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Much like the art of South and Central America, the expression of art in the New World first encompasses indingenous Indian art, followed by folk and primitive art of colonial era, combined with heavy influence by the more cultured British and Spanish art scenes in Europe.

Travel the world for an up-close view of American, Native American and Mexican art in museum holdings ranging from the expected - at the Smithsonian - to a surprisingly great collection at local and regional museums nationwide ...

More about North American art history around the Web:

Smithsonian American Art Museum - Part of "America's attic" and offering over a dozen online tours of their U.S. collection ranging from colonial to contemporary.

American Art History - Academic Info - Links to major holdings ranging from The Library of Congress to the Andy Warhol Museum.

Index of Native American Resources on the Internet - A huge portal to news, book reviews, art, artists, galleries, activists sites, and everything else of interest to the student of American Indian culture.

American Folk Art Museum - The official site with an overview of the collection, information on current exhibitions, event calendar.

de Young Collections - Highlights from the collection covering both North and South American works from the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.

Yale University Art Gallery - Online exhibits from their collection of American art, sculpture, furniture, silver, and more.

Detroit Institute of Arts - Native American Art - Presenting featured works from their collection including everyday household objects, clothing & blankets as well as Native Alaskan wood carvings.

Mundo Maya - First-rate collection of essays and photographs detailing Mayan culture, archeology, legends, and more.

Lords of the Earth - The art, archeology and anthropology of the Americas with a focus on the Maya, Aztec and Incan civilizations.

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