Tamara Bentley

Asian art Chinese and Japanese painting contact: 719.389.6368 tbentley@coloradocollege.edu Education: B.A. Brown University 1983 M.A. University of Michigan 1992 Ph.D. University of Michigan 2000 Luce Assistant Professor of Asian art 2001- Teaching and Research Interests:

Tamara teaches broadly in the arts of India, China, and Japan. Her research centers on late Ming Chinese print culture, particularly playing cards. She is also beginning work on Chinese portraiture; and the complex cultural encounters made possible through early modern trade. Courses for 2002-03: AH265/PA265: China/Europe/Japan: Art and International Trade 1550-1800 (block 1) AH200/PA250: Word and Image in Chinese and Japanese Art (block 4) AH114: Art East and West— Co-taught with Professor Ruth Kolarik (blocks 6 and 7)