{"id":12632,"date":"2025-07-05T16:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T22:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7468"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:04:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arthistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/06\/great-wave-1500x400-1.png\" alt=\"Japanese-style woodblock print of an ocean wave cresting over a mountain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--gradient\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--content uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--column uwm-u-flex--center-y uwm-u-text--center\"><h2>Art History<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-u-mb-0 heading-separator size-h1\" id=\"h-study-art-understand-the-world\">Study Art. 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