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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
A studio course designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore the possibilities of a variety of media. The particular expressive character of pastel, clay and other sculptural media, and video are among the many possible areas of concentration. One hour lecture, three hours laboratory for two credits; two hours lecture, four hours laboratory for three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction and development of basic skills in drypoint etching, woodcut, silk screen printing, and other traditional and experimental printmaking processes. Brief survey of printmaking from the 15th century to the present. Use of College collection of original prints. One hour lecture, four hours laboratory per week. Laboratory fee: $10.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the development, evolution, importance, and interpretation of the landscape as motif as a prime subject for painting from the period of Egyptian tomb painting through 21st century environmental art pieces. The non-western art of China, Japan, India, Africa, etc. are considered. A portion of the class is devoted to the study of landscape architecture and its application to environmental study and other topics. Five different approaches are investigated: landscape as descriptive element, as decorative background, as a structural aid to composition, as a central theme, and as expression of mood. Field trips.
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3.00 Credits
Provincial beginnings to world power. Confluence of social, political, and artistic thought in America through examination of paintings and sculpture from the 17th century to the present. Visits to museums and historical sites required.
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3.00 Credits
A reliving of America's past through a complete study of antiques: furniture, pottery, glass, silver, etc. Visits to antique shows and museums required.
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3.00 Credits
The history of American architectural achievements records the confluence of human requirements and technical innovation. Critical analysis of the architectural response to social, political and religious demands of changing times through slides, lectures, and discussions. Field trips.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the development of the outstanding art movements in painting and sculpture from the late 19th century to the present. Focus on definition and meaning, influences and innovations, form and analysis of contemporary artistic expression. Visits to museums and galleries required.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to historical and critical concepts needed to understand innovations of contemporary art in the United States. Focus on: Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Op Art, Minimal Art, Conceptual Art, Magic Realism, and Happenings, etc. Field trips.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the studios, sites, and collections American artists who responded to the physical beauty found in their immediate surroundings. The Connecticut shoreline in particular provided ample subject matter for the newly explored aesthetic principles and investigations into the world of color, atmosphere and light. Students view the actual studios, gardens and motifs which inspired these creative works. Field trips.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course which examines the African origins, cultural evolutions, and social revolutions which helped to create vital visual art forms of unique quality, beauty, and creativity. Painting, sculpture, and other art forms are analyzed within the cultural, social, religious, economic, political, and artistic context. Art works created by Joshua Johnston, Robert Duncanson, Edmonia Lewis, Henry Tanner, Meta Fuller, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, and others are examined. Attention will be given to artists of the Harlem Renaissance and those who created the Black Power Murals. Field trips.
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