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ARTH 102 M
W 10:30-11:20
ART HISTORY II: MICHELANGELO TO MAPPLETHORPE CIOFALO
In addition to M W 10:30-11:20 choose ONE of the
following discussion group sessions: Wed.
6:00-6:50 pm - crn 46878
Wed.
7:00-7:50 pm - crn 55205
Fri.
10:30-11:20 am - crn 55581
Fri.
10:30-11:20 am - crn 63373
Fri.
11:30-12:20 am - crn 51759
Fri.
11:30-12:20 am - crn 55608
In this course we will examine major works of world art
from around 1400 to our own contemporary era. The introduction to this survey of art will come in the form of
lectures, discussions, field trips, gallery meetings in the Cleveland Museum of
Art, guest lectures, and more. Course
requirements include 3 non‑comprehensive exams and three engaging
projects. The text will be Laurie
Schneider Adams, Art Across Time: Volume II B The Fourteenth Century to the Present (Second Edition).
ARTH 102 may be used (in conjunction with any other
100 or 200 level Art History class) to fulfill the Humanities core requirement.
ARTH 200 M
W 12:30-1:45
ORPHEUS TO ROCK-AND-ROLL: CIOFALO
THE REPRESENTATION OF MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS IN WESTERN ART
crn 50837
The dynamic relationship between music and visual
arts has been an enduring feature of the creative impulse in human
history. There has been an abundant
amount of inquiry into the relationship between the evocation of music in art
by way of the correspondence of color and sounds, of the vibrating line and a
plucked instrument, of abstraction and its sonorous equivalent. Contrary to but not entirely exclusive from
such significant yet numerous examinations, this course will predominantly
examine the fascination that artists have had from antiquity to modernity to
represent musical instruments themselves in the plastic arts. Some would argue that, aside from formalistic
devices, the closest that the visual arts can come to representing a specific
sound of an instrument is to represent the instrument itself, but more than
this, instruments have absorbed relative cultural, sociological, artistic, and
psychological meaning throughout the centuries. Inseparable from their physical appearance and the sound that they
produce, musical instruments have from cave paintings to Pop Art revealed to
the viewer the most overt and subtlest faculties of human nature and the
spiritual world.
Requirements: There will be two non-comprehensive exams and three short engaging
projects. While there are no assigned texts, students will be required to read
from books and articles on reserve at Kelvin Smith Library and Kulas Music
Library.
ARTH 260 T
TH 10:00-11:15
ART IN THE AGE OF GRANDEUR SCALLEN
crn 51556
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in western and
central Europe were times of significant change and upheaval in European
societies, but also times of tremendous artistic creativity. In this course, which will focus on painting,
sculpture and architecture, we will consider such issues as: how did the arts
serve nation building and political symbolism? How were religious reforms reflected in works of art? What role did the rising middle class play as
patrons of art? Where did open art
markets develop and why? Among the
artists studied will be: Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer,
Poussin, Watteau, Hogarth. We will look
at building projects in Rome, Paris, and Versailles. Format: course lectures, in-class discussion
of readings, and visits to the galleries of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Requirements: 2 short essays about articles
read for the course; one 6-8 page paper, midterm and final examinations. Texts: Required for purchase - Vernon Hyde
Minor, Baroque and Rococo: Art and Culture, Prentice Hall, 1999, ISBN
0130856485. Recommended - John Rupert
Martin, Baroque, Harper Collins, 19990, ISBN 0064300773.
ARTH 304/404 T
TH 1:15-2:30
ART OF WEST AFRICA PETRIDIS
crn 51567/50996
This course will survey artistic traditions of the
past and traditions that continue to flourish to this day in the culture
regions of West Africa called the Western Sudan and the Guinea Coast. An area of immense geographical and human
diversity, the Western Sudan is the homeland of some of Africa=s most renowned medieval empires. An ancient culture known as Jenne (8thB17th century) has produced a wide variety of refined
ceramic artifacts. The Guinea Coast is
densely populated by hundreds of different ethnic groups and harbors a
diversity of artistic traditions. An
active trade with Europeans was established in the region as early as the 15th century. Gender-restricted and ritually
powerful organizations still serve as the major patrons of the arts in the
region. Contrary to the elongated
so-called Apole style@ typical of the Western Sudan, the arts of the Guinea
Coast are characterized by organic and elegant forms, and smooth surfaces in a
variety of media. Requirements: In
addition to a mid-term and final exam students will write a paper on an aspect
of one of the artistic traditions covered in the course, and present the
results in class. Text: M. Blackmun
Visona, A History of Art in Africa, New York, 2001.
