ART 385b - Seminar in American Art

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Vassar College

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Description:

Designs for Living: Modernity in Hollywood Movies. This seminar investigates how American films of the 1920s and 1930s used stylish costumes, hairstyles, body language and settings to embody the theme of modernity. The films of Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, among other stars, are examined, along with the work of art directors like Cedric Gibbons and Hans Dreier. We focus on issues of gender, consumerism, class mobility and other social transformations of early twentieth-century America. Ms. Lucic. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. One 2-hour period, plus one film screening per week.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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