Major in Art History
Requirements for the Major
Requirements for the Asian Option
Honors in the Major
Study Abroad
Graduate Program
Courses
232 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, 800 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706; 608/263-2340; athistory@ls.wisc.edu; www.wisc.edu/arth
Professors Buenger, Drewal, Geiger (chair), Hutchison, Menocal, Murray; Associate Professors Cahill, Casid, Dale, Marshall, Martin; Assistant Professor Andrzejewski; Adjunct Assistant Professor Adamson; Adjunct Lecturers Fuller, Panczenko, Vajracharya
Chair's e-mail: glgeiger@wisc.edu
Undergraduate advisors in the major:
Juniors, Seniors—Professor Barbara Buenger, 208 Elvehjem Building, 263-2346, bbuenger@wisc.edu
Freshmen, Sophomores—Professor Nancy Rose Marshall, 224 Elvehjem Building, 263-2342, nrmarshall@wisc.edu
Honors—Professor Nicholas Cahill, 220 Elvehjem Building, 263-8980, ndcahill@wisc.edu
Asian Option—Professor Julia Murray (Chinese), 218 Elvehjem Building, 263-1175; jmurray@wisc.edu; Gene Phillips (Japanese), 216 Elvehjem Building, 263-2289, qephilli@wisc.edu
The art history program offers a wide range of courses in the art of various periods and cultures. These serve majors in art history and almost all count toward the humanities requirements for the College of Letters and Science. Art history explores painting, sculpture, architecture, and the graphic and decorative arts, but is interdisciplinary by nature. It relates to the study of anthropology, history, history of science, literature, philosophy, religion, and language. To complement their study of art history, students are encouraged to elect courses in all these fields beyond the general L&S requirements. Art history students would also benefit from courses in studio art. Students unfamiliar with art history usually elect introductory courses. Art History 201, 202, 203, 206, 241, and 242 explore the principal developments in architecture, sculpture, painting, printmaking, and photography. Courses offered in the 300-699 group closely examine areas of art introduced and broadly treated in the survey courses.
Students considering art history as a major should come to the department for advising as early as possible in their undergraduate careers.
Students intending further study in graduate school toward the M.A. and Ph.D. (required for both academic and museum positions) should take programs that are rich in the humanities and in other areas related to their main fields of interest. They should also be aware that the advanced study of art history requires extensive language preparation, at least some of which should be completed as an undergraduate. The most important languages are: for ancient—Latin, Greek, and German; for western medieval and Renaissance—Latin, French, German, and Italian; for modern western—German and French; for African—French or Portuguese and appropriate African languages; and for East Asian—Chinese and Japanese (classical and modern).
An art history major with a good undergraduate record can move on to a number of professional and graduate opportunities both inside and outside the art world. A B.A. in art history may lead to employment in historic preservation, art-related publishing, television, film, or computer software production.
At least nine courses in art history, including:
Ancient/Medieval: 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 318, 319, 321, 335, 405, 415
Renaissance/Northern/Baroque: 320, 322, 323, 324, 325, 327, 330, 331, 332, 333, 336, 341, 349, 420, 425
18th-20th Centuries: 329, 337, 342, 345, 346, 348, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 363, 364, 365, 367, 368, 369, 406, 407, 408, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 457, 460, 461, 462, 467, 468
African/Asian: 203, 241, 307, 308, 338, 362, 370, 371, 372, 375, 377, 378, 379, 411, 412, 423, 443, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 477, 478, 479
Notes:
Proseminars generally do not fulfill distribution requirements.
Only two of the introductory surveys fulfill distribution requirements; 203 counts as a course in Asian and 241 counts as a course in African.
Courses identified as "Art Hist 600" Special Topics courses being offered for the first or only time may also satisfy area distribution requirements.
Students who wish to continue graduate studies in art history or related fields, or who simply desire more advanced work in art history, are strongly encouraged to pursue Honors in the Major. Students should begin to plan honors work in art history with their honors advisor as early as possible in their careers. To earn honors in art history students must:
Students of exceptional promise may be permitted to enroll in a graduate seminar. Students should check with the department honors advisor at least once a year to make sure that requirements have not been modified, as well as to seek guidance about planning the best possible Honors in the Major curriculum that reflects their special interests.
The department strongly encourages students considering a major in art history to include study in another country within their program. Students gain firsthand experience of another culture and language and have the opportunity to study major artistic monuments. Credit for appropriate course work can be applied toward the major after arrangements have been made with the pertinent offices: for University of Wisconsin Study Programs, through the Office of International Academic Programs (261 Bascom Hall); for all other programs, through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (Armory & Gymnasium, 716 Langdon Street). Courses with no near equivalent in the department's program may be credited toward each of the four required areas through the assigned Study Abroad numbers: 335, 336, 337, 338, 435, 436, 437, 438.
