| 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. |
| 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. |
| 193. Foreign Study
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. |
| 209. History of the Print
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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250.; open to art history and
art majors, others with consent of instructor. |
| 211. Art History's Feminisms
Either semester. Three credits.
Feminist approaches to the theory and practice of art history. |
| 211W. Art History's
Feminisms
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250.; open to art history and
art majors, others with consent of instructor. |
| 212W. Women and Body Art
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250.; open to art history and
art majors, others with consent of instructor. |
| 243. Greek Art
(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. |
| 243W. Greek Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 246. Roman Art
(Also offered as CAMS 252.) Either semester, alternate years. Three
credits.
History of Roman art and architecture. |
| 246W. Roman Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 251. Baroque Art
Either semester. Three credits.
Art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
with emphasis on Italy, Netherlands, France and Spain. |
| 251W. Baroque Art
Prerequisite:ENGL 105 or 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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 253. American Architecture
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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 256. Native American Arts
(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. |
| 257. Early Medieval Art
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. |
| 257W. Early Medieval Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 258. Romanesque Art
Either semester, alternate years. Three credits.
Topics in medieval painting, architecture and sculpture through the
twelfth century. |
| 258W. Romanesque Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 259. Gothic Art
Either semester. Three credits.
Gothic art and architecture, with emphasis on the court styles of England
and France. |
| 259W. Gothic Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 267. History of Photography
I
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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250; open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 272. The Artist and Society
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 105 or 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 105 or 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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 277. Art of Mesoamerica
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. |
| 277W. Art of Mesoamerica
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 278. Colonial Mexican Art
Either semester, alternate years. Three credits. |
| 278W. Colonial Mexican
Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 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 105 or 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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 281. Modern Art
Either semester. Three credits.
Topics in the art of the first half of the twentieth century. |
| 281W. Modern Art
Prerequisite:ENGL 105 or 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. |
285. African Art
Either semester. Three credits.
A survey of African art form from antiquity to present. |
| 285W. African Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 286. The Art of China
Either semester. Three credits.
Survey of major art forms in China c. 2500 B.C. to the twentieth century. |
| 287. The Art of Japan
Either semester. Three credits.
A survey of major art forms in Japan, prehistoric to the present. |
| 288. Far Eastern Painting
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. |
| 291. Contemporary Art
Either semester. Three credits.
Topics in the art of the second half of the twentieth century. |
| 291W. Contemporary Art
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 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 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open to art history and
art majors; others with consent of instructor. |
| 293. Foreign Study
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. |
| 297. Art Historical Methods
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: Two 200-level courses
in Art History.
An introduction to the methods of Art Historical analysis. |
| 299. Independent Study
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. |