AAH 312 - History of Modern Art

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ART AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural HistoryCore ConcentrationPrerequisite: AAH 121-122A survey of modern art from 1863-1963 that examines the majormovements of the historical avant-garde in painting, sculpture, andphotography. Major themes include the construction of gender,the notion of the primitive, expression, approaches to abstraction,responses to the city, art and politics in the 1930s, and the post-WorldWar II cultural shift from Europe to America. Aspects of modernismas an international phenomenon will be addressed by reference towork from the urban centers of Europe, central Europe and Russia,the USA, South America, and Asia.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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