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Gore1FL

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24. I struggled in Art History

Sat May 9, 2015, 09:15 PM

May 2015

It was a state requirement that I have 3 hours in non-European and U.S. History, so I found myself in "Primative and Tribal Arts." I had to retake it, but it was renamed to "Tribal Arts of Africa and Oceania" or some such.

I'd would have maybe had a better experience in the era of sharing files, but I had to draw what was shown on slides and take notes. Nothing I drew looked all that different from anything else I drew, so studying was worthless.

Instead of making art interesting, it was a drudgery. I must confess, I haven't been to an art museum in the subsequent 30 years.

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