VA 4160 - History Amer Art 1830-1930

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Visual Arts

Description:

This course traces the history of American art from the 19th century to the early 1930's with a particular emphasis on those artists who attempted to establish a tradition independent from that of European modernism. The course will discuss American landscape painting, romanticism and the Hudson River school, as well as the major still life painters of the 19th century. The idio- syncratic figures of the first half of the 20th century such as Albert Pinkham Ryder and Arthur Dove also will be discussed. It will conclude with the peculiar concerns of realism in the context of the ash can school of painting and the social realism of the 1930s. Offered once every two years. Prerequisite: EC II placement.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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