ARTH 328/428 (CLSC 328) T TH
10:00-11:15
GREEK SCULPTURE NEILS
crn 51575/51624
This course will deal with the development of bronze
and marble sculpture in ancient Greece from its beginnings in the seventh
century B.C. to the end of the Hellenistic period in the first century
B.C. Both free-standing and
architectural sculpture will be studied as well as major artists like Myron,
Pheidias, Praxiteles and Lysippos. Special attention will be given to the emergence of the classical style
in Athens in the mid-fifth century B.C. Class meetings will consist of illustrated lectures, gallery visits and
discussion groups. There will be a
midterm, paper/report, and final exam. Text: Andrew Stewart, Greek Sculpture (Yale University Press).
ARTH 351/451 M
W F 2:00-2:50
GOTHIC ART IN ITALY OLSZEWSKI
crn 51575/51631
Italian Gothic architecture, late Gothic developments
in Pisa, Siena and Florence; sculpture of the Pisani; Italo-Byzantine painting;
Cimabue and Giotto; Duccio, Simone Martini, and the Lorenzetti; painting in
Florence and Siena after the Black Death; the International Style. Course requirements include two lecture
examinations (15% of grade each) a final examination (35% of grade) and a term
paper project (35% of grade).
Texts: J. White, Art and Architecture in Italy,
1250-1400, Pelican. T. Hyman, Sienese
Painting, Thames & Hudson.
ARTH 356/456 M
W F 11:30-12:20
ITALIAN SCULPTURE 1250-1750 OLSZEWSKI
crn 51608/51645
A survey of sculpture in Italy from the Late Gothic
to the Late Baroque periods, with a consideration of stylistic development
including Renaissance, High Renaissance and Mannerism. Major monuments and the art of major masters
will be discussed, and will include the works of Arnolfo di Cambio, Andrea
Pisano, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Donatello, Verrocchio, Pollaiuolo, Michelangelo,
Benvenuto Cellini, Giovanni Bologna and Gianlorenzo Bernini. Various genres will also be considered, such
as church furniture - tombs, pulpits and portals - the equestrian monument, the
portrait bust, illusionistic relief carving, sculpture programs, group installations,
site specific works, etc. Conceptual
issues will include the notion of invenzione, gender specific
iconography, contrapposto and the fourth dimension in three dimensional
art, the figura serpentinata, optical correction and pivotal
presentation, the psychomachic representation, etc. Course requirements include three lecture
examinations given at five week intervals including the final examination
comprising 15%, 15% and 35% of the final grade, respectively, and a term paper
assignment (35%).
Texts: H, Hibbard, Bernini, Penguin. B. Boucher, Italian Baroque Sculpture, Thames
& Hudson. R Olson, Italian
Renaissance Sculpture, Thames & Hudson.
ARTH 392/492 T
5:45-8:15
ARTWRITING CARRIER
crn 31201/51631 Class
held at
The
Cleveland Institute of Art
Art critics and art historians describe visual
art. We will read a great variety of art
criticism and art history, and analyze this literature. Then we show why this concern with the
literary dimension of art writing is important. To understand why these writings are produced, and how they are
understood we need to look at these communities of readers. We value art because it plays an
essential role in creating groups of people with shared interests in visual
art. Two short papers and one longer
essay are required. Textbook: Carrier, Writing
About Visual Art, 2002.
ARTH 393/493 W
2:00-5:00
ANDY WARHOL CARRIER
crn 51613/41769
Andy Warhol was the most influential high artist of
the second half of the twentieth century. After a successful career as a decorator, he became one of the founders
of pop art. He became the only pop
artist who, achieving general fame, became a culture hero. Apart from painting, Warhol also made films,
directed the Velvet Underground, and important innovative music group,
and was involved with creative writing. And so, not surprisingly, his achievement has been hard to bring into
focus. Traditional art historians have
described his stylistic development,
interpreting his paintings. But many
other approaches to his art are possible. Arthur Danto has described the philosophical significance of Warhol=s achievement; cultural historians have discussed his
role as a gay artist; and attention has been drawn to the importance of his
lifelong interests in religion. Warhol
has become a significant subject for scholarship in part because his body of
art poses significant interpretative challenges. We will do a close reading of some biographies,
and also look at some of Warhol=s own writings.
