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Art History (ARTH)
123. Introduction to Western Art II: The Renaissance to the Present, a World Perspective Either semester. Three credits. Lecture with discussion groups. Greeley, Orwicz Survey of Western art (15th Century through the present) within a global perspective. Explores transformations in Western art, in relation to the West's fundamental interconnection with non-Western societies. CA 1. CA 4-INT. 136. Introduction to Art History I - Discussion First semester. One credit. One class period. If elected, must be taken concurrently with ARTH 137. Discussion section for ARTH 137. 137. Introduction to Art History I First semester. Three credits. Survey of art and architecture from prehistoric times through the fourteenth century. CA 1. 138. Introduction to Art History II Second semester. Three credits. Survey of art and architecture from the fifteenth century to the present day. CA 1. 139. Introduction to Art History II - Discussion Second semester. One credit. One class period. If elected, must be taken concurrently with ARTH 138. Discussion section for Art History 138. 140. Introduction to Asian Art Either semester. Three credits. Survey of art and its social context in China, India and Japan from prehistoric times to the present. 141. Introduction to Latin American Art Either semester. Three credits. A thematic survey of Latin American art from 200 B.C. to the present. CA 1. CA 4-INT. 191. Introduction to Architecture (Formerly offered as ART 191.) Either semester. Three credits. An introduction to the history of architecture considered in its social, technological and urban context. CA 1. Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Consent of department head required, normally before the student's departure to study abroad. Special topics taken in a foreign study program. Either semester. Three credits. Survey of printmaking in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. 210. Museums and the Interpretation of Culture Either semester. Three credits. The history and philosophy of museums. 210W. Museums and the Interpretation of Culture Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250; open to art history and art majors, others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. Feminist approaches to the theory and practice of art history. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250; open to art history and art majors, others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250; open to art history and art majors, others with consent of instructor. Women's use of body art to express aspects of gender identity and interpretation of body art from a variety of cultures. "Body art" encompasses cosmetics, painting, hair styling, tattoo, scarification, clothing, ornaments, plastic surgery, and exercise. 220. Asian American Art and Visual Culture (Also offered as AASI 220.) Either semester. Three credits. Topics in contemporary Asian American art and visual culture, 1960's to the present. 220W. Asian American Art and Visual Culture Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250; open to art history and art majors, others with consent of instructor. (Also offered as CAMS 251.) Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Greek art and architecture from the ninth century B.C. to the first-century A.D. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. (Also offered as CAMS 252.) Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. History of Roman art and architecture. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 250. Art of the Northern Renaissance Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Painting, sculpture, graphic arts of the Lowlands and Germany, 1400-1600. 250W. Art of the Northern Renaissance Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. Art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries with emphasis on Italy, Netherlands, France and Spain. Prerequisite:ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 252. Nineteenth Century European Art Either semester. Three credits. European art from Neo-Classicism to Realism. 252W. Nineteenth Century European Art Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. American architecture from the colonial era to the present. Field trips may be required. 254. Nineteenth Century American Art Either semester. Three credits. Topics in American Art, 1770-1900. 254W. Nineteenth Century American Art Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. (Also offered as ANTH 252.) Either semester. Three credits. A topical survey of the arts of Native American cultures in the United States and Canada. Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Early medieval art from the fifth through the tenth centuries. Germanic metalwork, Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, and the art of the era of Charlemagne and his successors. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Topics in medieval painting, architecture and sculpture through the twelfth century. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. Gothic art and architecture, with emphasis on the court styles of England and France. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 262. The Early Illustrated Book Either semester. Three credits. The early history of the illustrated book, from antiquity through the introduction of printing. 262W. The Early Illustrated Book Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. Topics in the history of photography from 1839 to World War I. 268. History of Photography II Either semester. Three credits. Topics in the history of photography from World War I to the present. 268W. History of Photography II Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250; open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. An investigation of the artist's professional function throughout history in different Western societies. 273. Art of the Italian Renaissance Either semester. Three credits. Italian art and architecture 1400-1600. 273W. Art of the Italian Renaissance Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 275. Mexican and Chicano Art, 19th Century - Present Either semester. Three credits. Topics in Mexican and Chicano art from Mexican Independence to the present. 275W. Mexican and Chicano Art, 19th Century - Present Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 276. Caribbean Art, 19th and 20th Centuries Either semester. Three credits. A survey of art and visual production in the Caribbean from the 1804 Haitian Revolution to the present. 276W. Caribbean Art, 19th and 20th Centuries Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. A survey of art from Mexico and Central America 2000 BS-CE 1500. Cultures covered include Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 279. Modern Latin American Art Either semester. Three credits. A thematic survey of Latin American art from the nineteenth century to present. 279W. Modern Latin American Art Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 280. Early Christian and Byzantine Art Either semester. Three credits. Christian art and architecture of the late Roman empire and the Byzantine East up to the seventh century. 280W. Early Christian and Byzantine Art Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. Topics in the art of the first half of the twentieth century. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 282. Architecture of the Twentieth Century Either semester. Three credits. 283. Investigation of Special Topics Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit with a change in course content. Special topics. Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either semester. Three credits. Survey of major art forms in China c. 2500 B.C. to the twentieth century. Either semester. Three credits. A survey of major art forms in Japan, prehistoric to the present. Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Recommended preparation: ARTH 286 or 287. Major trends in painting in China from the Han Dynasty to the present; in Japan from the Nara Period to the present 289. Buddhist Art in the Orient Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. Buddhist sculpture, painting, and architecture in India, China and Japan. 290. Ethnicities, Sexualities, Modernisms (Also offered as WS 290.) Either semester. Three credits. Topics in twentieth-century visual culture (film, advertising, fine arts, crafts, literatures), with emphasis upon matters related to social constructions of ethnicity and sexuality, and upon issues raised by feminist and postcolonial theories. Either semester. Three credits. Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. 292. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Either semester. Three credits. Topics in French Painting, 1860-1900. 292W. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to art history and art majors; others with consent of instructor. Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Consent of Department Head required. Special topics taken in a foreign study program. 294. Field Studies Internship in Art History Both semesters. Variable credit to a maximum of 12 credits. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Junior standing, two 100-level Art History courses, two 200-level Art History courses, and consent of instructor. Supervised practical experience in museum and museum related work. Section one: Wadsworth Atheneum Internship. Participation in Museum Studies Seminars, staff meetings and completion of individual project at the Atheneum. Application must be approved by Wadsworth Atheneum Education Department; deadlines are in April for first semester and November for second semester. 296. Cooperative Education in Art Either semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: Junior - Senior standing. Open only with consent of Department Head. Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). Practicum for students participating in the off-campus Cooperative Education Program. Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: Two 200-level courses in Art History. An introduction to the methods of Art Historical analysis. Either semester. Variable credit to a maximum of 6 credits. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits. Limited to advanced students 7th semester or higher with a departmental G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher. Consent of instructor required. Exceptions only by approval of Department Head. Designed for advanced students who wish to pursue the study of a special topic, culminating in a project in art history. . |
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