Overview
Description
Detailed study of visual arts from 1880 to present time discussing major movements of the period. Attention also given to 20th century architecture.
Requirements
Prerequisites
ART 260ART 261
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ART 260 or ART 261.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe and recognize in verbal and written form the formal qualities of a work of art as a means to understand how technical and compositional components function as one level of interpretation.
- identify and critically apply a wide range of Art Historical methodologies that impact the way we study, receive, and ultimately understand a work of art.
- effectively compose written assessments in the form of in-class exercises, exams and two research essays the cultural and historical significance of select works of art.
- articulate in verbal and written form relationships between works of art and their cultural context from 1880-2000.
- document in-depth knowledge of roughly 200 works of art, design, and architecture from the 20th Century.
- compare and contrast works of art from different artists, time periods, cultures, and geographies.
- critically apply in verbal and written form historical analysis, with emphasis on understanding the social history of art production.