Required texts: Bob Colacello, Holy Terror: Andy
Warhol Close Up, Cooper Square Publishers; Wayne Koestenbaum, Andy
Warhol, Viking.
Recommended texts: I=ll Be Your Mirror: The Selected Andy Warhol
Interviews, Carroll & Graf; Pat
Hackett, The Andy Warhol Diaries, Warner Books; Andy Warhol, The
Philosophy of Andy Warhol, Harcourt
ARTH 396 TH
1:15-3:45
MAJORS
SEMINAR LANDAU
crn 72451 Class
held at KSL
Special Collections
The topic for this semester centers on how to
organize an exhibition. We will work
directly with a collection of original WPA prints, created in Cleveland during
the 1930s and early 1940s and now owned by Kelvin Smith Library=s Special Collections division. This Ahands-on@ class will meet at Kelvin Smith with occasional
trips to other venues including the Cleveland Museum of Art. We will study techniques for researching
original objects and the principles of curating a thematically-designed
show. As a group, students will prepare
a virtual catalogue explicating the works chosen for Aexhibition.@ Readings will include texts concerning the
interconnection of depression-era social issue, politics and art.
All art history majors must take ARTH 396 in order to
graduate. It is recommended for
minors as well. This course is
generally offered every other spring. Juniors and seniors who have not already taken ARTH 396 should sign up
for this class. Sophomores may enroll or
wait until the next time it is taught (spring 2007).
ARTH 398 AS
ARRANGED
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART HISTORY STAFF
crn V1019
Individual research and reports on special
topics. Consent of Professor.
ARTH 399 AS
ARRANGED
HONORS THESIS STAFF
crn 67334
Consent of Department Chair. List name of
supervising Professor.
ARTH 489 AS
ARRANGED
MA QUALIFYING PAPER STAFF
crn 49322
Graduating Art History (ARH) Master=s students only.
ARTH 490 W
3:00-6:00
VISUAL ARTS AND MUSEUMS ADAMS
crn 67343
A general survey of the history, philosophy,
objectives, and practices of the art museum. The chief model will be the Cleveland Museum of Art and many classes
will be conducted in the various departments of the museum by museum
staff. Candidates for the Master's
Degree in Art History and Museum Studies who successfully complete this course
will be eligible for consideration as an intern in an art museum or gallery
(ARTH 491). Readings will include
histories of major museums, such as Andrew McClellan's Inventing the Louvre, and Walter Whitehill's The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Centennial History, as well as memoirs
of key figures in shaping the museum profession, such as John Walker's Self
Portrait with Donors, and Thomas Hoving's Making the Mummies Dance.
ARTH 491 A & B AS
ARRANGED
VISUAL ARTS AND MUSEUMS: INTERNSHIP ADAMS
crn 74613 & 74548
Consent of supervising Professor. Prerequisite: ARTH 490
ARTH 494 AS
ARRANGED
DIRECTED READINGS IN ART HISTORY
Consent of the Instructor is required for all
Directed Readings:
SEC. A NON-WESTERN ART crn V8400 PETRIDIS
SEC. B ANCIENT ART crn V0610 NEILS
SEC. D RENAISSANCE/BAROQUE ART crn V0615 OLSZEWSKI
SEC. D RENAISSANCE/BAROQUE ART crn V0612 SCALLEN
SEC. E AMERICAN ART crn V0613 ADAMS
SEC. F MODERN ART crn V0614 CIOFALO or LANDAU
ARTH 512 T
2:00-5:00
SEMINAR IN ANCIENT ART: NEILS
MONUMENT, MEMORY AND CIVIC IDENTITY
IN CLASSICAL ATHENS
crn 36154
Today we are moved and inspired by those monuments
that memorialize profound events in our past: the unrestored ruins of the
Gedächtnis church in Berlin reflect the devastation of Europe in WWII; a statue
of Paul Revere conjures up the freedom fighters of the American revolution; the
Iwo Jima monument conveys the elation of victory over a ruthless enemy; and the
Vietnam War memorial with the inscribed names of 58,209 service personnel is
seen as the ultimate shrine to war dead. It is not generally known that such memorials have a long history and
that many similar monuments could be seen in fifth-century Athens. Returning to their city after its sack by the
Persians, the Athenians prominently displayed the ruins of the older Temple of
Athena in the new north wall of the Acropolis as a reminder to all; they set up
a sculptural group in the very center of the Agora commemorating the freedom
fighters, the Tyrannicides; they built splendid marble temples and commissioned
elaborate wall paintings to celebrate their victories over the barbarian
Persians; and they were the first we know of in history to create a public
cemetery (demosion sema) for those who died in war with the victims= names inscribed. Although many of these practices seem familiar enough to us today, they
were radical and innovative in the fifth century B.C. It is the purpose of this course to examine
the ways in which these influential monuments were significant for the
developing civic identity of the Athenian citizen. In a city which prided itself on being
an Aeducation to all of Greece@ such monuments assume a key role in our
understanding of the community, its self-definition, and its values. Requirements: one research paper and a class
presentation.
