Art History Courses for Summer I 2009
CAS AH 111 SA1
Introduction to Art History I: Antiquity to the Middle Ages
An introduction to art history and the analysis of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Study of masterpieces from prehistoric to medieval times. Focus on monuments of Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages, with a survey of Egyptian and Near Eastern art.
Mon./Wed. 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Nieciecki
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CAS AH 112 SA1
Introduction to Art History II: Renaissance to Today
Major monuments and artists. Sequential development, from the Renaissance to the modern period, of major styles in architecture, sculpture, painting, graphic arts, and photography. Relationship of visual art to social and cultural trends.
Mon./Wed. 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Habib
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CAS AH 210 SA1
Learning to See
Offering training in the perception, description, and comparison of works of art, this course is intended for students of art history, studio art, engineering, science, and anyone else with an interest in an enhanced experience of the visual environment. Through discussions in the classroom and trips to local museums, objects are considered in regard to their historical functions. Regular writing assignments involving description and comparison are intended to make the student a stronger writer and a sharper observer.
Mon./Wed. 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Ribner
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CAS AH 275 SA1
Boroque Art
A study of the major artists and patrons in the seventeenth century in Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and France. The work of Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin, and other masters will be viewed in relation to religion and politics.
Mon./Wed. 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Anderson
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CAS AH 333 SA1
Arts of Classical Greece
An in-depth examination of the sculpture, painting, and architecture of the Classical Period, approximately 480-323 BCE. Emphasis placed on the developing ideologies that shaped artistic production following the Persian wars, the use of myth as "history" in social and political contexts, and the emergence of the individual.
Tues./Thurs. 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Westervelt
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CAS AH 392 SA1
Twentieth-Century Art from 1940-1980
An exploration of the major currents in European and American art between 1940 and 1980. Examines abstract expressionism, pop art, minimalism, earthworks, and conceptual art in relation to major issues in postwar culture, politics, and art criticism.
Tues./Thurs. 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Ribner
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CAS AH 530 SA1
Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy.
A hands-on introduction to the practice, history, and theory of the art of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy. The related art of seal carving is also introduced. Studio sessions in which students practice calligraphy are an integral part of the course. No knowledge of Chinese or Japanese is required.
Tues./Thurs. 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Bai
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