Analyze why anthropologists focus on studying the artist as much or more than the art product itself. List some of the methods they might use. Choose a living artist from your microculture and describe what you would study about him or her
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Franz Boas, a founding figure of American anthropology, insisted that art must be studied in its cultural context and that the best way to do that is to focus on the artist rather than the art.
2. Focusing on the artist provides a close-up understanding of his or her training, motivation, and choice of styles.
3. Research methods often involve becoming a trainee or apprentice in the particular art form. Therefore, anthropologists have learned to play African drums and make pottery, for example.
4. The respondent's example should reflect an anthropological perspective.
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