San Diego, CA – “In Their Own Words: Classic and Contemporary Native American Art” on view until September 5th at the Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art in San Diego presents classic art from North America’s indigenous artisans shown alongside paintings by four native-Californian contemporary artists. When thinking of classic art, the casual museumgoer usually thinks of Grecian statues or Roman architecture, but classic art, defined by its age, function, design and shape, is also found throughout North America. Art history focuses attention on the classic art of the early European and Asian worlds; rarely is classic art from central and southern Africa or North and South America grouped into the same category.