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| History of Art | |
| ARTH 1004 | A History of Architecture (3.00) |
| This course will introduce students to the study of architecture through an examination of selected examples from the history of architecture with a focus on Europe and the United States and buildings relevant to those regions (e.g. the Great Pyramids, the Parthenon, Versailles). Classes will be a combination of lectures and discussions as students are taught the fundamentals of architectural history as well as how to analyze buildings. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARTH 1051 | History of Art I (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A survey of the great monuments of art and architecture from their beginnings in caves through the arts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, Byzantium, the Islamic world, and medieval western Europe. The course attempts to make art accessible to students with no background in the subject, and it explains the ways in which painting, sculpture, and architecture are related to mythology, religion, politics, literature, and daily life. The course serves as a visual introduction to the history of the West. |
| ARTH 1052 | History of Art II (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the history and interpretation of architecture, sculpture and painting from 1400 to the present. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 1505 | Topics in Art History (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Art History. | |
| ARTH 2051 | Art of the Ancient Near East and Prehistoric Europe (3.00) |
| Studies the art of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Aegean, and prehistoric Europe, from the sixth to the second millennium b.c. Examines the emergence of a special role for the arts in ancient religion. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2052 | Ancient Egypt (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Survey of Egyptian art and architecture (Predynastic-New Kingdom, 4000-1100 BC). The course introduces students to the great monuments and works of art, and to the beliefs that engendered them. While the focus is on pharaonic 'visual' culture, neglected 'others' (women, cross-gendered persons, foreigners, commoners) and their material/visual cultures are brought to attention to provide a nuanced understanding of Egyptian society and culture. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2053 | Greek Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| The painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Greeks, from the Dark Ages through the Hellenistic period. Works are studied in their social, political, and religious contexts. | |
| ARTH 2054 | Etruscan and Roman Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy and the Roman Empire from the time of the Etruscans to Constantine the Great. Emphasizes the political and social role of art in ancient Rome, the dissolution of classical art, and the formation of medieval art. | |
| ARTH 2055 | Introduction to Classical Archaeology (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Introduces the history, theory, and field techniques of classical archaeology. Major sites of the Bronze Age (Troy, Mycenae) as well as Greek and Roman cities and sanctuaries (e.g., Athens, Olympia, Pompeii) illustrate important themes in Greek and Roman culture and the nature of archaeological data. | |
| ARTH 2056 | Aegean Art and Archaeology (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the art and archaeology of the prehistoric Aegean, from the Early Bronze Age to the end of the Late Bronze Age (ca. 3000-1200 BCE). Notable sites examined include Troy, Knossos, Mycenae, Thebes, Pylos. The course also examines cultural and artistic connections with New Kingdom Egypt and the Late Bronze Age Levant. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| ARTH 2151 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the art of the early Church in East and West and its subsequent development in the East under the aegis of Byzantium. Includes the influence of theological, liturgical and political factors on the artistic expression of Eastern Christian spirituality. | |
| ARTH 2152 | Medieval Art in Western Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the arts in Western Europe from the Hiberno-Saxon period up to, and including, the age of the great Gothic cathedrals. | |
| ARTH 2153 | Romanesque and Gothic Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| From the Romanesque churches along the Pilgrimage Routes to the new Gothic architecture at St. Denis outside Paris and on to late medieval artistic production in Prague, this course examines profound and visually arresting expressions of medieval piety, devotion, and power made by artists from roughly 1000-1500. Throughout our investigations, particular attention will be paid to the contributions of important medieval women. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 2154 | Early Medieval Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course examines art created in the era from 300 to 1100, when early medieval artists, motivated by devotion to their faiths and scientific beliefs, crafted beautiful and refined visual expressions of their values. These crafted confessions in stone, paint, parchment, and metal provide the living historical records of a vibrant period, during which medieval artists asserted their various cultural identities. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2251 | Italian Renaissance Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies painting, architecture, and sculpture in Italy from the close of the Middle Ages through the sixteenth century. Focuses on the work of major artists such as Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. |
