Art 301 History
of Art: 19th Century
Tue/Thr 2:30-3:45pm
Fall 2000
Ron
Medina
AA
108
Office
hours will be by sign-up posted on office door, or by appointment.
Office
phone 885-4758 (messages also)
e-mail:
[email protected]
Course
Description:
This
course is an introduction to the art of the 19th Century. We will focus
primarily upon works produced in the United States and Europe between 1780 and
1910.
Required
Text:
Nineteenth
Century Art, A Critical History, by Stephen F. Eisenman
Course
Goals:
1.
To Recognize works and styles of art from major artists of the time period.
2. To appreciate the social, cultural, historical, political, religious and economic factors which
impact artists' choices
in subject, symbolism, and style across time and geography.
3.
To investigate issues of gender, race, patronage, etc. as they relate to the
role of the artist.
4. To develop skills for evaluating and analyzing works of art, both in terms of visual analysis
(line, color,
composistion, etc.) and in their expressive content, their subject matter...
Course
Requirements:
Points ea. Total Points
2
Midterm exams (multiple choice, slide ID)
100
200
Final
exam (multiple choice, slide ID)
100
100
In-class
writing (compare contrast)
100
100
Total 400
Make
up exams will only be allowed for serious emergency situations; i.e.. illness
or family emergencies. (Dr.'s note may be necessary)They need to be made up
immediately and by appointment only.
The
exams and the in-class writing are require to complete the class requirements.
Failure to complete any two will result in and automatic F, and failure of the
class. Cheating is considered a grave offenses, and will result in
Departmental/University review for punishment. Take this seriously. You earn
your grade, there is no curve, no extra credit and there are no retakes.
Lecture
schedule is subject to adjustment. Topics of discussion may flow into each
other. You are responsible to have reading assignments done on required dates.
Test dates will be confirmed one week ahead of time.
Scale:
Final
Grade In-class writing and Exams
Points:
400
100 ea.
A
4.0
372-400
93-100
A-
3.7
360-371
90-92
B+
3.3
348-359
87-89
B
3.0
332-347
83-86
B-
2.7
320-331
80-82
C+
2.3
308-319
77-79
C
2.0
292-307
73-76
C-
1.7
280-291
70-72
D+
1.3
268-279
67-69
D
1.0
260-267
65-66
F
0.0
0-259
0-64
Course Outline
Topics:
Readings in Eisenman:
8/29
Introduction
8/31
Neoclassicism
Chapter 1
9/5
Neoclassicism
Chapter 1
9/7
Romanticism
Chapters 2-5
9/12
Romanticism
Chapters 2-5
9/14
Romanticism
Chapters 2-5
9/19
Realism
Chapters 6-10
9/21
Realism
Chapters 6-10
9/26
Realism
Chapters 6-10
9/28
Realism
Chapters 6-10
10/3
Exam #1
Bring
Scantron Sheet
10/5
Impressionism and Photography
Chapters 11-12
10/10
Impressionism and Photography
Chapters 11-12
10/12
Impressionism and Photography
Chapters 11-12
10/17
Neo-impressionism
Chapter 13
10/19
Neo-impressionism
Chapter 13
10/24
Post-impressionism
Chapters14-15
10/26
Post-impressionism
Chapters14-15
10/31
Post-impressionism
Chapters14-15
11/2
Exam#2
Bring Scantron Sheet
11/7
Announce slides and discuss format for in-class writing
11/9
Symbolism
Chapter 15
11/14
Symbolism
Chapter 15
11/16
In-Class writing
Sheet will be supplied
11/18-11/26
Thanksgiving Break
Rest your brain
11/28
Symbolism
Chapter 15
11/30
Symbolism
Chapter 15
12/5
Cezanne and the End of the Century
Chapter 16
12/7
Cezanne and the End of the Century
Chapter 16
12/12
Cezanne and the End of the Century
Chapter 16
12/14
Cezanne and the End of the Century
Chapter 16
12/21 FINAL EXAM 1-3pm Bring Scantron Sheet