Undergraduate Courses
ARTH389A Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology:
The Art of Drawing: A Left and Right Brain Experience (Bland)
M-F 12-3pm (ASY 3217)
This course is composed of two parts, a lecture and studio
drawing. The lectures examine a wide range of old and
modern master drawings from the Early Renaissance to the
Twentieth Century. The lectures also examine how artists
used various drawing techniques and materials to distinctively
and accurately record their observable, physical world.
Old Master artists include Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael,
Durer, Rembrandt and Rubens. Modern masters include Ingres,
Gauguin, Picasso, Kollwitz, Wyeth and Thiebaud. The studio
portion of this course is basic instruction in perceptual
drawing. This instruction is based on the series of drawing
exercises from Betty Edward’s text, Drawing on the
Right Side of the Brain. No prior drawing experience is
necessary. However, students should be willing to extend
a concerted amount of time and effort on each studio assignment.
ARTH389B Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology: The Art of Color: A Left and Right Brain Experience (Bland)
M-F 3-6 pm (ASY 3217)
ARTH389C Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology: Dada and Surrealism (Walz)
M-F 9 am-12
pm (ASY 3215)
ARTH457 History of Photography: From Daguerre to Digital (Grossman)
M-F 12-3 pm (ASY 3215)
This course is a study of the historical, social, aesthetic and technological developments of the photographic medium from its official announcement in 1839 to today, examining its relationship to other modes of visual representation and to the development of modern art. The course will identify properties of photography that inform our understanding of photographic meaning and which distinguish it from other media. It will provide students with an understanding of how the development of photographic practices difffered within distinct national contexts and the implications for related art historical developments.
ARTH488G Colloquium in Art History: Short Film (Metcalf)
M-Th 1-4:30pm (SQH 1120)