| ARTH 2252 | High Renaissance and Mannerist Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the painting, architecture, and sculpture or the sixteenth century, emphasizing the works of major artists, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Giorgione, and Titian. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 2271 | Painting and Graphics of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries in Northern Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys major developments in painting and graphics in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Netherlands and Germany. Includes the rise of Netherlandish naturalism and the origins of woodcut and engraving. Explores the effects of humanist taste on sixteenth-century painting and the iconographic consequences of the Reformation. Emphasizes the work of major artists, such as Van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Dürer, Bosch, and Bruegel. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| ARTH 2281 | Baroque Art in Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the seventeenth century in Italy, the Low Countries, France, and Spain. Focuses on Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Poussin. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARTH 2282 | The Age of Rubens and Rembrandt: Baroque Art in the Netherlands (3.00 - 4.00) |
| A survey of the art of the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age, including such artists as Rubens, Rembrandt, van Dyck, Hals and Vermeer. The course examines innovations in style and new subjects like landscape, still life and daily-life genre in relation to major historical developments, including the revolt of the Netherlands, the rise of the Dutch Republic, and the Counter-Reformation. The course includes a survey of Dutch architecture. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2351 | Eighteenth-Century European Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys European painting and sculpture from the late Baroque period to Neo-Classicism. Emphasizes the artistic careers of major figures and on the larger social, political, and cultural contexts of their work. Artists include Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Chardin, Falconet, Pigalle, Greuze, Batoni, Rusconi, Hogarth, Gainsborough, and Reynolds. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARTH 2352 | Art of Revolutionary Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys European painting and sculpture from the last decades of the Ancien Regime to the liberal revolutions of 1848. Major artists, such as David, Canova, Ingres, Constable, Turner, Gericault, Delacroix, Friedrich, Goya, Corot, and Thorvaldsen are examined in their political, economic, social, spiritual, and aesthetic contexts. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2353 | European Art and Empire (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines the relationship of visual art to empire from the colonization of North America to the scramble for Africa, focusing on the period between 1700 and 1900. The course examines the work of European artists working on five continents and it engages with readings in which art history intersects with that of other disciplines including anthropology and museum studies. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2354 | British Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This survey of British Art in the modern period examines the work of some of Britain's greatest painters, sculptors, and printmakers including Hogarth, Blake, Flaxman, Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Sickert, Bacon, and Freud. Major themes include the relationship of British art to religion, urbanization, empire, industrialization, and post-colonialism. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTH 2361 | Nineteenth-Century European Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| A thematic survey of European art in the long nineteenth century, the course examines the work of German, French, Italian, British and Scandinavian artists, among them Boucher, Vien, David, Friedrich, Ingres, Gericault, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Whistler, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Munch, and others. Key course themes will include artistic training and practice, exhibition, and art-theoretical debates of the period. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2371 | Impressionism and Post Impressionism (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys modernist movements in European art during the second half of the nineteenth century. Major themes include the establishment of modernity as a cultural ideal, the development of the avant-garde, and the genesis of the concept of abstraction. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARTH 2372 | Paris, "Capital of the Nineteenth Century" (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the places, spaces, practices and representations of Paris in the nineteenth century. Tracing the changing faces of the city, we will study the modern city through architecture and urban planning, painting, drawing, photography, popular imagery and literature. Topics include Paris 'types'; fashion and birth of the department store; Haussmannization; and the 'spectacular' Paris of the panorama, morgue, Opera, and World's Fairs. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ARTH 2451 | Modern Art, 1900-1945 (3.00 - 4.00) |
| A survey of major artistic movements in Europe and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century: Fauvism and Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, the School of Paris, Dada and Surrealism, the Russian avant-garde, modernist trends in America. Painting, sculpture, photography, and the functional arts are discussed. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2471 | Art Since 1945 (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys art production and theory in the U.S. and Europe since World War II. Relationships between artistic practice and critical theory are stressed in an examination of movements ranging from abstract expressionism to neo-geo. |