The department offers the M.A. and Ph.D. in art history.
All classes listed in the course descriptions section will be offered regularly unless otherwise noted. Please check with the department office for information on specific courses.
115 Freshman Seminar: Greek Art in Society. Irr.; 3 cr (H-E). Examines Greek art in its social context. Focusing on Greek vases in the Chazen Museum, we will use a multimedia database to develop our understanding of these objects and their place in Greek culture. P: Open to Fr.
201 Ancient and Medieval Art. I, II; 4 cr (H-E). The great originative styles of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Christian West in architecture, sculpture, and painting. P: Open to Fr.
202 Renaissance to Modern Art. I, II, SS; 4 cr (H-E). Representative masters in the historical development of European painting, sculpture, and architecture from the fourteenth century to the present. P: Open to Fr.
203 Survey of Asian Art. Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr (H-E). Introduction to the artistic traditions of China and Japan from neolithic times to the nineteenth century and the Buddhist art of India with its subsequent East Asia embodiments. P: Open to Fr.
206 Survey of Photography: 1839 to 1989. II; 3-4 cr (E). Survey of 150 years of photography's processes, practitioners, and genres. Emphasis on tensions between its commercial, vernacular, and artistic forms. P: Open to Fr.
236 Bascom Colloquium in Art History. Irr.; 3 cr (b-E). A low-enrollment course developing skills in critical reading, logical thinking, use of evidence, and use of library resources. Emphasis on writing in the conventions of specific fields. P: Successful completion of or exemption from Com A requirement. Open to Fr.
241 Introduction to African Art and Architecture. (Crosslisted with Afroamer) I or II; 3 cr (H-E). Regional styles of African art with reference to cultural function and aesthetics. Emphasis on the art of West and Central Africa. Historical beginnings with the ancient art of Nigeria and continuing into the royal and popular categories; comparisons as to subject, form, purpose, ethnic group, regional styles, and country. P: Open to Fr.
242 Introduction to Afro-American Art. (Crosslisted with Afroamer) I or II; 3 cr (e-H-E). Historical survey of Afro-American art. Beginning with the African heritage and concluding with creativity of the 1970s, it examines the evolution of Afro-American art. Attention to the aesthetic sensibilities of diverse styles as well as the social significance of Black art within the art arena. P: Open to Fr.
300 The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece. (Crosslisted with Classics) I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Explores the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. P: Open to all Undergrads.
301 Greek Painting. Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Problems of techniques, style and iconography in wall and vase painting from Geometric to 403 B.C. P: So st & Art Hist 201 or 300 or cons inst.
302 Greek Sculpture. Alt yrs.; II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Problems in style, techniques and reconstruction of glyptic sculpture, koroplastics and bronzes from the Late Bronze Age through fifth century B.C. P: So st & Art Hist 201 or 300 or cons inst.
303 Hellenistic Art. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). The artistic traditions in painting, minor arts, sculpture and architecture from the Peloponnesian Wars to the reign of Augustus, 400 B.C. to 27 B.C. P: So st & Art Hist 201 or 300 or cons inst.
304 The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome. (Crosslisted with Classics) I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Explores the art and archaeology of ancient Italy, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity. P: Open to all Undergrads.
307 Early Chinese Art: From Antiquity to the Tenth Century. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (H-E). This course introduces art forms and concepts developed in China from antiquity to mid-10th century, covering jade carving, metalwork, sculpture, ceramics, calligraphy, painting woodblock printing, and architecture mostly created for religious or funerary purposes. Emerging aesthetic concepts also discussed. P: Open to Fr.
308 Later Chinese Art: From the Tenth Century to the Present. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (H-E). Traces the evolution of art forms and concepts from mid-10th century onward, and examines their transformations in modern and contemporary China. Organized chronologically, the course presents developments in painting, calligraphy, woodblock printing, ceramics, architecture, and multimedia installations. P: Open to Fr.
310 Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Evolving forms of the arts in the period of the first great Christian era. P: So st or cons inst.
313 Romanesque Sculpture. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). Medieval sculpture of Western Europe from its beginnings to 1150. P: So st or cons inst.
318 Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture. Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Art and architecture of Western Europe, ca. 1000 to ca. 1350. Particular emphasis on the relationship of the arts to theology, ritual, concepts of the body, rulership and courtliness. P: Art Hist 201. Open to Fr.
319 Gothic Architecture. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). Architectural development in the high Middle Ages. P: So st or cons inst.
