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Some changes have been made as of week 8. Please note them carefully and act accordingly. |
| Week | Topic | Assignment |
| 1 | Neoclassicism
and Romanticism: The Art of Revolution Video: J. M. W. Turner (link is to an excerpt) |
Kleiner, pp. 324-348 Timeline of Art History Thematic Essay: The Printed Image in the West:History and Techniques; Turner and Printmaking (Tate); slide list [.rtf] [.pdf] |
| 2 | Realism
and Impressionism: Art, Technology, and the Beginnings of Modernism Workshop (at home): Photography Before Color |
Kleiner
349-369; Timeline of Art History Thematic Essays: Nineteenth-Century
French Realism;
Impressionism: Art and Modernity; Daguerre
and the Invention of Photography Slide list [.rtf] [.pdf] |
| 3 | Excerpt
from Ruskin's On
the Nature of Gothic; Timeline of Art History Thematic Essay: The
Pre-Raphaelites, Art
Nouveau and The
Print in the Nineteenth Century. National Gallery of Art Exhibit:
The
Pre-Raphaelite Lens Slide list [.rtf] [.pdf] |
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| 4 | Post-Impressionism,
Cubism, and Abstraction: the Modernist Impulse |
Kleiner
370-415 (rest of the quarter). Clement Greenberg, "Modernist
Painting," Timeline of Art History Thematic Essays: Cubism,
Pablo
Picasso, African
Influences in Modern Art |
| 5 | Midterm exam | Study guide |
| 6 | The
Modernist Impulse, continued: From Representation to Abstraction. (See
week 4 list) Video: The Bauhaus, Face of the Twentieth Century Final project introduction and discussion Collage and Papier Collé workshop (take-home; due week 7) |
Bauhaus
Manifesto; Bauhaus Links
(build your own slide list) |
| 7 | ||
| 8 | Thanksgiving Holiday (Wednesday - Friday) | Class does not meet. |
| 9 | Art
between the Wars part 1: Art, Ideas, and Politics |
Futurist
Manifesto; Kasimir
Malevich, Suprematism; Andre Breton, Surrealist
Manifesto. slide list [.rft]
[.pdf] Final project due for extra credit. |
| 10 | Art
Between the Wars part 2: Degenerate Art |
Degenerate
Art; catalogue
of the video (build your own slide list; see workshop) |
| 11 | Final Exam | Scavenger
hunt and Formal
Analysis Essay due Study guide for final exam Final Project due for reduced credit (-10 points) |
| syllabus
l home l slide
lists 12.02.11 |