| ARTH 2472 | Modern Art in Italy (3.00 - 4.00) |
| ARTH 2472 will use the resources of Italy's modern and contemporary art museums supplemented by classroom and on-site lectures to offer an overview of the major movements of modern art in Italy. It will examine the historical and political contexts for developments from Futurism and Valori Plastici to Informel and Arte Povera, with a particular focus on the postwar years.. | |
| ARTH 2491 | The History of Photography (3.00 - 4.00) |
| General survey of the photographic medium from 1839 to the present. Emphasizes the technical, aesthetic, and critical issues particular to the medium. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. | |
| ARTH 2559 | New Course in History of Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History of Art. | |
| ARTH 2659 | Sacred Sites (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines the art and architecture of ten religious sites around the world focusing on ritual, culture, and history as well as the artistic characteristics of each site. | |
| ARTH 2745 | African American Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course surveys the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, prints, mixed media and textiles) produced by those of African descent in the United States from the Colonial period to the present. Presented both chronologically and thematically, the class interrogates issues of artistic identity, gender, patronage and the aesthetic influences of the African Diaspora and European and Euro-American aesthetics on African American artists. |
| ARTH 2751 | American Art to the Armory Show (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This lecture course will examine American visual arts from the time of European settlement to around 1900 with special emphasis on its political, social and cultural contexts. The course is both chronological and thematic. It focuses on major artistic figures, but it also focuses on issues such as the construction of an American identity, the role of fine arts in American society, and the tensions of class, gender, race & ethnicity in Amer Art. | |
| ARTH 2752 | American Art Since Reconstruction (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This lecture course examines the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, prints) of the United States from the late 19th-century to World War II. Particular emphasis is placed on cultural, political, and social issues that provide a contextual framework for the analysis of these images. The course interrogates topics such as artistic identity, American modernism, patronage, and the influence of popular culture on fine art. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 2753 | Arts & Cultures of the Slave South (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts 'architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture' it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2771 | American Modernism (3.00 - 4.00) |
| American Modernism is a survey of American art in the first half of the 20th century. The course will address the arrival of modern art in America, the situation of the American artist in relation to European art, and an American public, and the question of the American art. | |
| ARTH 2772 | American Film Noir and the City (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the classic period of film noir and its engagement with the city as a problematic subject and a frequent resource within American Art and culture immediately before and after WW II. Using the classic period of film noir as a framework, this lecture and discussion course examines the ways in which 'the city' is represented as a problematic subject and a frequent resource within American Art and culture immediately before and after WWII. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| ARTH 2773 | Hollywood Cinema's Golden Age: The 1930s (3.00 - 4.00) |
| The course examines American cinema produced in Hollywood during the 1930s. While the Great Depression serves as an important historical backdrop, we will interrogate how issues such as ethnic/racial representation, shifting gender roles, sexuality, and urbanity are mediated in popular cinema in this decade. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| ARTH 2774 | Stardom and American Film (3.00) |
| This course examines the role of stardom and star performance in American cinema from the silent era to the 1960s. Using art history, cultural studies and film criticism, we will explore topics such as visions of stardom, constructions and subversions of star identity, and the ways in which the media of film actively constructs how we look at and respond to stars as cultural and pictorial icons. | |
| ARTH 2861 | East Asian Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Introduces the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, from prehistoric times to the modern era. Surveys major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation, and examines artistic form in relation to society, individuals, technology, and ideas. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTH 2862 | Arts of the Buddhist World- India to Japan (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys the Buddhist sculpture, architecture and painting of India, China and Japan. Considers aspects of history and religious doctrine. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2863 | Chinese Decorative Arts (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Chinese Decorative Arts | |
| ARTH 2871 | The Arts of India (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The class is an overview of Indian sculpture, architecture, and painting from the Third Millennium BC to the 18th century AD and includes works from Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic traditions. |
| ARTH 2961 | Arts of the Islamic World (3.00 - 4.00) |
