History of Art 105 is a chronological history of major achievements in Western painting, sculpture, and architecture in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The weekly discussion section will reinforce the lectures and explore special topics while encouraging intellectual and emotional involvement with the works of art. Throughout, the student will be introduced to the basic methodologies of the discipline. There will be a required textbook. Introduction to the Visual Arts.
Visual arts are a part of the human experience in all cultures and all time periods.
The ability to appreciate, to understand, and to assess the quality of visual art can enrich a person's life and broaden one's thinking. This course will introduce students having no formal art or art historical background to the major forms of visual expression through human history from the Stone Age to the present. Assigned readings and visits to museums and galleries will help students to expand their own abilities to see, to appreciate, and to assess visual arts. Requirements include a midterm and a final examination and two short analytic papers in which students will be asked to examine and evaluate selected works of art on The University of Michigan campus. Open to Upperclass Students and Graduate Students 441.