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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the history and evolution of the art market, from the Renaissance through the present day. The social and historical context of collecting will be examined, as will the role and influence of market participants, from artists and commercial galleries to art dealers, museums, auction houses and individual collectors. Special emphasis will be given to notions of art as a commodity, both cultural and financial, and to the theory and practice of art appraisal.
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3.00 Credits
Provides focused examination of selected topics in art history. The course's reading assignments, deployment of art historical terms, and analysis of works of art with respect to their historical and cultural contexts are aimed at analyzing and understanding various artistic traditions.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the artistic cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. The course explores historical, political, and social motivations for the production of painting, sculpture and architecture in the Classical world through an interdisciplinary examination of art and architecture that includes literature, the history of science, music, drama, philosophy, and mathematics.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the visual arts in Europe and Byzantium from 400 to 1400, focusing on major artistic trends and social and cultural interactions that influenced them. The course is taught in a lecture/discussion format with focused research and writing about art.
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3.00 Credits
Examines Italian art and culture from 1400 to 1600, focusing on the major artistic practices as well as the development of Renaissance values, the revival of Classical Antiquity, and the influence of patronage. The course is taught in a lecture/discussion format with focused research and writing about art.
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3.00 Credits
Examines movements in 19th century art and theory, examining the development of European art from the Neoclassical to Symbolist periods, and the introduction of Modernism at the end of the 19th century. The impact of global Colonialism on the visual arts is explored, in addition to contemporary subject matter, formal innovations and their links to the growth of the city, the economic and cultural class structure of Europe, and prevailing ideas on race and gender.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys artistic practices in the United States from the colonial period to the early 20th century.? The course explores the diverse aims, aspirations, priorities and cross-cultural influences that shaped American art and society.?This course studies the styles, themes, and genres of art produced in America and examines the relationship between various forms of artistic expression and the evolving cultural, and socio-political contexts of American history. ?
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3.00 Credits
Examines the complexity and diversity of modern art from 1850 to 1940. Emphasis is placed on the cultural, political, social, economic, and philosophical influences that contributed to the development of various avant-garde aesthetic movements in the modern era. These foundational styles, trends, and wide-ranging modes of artistic exploration and expression reshaped the western understanding of "What is Art".
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3.00 Credits
Studies the dominant movements and ideas in art from 1960 to the present. Selected works from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa will be examined. Discusses key developments in painting, sculpture, installation, performance, new media, photography, and architecture with attention to historical context and criticism. Issues in art to be examined include, feminism, ethnicity, identity, political, and public art.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys Colonial through early-21st century African-American art, with an emphasis on the contributions of African-American artists within a broader trajectory of American history and alongside the influence of African and European art styles and traditions. Historical and social constructions of race, and their manifestation within diverse media,?will be assessed, as will themes relating to identity, representation, gender and class.?
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