| The class is an overview of art made in the service of Islam in the Central Islamic Lands, Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and South and Southeast Asia. | |
| ARTH 2993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Independent study in the history of art. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTH 3051 | Greek Vase Painting (3.00) |
| Survey of the major styles, techniques, and painters of Greek vases produced in the Archaic and Classical periods (c. 700-350 b.c.). Emphasizes themes of myth and daily life, the relationship of vases to other ancient arts, the legacy of form and decoration in the arts of later periods, such as 18th century England, and comparisons with other cultures, such as the Native American southwest. Prerequisite: any course in Art History, Anthropology, Classics or History. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 3052 | Art and Poetry in Classical Greece (3.00) |
| Study of the major themes in Greek sculpture and painting of the fifth century, including mythological narrative, cult practices, banqueting, and athletics. In order to view these themes in the context of classical Greek culture, the course seeks out shared structures of response and feeling in contemporary poetry; including readings in translation in Anakreon, Pindar, Aischylos, Sophokles, and Euripides. | |
| ARTH 3053 | The Greek City (3.00) |
| Study of the Greek city from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. The course focuses on such themes as city planning, public buildings and houses, gender distinctions, the relationship between city and territory, and the nature of the polis. | |
| ARTH 3061 | Roman Architecture (3.00) |
| Study of the history of Roman architecture from the Republic to the late empire with special emphasis on the evolution of urban architecture in Rome. Also considered are Roman villas, Roman landscape architecture, the cities of Pompeii and Ostia, major sites of the Roman provinces, and the architectural and archaeological field methods used in dealing with ancient architecture. | |
| ARTH 3062 | Pompeii (3.00) |
| Explores the life, art, architecture, urban development, religion, economy, and daily life of the famous Roman city destroyed in the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in a.d. 79. | |
| ARTH 3151 | Age of Cathedrals (3.00) |
| Examination of art, architecture, religion and ritual at selected medieval abbeys and cathedrals in France, England and Italy from the late 12th to early 14th centuries. Sites include the Abbey of St. Denis, Canterbury Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, the Sainte-Chapelle, Westminster Abbey, the Cathedral of Siena, and the Cathedral of Florence. Students should have experience (preferably at college level) in analyzing historical issues. | |
| ARTH 3251 | Gender and Art in Renaissance Italy (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines how notions of gender shaped the production, patronage, and fruition of the visual arts in Italy between 1350 and 1600. Prerequisite: A previous course in art history or gender studies. | |
| ARTH 3253 | Renaissance Art and Literature (3.00) |
| Examines the interrelations between literature and the visual arts in Italy from 1300 to 1600. The writings of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio and their followers are analyzed in relation to the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Raphael, and Michelangelo, among others. | |
| ARTH 3254 | Leonardo da Vinci (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An analysis of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, drawings, and notes, giving special attention to his writings and drawings on human anatomy, the theory of light and shade, color theory, and pictorial composition. His work is considered in relation to the works of fellow artists such as Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo as well as within the context of Renaissance investigation of the natural world. Prerequisite: One course in the humanities. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| ARTH 3255 | Renaissance Art on Site (3.00) |
| Firsthand, direct knowledge of Renaissance art and architecture through an intensive program of on-site visits in Florence and Rome. The course aims to provide a deeper understanding of the specificity of images and sites; that is, their materials, texture, scale, size, proportions, colors, and volumes. It also aims to instill a full sense of the importance of the original location for the understanding and interpretation of Renaissance art. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ARTH 3257 | Michelangelo and His Time (3.00) |
| Analyzes the work of Michelangelo in sculpture, painting and architecture in relation to his contemporaries in Italy and the North. The class focuses on the close investigation of his preparatory drawings, letters, poems and documents. Prerequisite: One course in the history of art beyond the level of ARTH 1051 and 1052 | |
| ARTH 3281 | Rembrandt (3.00) |
| Study of the life and work of the great Dutch seventeenth-century master. Topics include Rembrandt's interpretation of the Bible and the nature of his religious convictions, his relationship to classical and Renaissance culture, his rivalry with Rubens, and the expressive purposes of his distinctive techniques in painting, drawing, and etching. | |
| ARTH 3351 | British Art: Tudors through Victoria (3.00) |
| Surveys English (British) painting, sculpture, and printmaking from the reign of Henry VII Tudor (1485) to the death of Queen Victoria (1901). Major artists such as Holbein, Mor, Mytens, Rubens, van Dyck, Lely, Kneller, Hogarth, Rysbrack, Roubilliac, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Rowlandson, Flaxman, Lawrence, Constable, Turner, Landseer, the Pre-Raphaelites and Alma-Taddema are examined in their political, social, economic, spiritual, and aesthetic contexts. Prerequisite: At least one post-medieval art history course is recommended. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 3525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. | |
