ART-412-20, Explorations in American Art (SP14)
INSTRUCTOR: Domenico Firmani
SCHEDULE/DAY/TIME: T1/Saturday/12:00PM-02:45PM, 02/01/2014-03/22/2014
An examination of painting in the Unites States from Colonial times to the 1970's. The relationship of American painting to European styles will be a major concern. A class meeting at the Baltimore Museum of Art will allow students to see and study the works more closely.
-Learn the major painting styles and artistic personalities in American art.
-Understand the relationship of American painting to the major painting movements in Europe.
-Deal with the question: What constitutes an 'American' painting.
-How is Modernism represented in American painting.
-Class room slide lectures on basic concepts.
ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Readings in assigned text.
In-class Formal Analysis by student of a painting. Select one painting from the reproductions in your text and present orally to the class a description and formal analysis of the work. 5%
Research paper. Analyze a painting in a local museum, i.e. Baltimore or the District of Columbia, placing it within the context of this course. Other selected topics may be proposed. 45%
Quiz and final exam. 5% & 45%
Craven, Wayne. American Art: History and Culture. McGraw Hill, 2003.
OTHER MATERIALS REQUIRED:
RECOMMENDED READINGS AND/OR ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE FIRST CLASS:
Members of the class should read the sections dealing with painting in chapters 3, 5, 7 in Craven’s American Art.