Art History 255s - American Art and Architecture

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Mount Holyoke College

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Description:

A survey of painting, architecture, sculpture, and design from the Colonial period to the late nineteenth century, this course introduces students to period styles and building types, as well as individual painters and architects. Classes develop ways of looking at and thinking about art and objects as material expressions of American social, political, and cultural ideas. topics will include: portraiture, colonial Boston, art and revolution, nature and nation, theWest, domestic architecture, and the city ofWashington. Copley, Peale, Jefferson, Stuart, Cole, and Church are some of the key figures to be studied. Meets Humanities I-A requirement P. Staiti Prereq. soph, jr, sr, or permission of instructor; 4 credits

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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