| ARTH 3545 | Topics In 20th/21st Century Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in 20th/21st Art History. | |
| ARTH 3559 | New Course in History of Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History in Art. | |
| ARTH 3591 | Art History Colloquium (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The Art History Colloquium combines lecture and discussion. Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention either on a particular period, artist, or theme, or on the broader question of the aims and methods of art history. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. Enrollment is capped at 25. This course fulfills the second writing requirement. |
| ARTH 3651 | Anthropology of Australian Aboriginal Art (3.00) |
| This class studies the intersection of anthropology, art and material culture focusing on Australian Aboriginal art. We examine how Aboriginal art has moved from relative obscurity to global recognition over the past 30 yrs. Topics include the historical and cultural contexts of invention, production, marketing and appropriation of Aboriginal art. Students will conduct research using the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection and Study Center. | |
| ARTH 3751 | Material Life in Early America (3.00) |
| Studies American domestic environments (architecture, landscapes, rural and urban settings) and decorative arts (furniture, silver, ceramics, and glass) in relation to their social, cultural, and historical contexts from European settlement to 1825. Prerequisite: At least one course in either American art or early American history or literature is recommended. | |
| ARTH 3761 | Women in American Art (3.00) |
| Analyzes the roles played by women both as visual artists and as the subjects of representation in American art from the colonial period to the present. Explores the changing cultural context and institutions that support or inhibit women's artistic activity and help to shape their public presentation. Some background in either art history or women's studies is desirable. | |
| ARTH 3781 | New York School (4.00) |
| The New York School focuses on the background, development, and dissemination of abstract expressionism, beginning with an examination of the place and politics of the artist in America in the depression era. The slide lectures and required readings examine the social and intellectual groundings of the subjects of abstract painting in the 1940s and the development of an international art scene in New York in the 1950s. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 3861 | Chinese Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course is a survey of the major epochs of Chinese art from pre-historic to the modern period. The course intends to familiarize students with the important artistic traditions developed in China: ceramics, bronzes, funerary art and ritual, Buddhist art, painting, and garden architecture. It seeks to understand artistic form in relation to technology, political and religious beliefs, and social and historical contexts, with focus on the role of the state or individuals as patrons of the arts. It also introduces the major philosophic and religious traditions (Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism) that have shaped cultural and aesthetic ideals, Chinese art theories, and the writings of leading scholars. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| ARTH 3862 | Japanese Art (3.00) |
| Introduces the arts and culture of Japan. Focuses on key monuments and artistic traditions that have played central roles in Japanese art and society. Analyzes how artists, architects, and patrons expressed their ideals in visual terms. Examines sculptures, paintings, and decorative objects and their underlying artistic and cultural values. | |
| ARTH 3951 | African Art (3.00) |
| Studies Africa's chief forms of visual art from prehistoric times to the present. | |
| ARTH 3993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study in the history of art |
| ARTH 4051 | Art History: Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| This course introduces art history majors to the basic tools and methods of art historical research, and to the theoretical and historical questions of art historical interpretation. The course will survey a number of current approaches to the explanation and interpretation of works of art, and briefly address the history of art history. Prerequisite: Major or minor in art history. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 4591 | Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention either on a particular period, artist, or theme, or on the broader question of the aims and methods of art history. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. Representative subjects include the life and art of Pompeii, Roman painting and mosaics, history and connoisseurship of baroque prints, art and politics in revolutionary Europe, Picasso and painting, and problems in American art and culture. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ARTH 4951 | University Museums Internship (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is the first semester of a two-semester internship at either the University Art Museum or the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Students will work approximately 100 hours per semester in the museum, and will participate in three training sessions and three academic seminars.
Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARTH 4952 | University Museums Internship (3.00) |
| This is the second semester of a two-semester internship at either the University Art Museum or the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Students will work approximately 100 hours per semester in the museum, and will participate in three training sessions and three academic seminars.
Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 4998 | Undergraduate Thesis Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research for a thesis of approximately 50 written pages undertaken in the fall semester of the fourth year by art history majors who have been accepted into the department's Distinguished Majors Program. |
| ARTH 4999 | Undergraduate Thesis Writing (3.00) |
| Writing of a thesis of approximately 50 written pages undertaken in the spring semester of the fourth year by art history majors who have been accepted into the department's Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| Studio Art | |
| ARTS 1559 | New Course in Studio Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. | |
| ARTS 1610 | Introduction to Drawing I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Drawing provides students with a foundation of skills, judgment and observational abilities that are essential to artistic expression. ARTS 1610 is required for every Studio Art major. This course leads to work in more advanced drawing, as well as work in other media. ARTS 1610 and ARCH 1020 count as equivalent courses. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2110 | Introduction to Photography I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Beginning photography focuses on gaining a working understanding of black and white photo processes and, most importantly, opening up a dialogue about photography. In addition to assignments designed to help students understand the visual language of photography, the course looks at examples from the historical and contemporary worlds of fine art. Readings range from art and philosophy to science. Students create a final portfolio from all the assignments given. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2112 | Introduction to Photography II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2110. |
| ARTS 2220 | Introduction to New Media I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This class introduces digital techniques in the context of fine art. Topics covered include digital imaging and basic interactive art. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610. |
| ARTS 2222 | Introduction to New Media II (4.00) |
| Building on the skills and concepts established in ARTS 2220, this class introduces animation techniques in the context of fine arts. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220 | |
| ARTS 2310 | Installation and Performance Art I (4.00) |
| This course introduces new art genres including installation, performance, and video documentation to the student's art practice. Includes contemporary Art History, theory, and the creation of art made with non-traditional materials, methods and formats. Prerequisite: For ARTS 2310: ARTS 1610, 2620 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTS 2312 | Installation and Performance Art II (4.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 1610,2620,2310 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTS 2370 | Introduction to Cinematography I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts. Prerequisite: For ARTS 2370: ARTS 1610, 2620, or permission of the instructor. |
| ARTS 2372 | Introduction to Cinematography II (4.00) |
| Prerequisite: For ARTS 2372: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, or permission of the instructor. | |
| ARTS 2511 | Special Topics in Photography (3.00) |
| This class is an intensive hands on studio class in photpgraphy. It covers all the basic photographic techniques including camera handling, film processing, darkroom printing and in certain cases, digital printing., Additionally, this course will cover the historical and theoretical aspects of the photographic medium Each Student will be expeceted to produce a portfolio basaed on the specific topic being covered. | |
| ARTS 2559 | New Course in Studio Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. | |
| ARTS 2570 | Special Topics in Painting (3.00) |
| Students are introduced to specialized materials, methods and cultural issues as they relate to painting.
Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ARTS 2580 | Special Topics in Sculpture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction to the specialized materials, methods, processes, and cultural issues as they relate to the history and practice of Sculpture Course was offered Summer 2012, January 2012 |
| ARTS 2620 | Introduction to Drawing II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continuation of ARTS 1610 with projects emphasizing on drawing skills and analytical thinking. The majority of assignments will be concept-based to encourage students to develop individual visual language. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2630 | Life Drawing I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2632 | Life Drawing II (3.00) |
| Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. | |
| ARTS 2670 | Introduction to Printmaking I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to basic black and white etching techniques, basic black and white plate lithography, and techniques of stone lithography. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2672 | Introduction to Printmaking II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2680 | Artists Books as Personal Vehicle for Development (4.00) |
| Technological changes have made the book more important to artists and the book has taken on new or expanded attributes. The appreciation for the book as object or having merit as an artwork of its own has continued to grow. Hence, it has become important to reexamine and return to the art of the book. Digital media/traditional media presents a false dilemma and nowhere is this more apparent than in the artist¿s book. | |
| ARTS 2682 | Artists Books as Personal Vehicle for Development (4.00) |
| Continuation of ARTS 2680. Additional and intermediate approaches to the book as an art form. Technological changes have made the book more important to artists and the book has taken on new or expanded attributes. The appreciation for the book as object or having merit as an artwork of its own has continued to grow. Hence, it has become important to reexamine and return to the art of the book. | |
