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Western Artists!

Orientalism is one of those words that makes you ask your self many questions. What is it? Where did Orientalism come from? What value can we derive from it? Orientalism is a historical art term applied to the category of subject matter referring to the depiction of the Near East by Western artists especially in the 19th century. The work must have some suggestion at topographic or ethnographic accuracy.

Now knowing what Orientalism is, we are reminded that we see a lot of it on television and in magazines. When I was shown what Orientalism was, I did some research on the different Western artifacts and came across an image entitled "Europe supported by Africa and America" by William Blake circa 1777.

Looking at this illustration I can see that it offers colonial dialogue. A common belief that can be derived from this illustration is that it is about slavery. Is it or can it be thought of as......

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