Spring 2012 Credit Courses: Art History

Modern Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Art
Beginning with Auguste Rodin, generally considered the first modern sculptor, students explore the changes in concepts, methods, and materials that have brought about dramatic shifts in ideas about what constitutes sculpture. Movements examined include Cubism and Futurism, constructivism, Dada and surrealism, Pop Art, minimalism, super realism, conceptual art, Arte Povera, and Scatter art. There are visits to museums on and off campus.
AAR3450.45 / 4 credits
AAR9450.45 / noncredit option / $595
Catherine Spaeth
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 31–May 15
Humanities Bldg., Room 2073

19th-Century Art
European art from the French Revolution to 1900, with movements in France, Germany, and England receiving particular attention. Major artists studied include David, Gericault, Delacroix, Ingres, Frederich, Constable, Turner, the pre-Raphaelites, Daumier, Manet, Degas, Monet, and Gauguin.
AAR3511.45 / 4 credits
AAR9511.45 / noncredit option / $595
Beth Gersh-Nesic
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 31–May 15
Humanities Bldg., Room 1070

Posted Oct. 25, 2011

<< Undergraduate Credit Courses (Overview)