ARTH 551 TH
2:00-5:00
SEMINAR IN RENAISSANCE ART: SCALLEN
ART THE MIRROR OF ART: IMAGES ABOUT
ARTISTS AND THE MAKING OF ART
crn 31303
Starting with the Renaissance period in northern and
southern Europe, many paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures were devoted
to the theme of art itself. Representations of artists, whether at work in a Ahistorical@ context (Apelles with Alexander the Great, Saint
Luke Painting the Virgin Mary) or in the form of artists= portraits and self portraits become popular. Mythological subjects, or those derived from
classical literature were also featured: Mercury and Saturn as planetary gods
of art in astrological systems, allegorical representations of Minerva as
patroness of the arts, stories such as Pygmalion sculpting Galatea. Other works also speak to the interest in the
art of image making B depictions of mirrors in paintings and prints, and
their Areflection@ of the outside world, or art consumption, by way of
paintings of real or imagined private art collections, dealer shops, and,
eventually, public museums. A late
contribution to this trend is the nineteenth century creation of painted
historical tableaus featuring stories from the lives of Leonardo, Raphael,
Michelangelo, and Rembrandt van Rijn.
In this seminar we will examine together these
diverse images about the world of art to see what they tell us about the place
of the visual arts, and or artists, in the Renaissance and early modern
Europe. How do changes in the kinds of
subjects shown, and changes in how they are depicted, reflect changes in
status? Our greatest emphasis will be on
the period 1400-1700, but we will follow several themes up to about 1850. Requirements: Extensive discussion of
readings done in common will be at the heart of this seminar, and each student
will help to lead one of these discussions. Two other oral presentations will also be required, one discussing a
specific work of art, and one derived from a research project devoted to a
larger theme (such as those outlined above). The research paper will have a required length of about 20 text pages,
plus notes and bibliography. No required
textbooks; we will be reading articles, book chapters and exhibition catalogue
essays weekly.
ARTH 576 M
2:00-5:00
SEMINAR IN MODERN ART: LANDAU
ART AND LITERATURE: THE BEAT GENERATION AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF POP ART
crn 51659
This seminar will focus on the parallels and
inter-relationships between avant-garde artists, writers, poets, and musicians
in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the late 1950s and early >60s. Interconnections between literary figures such as Jack Kerouac, Allen
Ginsberg and Frank O=Hara; artists like Robert Rauschenberg, Claes
Oldenberg, and Jasper Johns; and creative talents in other fields, including
composer John Cage and dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham, will be explored.
Emphasis will be placed on the vitality of the Aassemblage@ aesthetic during this period. Each student will participate in group
projects as well as research and write an original theme paper.
ARTH 601 AS
ARRANGED
RESEARCH IN ART HISTORY STAFF
crn V1020
List name of supervising Professor.
ARTH 610 AS
ARRANGED
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART INTERNSHIP ADAMS
crn 67351
Open to doctoral candidates in the Museum Studies
Program only.
ARTH 701 AS
ARRANGED
DISSERTATION PH.D.
crn V3805
List name of supervising Professor.
ARTH 703 AS
ARRANGED
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP
crn V3805
Advancement to PhD candidacy required. Permission of department chair and research
adviser required. List name of supervising Professor
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