs, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and splendor of these living traditions.

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 [https://brewminate.com/native-american-art-and-architecture-before-1300-ce/#google_vignette by Brewminate 27/10/25]
   The New World refers to the western hemisphere, especially the Americas, which was almost entirely unknown to Europeans before the “age of discovery” beginning in the early 16th century. The Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was one of the earliest and most well-known of these European explorers; the first of his four famous voyages from Spain to the Americas began in 1492.
+=====First Things First...=====
+[https://arthistoryteachingresources.org/lessons/mexican-muralism/ by Mexican Muralism]
+ The Mexican mural movement, or Mexican muralism, began as a government-funded form of public art—specifically, large-scale wall paintings in civic buildings—in the wake of the Mexican Revolution (1910–20).
+=====North America before c. 1500=====
+[https://smarthistory.org/americas-before-1900/north-america-to-1500/ by smarthistory]
+ The original inhabitants of the Americas traveled to North America from Asia.
+=====Mesoamerica=====
+[https://smarthistory.org/americas-before-1900/north-america-to-1500/mesoamerica/ by smarthistory]
+ Smarthistory® believes art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. The brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background. Smarthistory’s free, award-winning digital content unlocks the expertise of hundreds of leading scholars, making the history of art accessible and engaging to more people, in more places, than any other publisher.
+=====Art of the Americas=====
+[https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/collections/2440/art-of-the-americas by EMORY]
+ The museum's collection of art of the Americas consists of more than 3,300 pieces from North, Central, and South America, from ancient to contemporary art, spanning 4,000 years. For the cultures of ancient Latin America, the museum’s holdings cover three major cultural centers, Mesoamerica, Lower Central America, and the Andes and include a range of media such as textiles (including khipus, used for Inka record-keeping), ceramics, wooden sculptures, and metalwork.
+=====Introduction to Art History I=====
+[https://pressbooks.pub/art100/chapter/art-of-the-americas/ by PRESSBOOKS]
+ The Spanish conquistadores (conquerors) found that the “New World” was in fact not new at all, and that the indigenous people of Mesoamerica had established advanced civilizations with densely populated cities and towering architectural monuments such as at Teōtīhuacān, as well as advanced writing systems.
+=====North America, 1000–1400 A.D.=====
+[https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/07/na.html by Heilbrunn]
+ Consolidation of populations and incipient political centralization characterize the period, particularly in the Eastern Woodlands and the Southwest. The success of food crops such as maize and beans allows for meaningful concentrations of peoples. Settlements are enlarged along local patterns, with individual centers assuming regional dominance.
+=====About the American Decorative Arts Collection=====
+[https://artgallery.yale.edu/research-and-learning/curatorial-areas/american-decorative-arts by YALE UNIVERSITY AT GALLERY]
+ The Gallery’s collection of American decorative arts ranges in date from about A.D. 1000 to the present day, with the earliest objects representing the art of Indigenous people who lived in North America before European settlement. Its particular strengths are in the colonial and early Federal periods, due in large part to generous gifts from Francis P. Garvan, B.A. 1897. Yale’s collection of early silver is noted for superior examples from New England, New York, and Philadelphia.
+=====Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 13e=====
+[https://www.slideserve.com/hagen/gardner-s-art-through-the-ages-13e#google_vignette by SlideServe 20/7/14]
+ Chapter 14 Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, 13e. 1. Mesoamerica. Andean Region of South America. North America. Figure 14-2 Colossal head, Olmec, La Venta, Mexico, 900–400 BCE. Basalt, 9’4” high. Museo-Parque La Venta, Villahermosa.
+=====Summary of Indigenous Art of the Americas=====
+[https://www.theartstory.org/movement/american-indigenous-art/ by THE ART STORY]
+ The art of Indigenous North, Central, and South American cultures spans millennia and continents, from the walrus tusk carvings of the Arctic-based Dorset culture to the elaborate fiber art of the South American Incas. Some of these cultures have been extinct for hundreds or thousands of years. Others survive today with contemporary artists working in response to ancient creative customs. Any attempt to define Indigenous American art in the round risks reducing it to Eurocentric stereotypes. However, a number of consistent features can be picked out concerning its spiritual and social functions, and its common media and motifs, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and splendor of these living traditions.