Summer 2024 Art History S3442 section 001

American Art in a Global Context: 1750

American Art, 1750 1914

Call Number 10280
Day & Time
Location
TR 9:00am-12:10pm
930 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Page S Knox
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Through an examination of painting, sculpture, decorative arts, photography. fashion and visual culture of the United States from 1750 to 1914, the course will explore how American artists responded to and operated within the wider world, while grappling with issues of identity at home. Addressing themes shared in common across national boundaries, the class will consider how American art participated in the revolutions and reforms of the "long" nineteenth century, and how events of the period continue to impact our country today. The period witnessed the emergence of new technologies for creating, using and circulating images and objects, the expansion and transformation of exhibition and viewing practices, and the rise of new artistic institutions, as well as the metamorphosis of the United States from its colonial origins to that of a world power, including the radical changes that occurred during the Civil War.  With many sessions taking place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the class will investigate how American art engaged with international movements while constructing national identity during a period of radical transformation both at home and abroad.

Web Site Vergil
Subterm 05/20-06/28 (A)
Department Summer Session (SUMM)
Enrollment 4 students (12 max) as of 9:05AM Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Subject Art History
Number S3442
Section 001
Division Summer Session
Section key 20242AHIS3442S001