Topic 1: South Asian Art in the Art Institute of Chicago
Your “slow looking” assignment asked you to look carefully at a South Asian object or
image on display in the Art Institute. For many of you, this exercise raised a number of
perplexing questions. What is the subject depicted? Why was this object made? Where
was it originally installed? You will now want to turn to addition sources of information
to begin to address a few of the most intriguing questions that your visual observations
may have raised. You might find very little information about the specific object in the
museum, but can you begin to find related objects that other scholars have discussed.
How is the object in the museum similar to or different from these objects? How might
you account for those similarities and differences? Begin by formulating questions that
will provide direction for your research and serve as the foundation of your paper’s
argument.
Start with the 1 page I provided in “AH275 Research Paper (1).pdf” if possible could you rewrite my thesis statement to better fit what research you find, it is highlighted in yellow. I also need 6 sources, please read “Bibliographic requirements” section on “AH275_ResearchPaper_24.pdf”.
Thank you in advance