| ARTS 2710 | Introduction to Painting I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to basic oil painting techniques and materials emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2712 | Introduction to Painting II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2810 | Introduction to Sculpture I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates the sculptural process through modeling, carving, fabricating and casting. Examines traditional and contemporary concerns of sculpture by analyzing historical examples and work done in class. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2812 | Introduction to Sculpture II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 3110 | Intermediate Photography I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course expands the technical possibilities available to students by introducing advanced processes. Assignments are based on exploration of a given process. Digital color printing, alternative silver processes and non-silver or historical processes are demonstrated and practiced as a class. Students create a final portfolio from all the technical assignments given. Prerequisite: ARTS 2112. |
| ARTS 3112 | Intermediate Photography II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 2112. | |
| ARTS 3220 | Intermediate New Media Part I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This class continues the investigation of digital art begun in ARTS 2220 and 2222 through the introduction of experimental video history and techniques. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2222 |
| ARTS 3222 | Intermediate New Media II (3.00) |
| This class focuses primarily on creative and conceptual development within the technical and artistic framework established in previous semesters. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2223 , ARTS 3220. | |
| ARTS 3370 | Intermediate Cinematography I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372 or instructor permission. |
| ARTS 3372 | Intermediate Cinematography II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372 or instructor permission. | |
| ARTS 3559 | New Course in Studio Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. | |
| ARTS 3670 | Intermediate Printmaking I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 2670, 2672. |
| ARTS 3672 | Intermediate Printmaking II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 2670, 2672. | |
| ARTS 3710 | Intermediate Painting I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Exploration of contemporary painting materials, techniques, and concepts, as well as a continuation of basic oil painting processes. Assignments are designed to assist the student in developing their perceptions and imagination and translating them into painted images. Direction is given to the formation of personal original painting styles. Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712. |
| ARTS 3712 | Intermediate Painting II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712. | |
| ARTS 3810 | Sculpture I (3.00) |
| Continuation of ARTS 2810, 2812 with greater emphasis on the special problems of the sculptural discipline. Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812. | |
| ARTS 3812 | Sculpture II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 4110 | Advanced Photography I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | These courses assist students in preparing for their required thesis exhibitions or a structure body of photographic work. Emphasizes new solutions to new problems. Additionally, students learn how to document their work and to present it professionally. Graduating fourth-year students are expected to complete a quality slide portfolio, digital portfolio, resume, and statement in conjunction with the thesis exhibition. Prerequisite: ARTS 3110 or 3112. |
| ARTS 4112 | Advanced Photography II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 3110 or 3112. | |
| ARTS 4220 | Advanced New Media I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This class encourages independent development of a semester long project that engages with the discourses and techniques around contemporary new media art. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2222, ARTS 3220, ARTS 3222. |
| ARTS 4222 | Advanced New Media II (3.00) |
| A continuation of artistic investigations begun in ARTS 4220. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2222, ARTS 3220. | |
| ARTS 4370 | Advanced Cinematography I (3.00) |
| Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372, 3370, 3372 or instructor permission. | |
| ARTS 4372 | Advanced Cinematography II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372, 3370, 3372 or instructor permission. |
| ARTS 4450 | Distinguished Major Project (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive independent work using either sculpture, photography, printmaking, cinematography, or painting as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program. |
| ARTS 4452 | Distinguished Major Project (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program. | |
| ARTS 4670 | Advanced Problems in Printmaking (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique. Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672. |
| ARTS 4672 | Advanced Problems in Printmaking (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672. | |
| ARTS 4710 | Advanced Painting I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The capstone of a three year study in painting. Continues the investigation of oil painting as an expressive medium and stresses the development of students' ability to conceive and execute a series of thematically related paintings over the course of the semester. Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3710 or 3712. |
| ARTS 4712 | Advanced Painting II (3.00) |
| Introduction to basic oil painting techniques and materials emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Prerequisites: ARTS 2630, 2632. | |
| ARTS 4810 | Advanced Sculpture I (3.00) |
| Continuation of the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student's individual voice. Advanced projects in moldmaking, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812. | |
| ARTS 4812 | Advanced Sculpture II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812. |
| ARTS 4900 | Advanced Project in Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigation and development of a consistent idea or theme in painting, sculpture, or the graphic arts. May be taken more than once under the same course number by students who are sufficiently advanced in studio work. This course is not intended to be used for major credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |