Just for the record, I am indeed an art history major. Needless to say, for expanding the cannon in the direction of art history, I'm all for it. I do much much better at tournaments that have more fine arts questions. :) But like it has been suggested, there has to be some limits. My two cents on the subject, for what it's worth: yes, Vasari is asked about, but like someone mentioned before, it is because he is basically the only record we have for many of the artists of the Renaissance. While Greenburg and others are indeed important (and I would say Greenburg is worth of perhaps a 15 point part of a bonus) a TU about him would only make people angry. It would be like writing a TU about A. M. Snodgrass or Ian Morris (yes, the same Ian Morris from Iron Maiden), who are the leading archaeologists of the dark ages of Greece. Though EXTREMELY important, should you ask any student of the dark ages, they are probably not worthy of a quizbowl TU, because they are fairly obscure outside of their area. Someone fairly wise once told me that despite how important or famous something is in its context, when it comes to writing questions, what matters is its importance in quizbowl. (Which explains why Fraggonard and Watteau come up so damn often). Unfortunately, that means a lot of things I consider important to my field of study are not askable. But I think that goes for just about every area as well. Like Paul Tomlinson suggested, what I try to do is include things I think should be asked about as 15 point parts of bonuses. (my most recent endeavor: the photographer Cindy Sherman). So maybe someday, the things I am putting as 15 point clues will become more easily asked about -- and if not, oh well. Life goes on. -Amanda Hartman DePauw DUCKS
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