Oral sources relating to African art will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to the powerful magic of early Greek images and to issues and controversies surrounding Greek art as it is presented to the American public in the late 1990s. Emphasis on Velazquez, Poussin, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer. Meaning and function of the art in historical and cultural context. Honors option available.
Emphasis is given to painting in the historical context.
This course will explore the architecture and design of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Readings include art historical texts, critical essays, and primary documents. Students will be responsible for a midterm, final, take-home essays and an analytical paper. This course examines issues and developments in American art from 1940 to the present. We consider the cultural and art historical context for work by artists from Abstract Expressionist painting and sculpture to Minimal, Pop and conceptual art, Earthworks and site sculpture, Performance through to Postmodernist practice in the 1990s.