320 Italian Renaissance Art. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Painting, sculpture, and architecture. P: So st or cons inst.
321 Italian Art: 1250-1400. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Developments in the arts within the broader historical and cultural context: issues of artistic style, patronage, the artist's emerging self-consciousness. Major artists include Giotto, Duccio, the Pisani, Simone Martini, and Altichiero. P: So st or cons inst.
322 Italian Art from Donatello to Leonardo da Vinci, 1400-1500. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Stylistic analysis of 15th century art in Florence and other regional centers. Emphasis on the relationship between the arts and the historical/cultural context. P: So st or cons inst.
323 From Michelangelo & Raphael to Titian: The Arts in 16th Century Italy. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). P: So st or cons inst.
324 Venetian Painting of the Renaissance. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). The painting of Venice and her territories from the fourteenth to the fifteenth centuries. P: So st or cons inst.
325 Renaissance Sculpture. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). Sculpture from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries; emphasis on the Pisani, Ghiberti, Donatello, and Michelangelo. P: So st or cons inst.
327 Renaissance Architecture. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). Great architectural styles and their masters in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. P: So st or cons inst.
328 History of American Art 1607-1865. I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Explores American art and material culture between 1607 and 1865; works of painting, sculpture, architecture, the decorative arts, and popular media are examined within the broader social, historical, and cultural contexts that give them form and meaning. P: Art Hist 202 or Art Hist 329.
329 History of American Art, 1865-Present. II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Explores American art and material culture between 1865 and the present; works of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, decorative arts, and popular culture are examined within the broader social, historical, and cultural contexts that give them form and meaning. P: Art Hist 202 or Art Hist 328.
330 The Painting & Graphic Arts of Germany 1350-1530. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Leaders in German painting and graphics including Stephan Lochner, the Master ES, Durer, and Grunewald. P: So st & Art Hist 202 or cons inst.
331 Netherlandish Painting of the 15th Century. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Masters of Netherlandish art, including the van Eycks, van der Weyden, Bouts, van der Goes, and Memling. P: So st or cons inst.
332 Northern Painting and Graphics from Bosch and Holbein to Bruegel. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Late Renaissance and Mannerism in the Netherlands and Germany. Includes Bosch, Bruegel, Cranach, Holbein. P: So st & Art Hist 202 or cons inst.
333 Netherlandish Painting of the 17th Century. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Masters of landscape, genre, religious painting, and portraiture of the Low Countries, including Rubens, Rembrandt, Hals, and Vermeer. P: So st & Art Hist 202 or cons inst.
334 Prints and Master Printmakers of the Western World. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Art in the graphic media, from the fifteenth century to the recent past. P: So st & Art Hist 202 or cons inst.
341 Italian Baroque Art. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Italian painting, sculpture, architecture, and the graphic arts between 1600 and 1750 with emphasis on Caravaggio, the Carracci, Artemesia Gentileschi, Bernini, Algardi, Borromini, the Tiepolo family, and Piranese. P: So st or cons inst.
345 Survey of French Art (1650-1900). Alt yrs.; II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Introduction to French art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, tracing the rise and fall of the academic tradition and the birth of the avant-garde. Emphasis on relationship of arts to social and historical contexts. P: Art Hist 202. Open to Fr.
346 British Art and Society from the Eighteenth Century to the Present. Alt yrs.; II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Major movements covered include: eighteenth century art of the public sphere (Hogarth, Wright of Derby), Neo-Classicism (Reynolds), Romanticism (Blake, Turner), landscape, Pre-Raphaelites, modern movements and the postmodern revival of British art. P: So st or cons inst.
348 European Architecture: The Eighteenth Century. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Architecture of the 18th century in England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany. P: So st or cons inst.
349 The Architecture and Art of Cuba. I or II; 3 cr (H-I). A history of the architecture and art of Cuba from 1519 to the present. P: Cons inst.
350 19th Century Painting in Europe. Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (H-I). History of European painting from 1800 to 1900. P: So st or cons inst.
351 20th Century Art in Europe. Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr (H-I). Major artists and movements from 1880 to 1950. P: So st & Art Hist 202 or cons inst.
352 German Art of the 19th Century. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). Art from the period of Winckelmann to the origins of Expressionism, 1750-1905. Emphasis on major figures and trends and on relations to contemporary European developments. P: So st & Art Hist 202 or cons inst.
353 Twentieth Century Women Artists in Europe and America. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). A study both of major figures and of group developments in historical context. The course will give special consideration to conditions that influenced and are often reflected in artists' particular use of certain styles, modes, and imageries, and to larger issues raised by the works and by the artists' critical and professional reception. P: So st & Art Hist 201 or 202 or cons inst.
354 Cross-Cultural Arts Around the Atlantic Rim: 1800 to the Present. Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (e-D). Interdisciplinary study of cross-cultural exchange and conflict, focusing on the visual arts, with sections on literature, film and music from the Americas, Africa and Europe. P: So st or cons inst.
355 History of Photography. Alt yrs.; II; 3 cr (I). European and American photography from its invention to the challenge of electronic media, emphasizing the student's development of a critical approach to the medium. P: So st & Art Hist 202 or cons inst.
357 European Architecture: The Nineteenth Century. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Architecture of the 19th century in France, Britain, Germany, and Spain. P: So st or cons inst.
358 European Architecture: The Modern Movements. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Major architectural trends in Europe from 1900 to 1939. P: So st or cons inst.
362 Arts of India. (Crosslisted with LCA) Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). A general survey of Indian sculpture, architecture and painting. P: Open to Fr.
363 American Decorative Arts and Interiors: 1620-1840. (Crosslisted with ETD) I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Interdisciplinary study of the design, production, and consumption of household objects and their American domestic settings, 17th through the early 19th centuries. P: So st or cons inst.
364 History of American Art, 1607-Present. II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Explores American art and material culture between 1607 and the present; works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts are examined within the broader social, historical, and cultural contexts that give them form and meaning. P: Art Hist 202.
365 Survey of American Art Since 1945. Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (H-I). An introduction to American art from the middle of the twentieth century to the present, surveying the major movements, artists, and aesthetic theories of this period. P: Art Hist 202. Open to freshmen.
367 American Architecture: Colonial and Federal. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). American architecture from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth centuries, covering English, Spanish, Dutch and French colonial styles and the Federal period. P: So st or cons inst.
368 American Architecture: The 19th Century. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Major architects and trends in American architecture from the Greek Revival to the Chicago School. P: So st or cons inst.
370 Arts of China. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). An introduction to the varied forms of artistic expression in China, from the Neolithic era to the present. The arts to be considered are jade-carving, metalwork, sculpture, ceramics, calligraphy, painting, and architecture. Equal attention will be given to technique, stylistic analysis, and cultural context. P: So st or cons inst.
371 Chinese Painting. Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr (H-I). A survey of Chinese painting from the third century B.C. to the 18th century, introducing the important masters of each period and discussing the esthetic concepts and theories that underlie traditional connoisseurship. P: So st or cons inst.
372 Arts of Japan. I; 3-4 cr (H-I). A survey of Japanese art, including painting, sculpture, architecture, woodblock prints and various crafts. P: So st or cons inst.
375 Later Japanese Painting and Woodblock Prints. Alt yrs.; II; 3-4 cr (H-I). An introduction to the history and aesthetics of Japanese painting and woodblock prints from 1600 to 1900. P: So st or cons inst.
377 African Art: Paleolithic to the Rise of West African Empires. I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Study of African art history from Paleolithic to the rise of West African empires, including the rock paintings/engravings of the Sahara and southern Africa, and the art of Egypt, Nubia, Kush, Napata, Meroe, Axum, Nok, Leydenburg, and Igbo Ukwu. P: So st or cons inst.
378 African Art: W African Empires to the Start of the Colonial Era. II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Study of African art history from the rise of West African empires to the beginning of the Colonial era, including the sculpture, painting and architecture of Jenne, Tellem-Dogon, Kanem-Bornu, Sao, Sapi, Ife, Benin, Kongo, Kuba, Swahili Coast, and Zimbabwe. P: So st or cons inst.
379 Cities of Asia. (Crosslisted with LCA) I; 3 cr (H-I). Historical overview of the built environment of cities of Asia from antiquity to the present; architectural and urban legacy in its social and historical context; exploration of common themes that thread through the diverse geographical regions and cultures of Asia. P: Open to Fr.
405 Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (I). Topics include urbanism in ancient Greece in theory and practice; the forms, technologies, patronage and use of buildings; the creation and conception of urban space; and the organization of religious sites, dedications, and rituals. P: Art Hist 201, 300, 301, 302, Classics 300, or cons inst.
406 Topics in American Art. II; 3 cr (H-A). An in-depth examination of special topics related to American art and visual culture from the colonial period through the present. Emphasis on interpreting art and visual culture in its historical and cultural contexts. P: Jr st & one Art Hist crse at 200 level & one at 300 level, or cons inst.
407 Topics in Nineteenth Century Art. Alt yrs.; II; 3-4 cr (H-D). An advanced lecture course, covering specific aspects of nineteenth century visual culture. Topics include: representations of race and gender; the history of photography; popular imagery and aspects of Modernism. P: Jr st & one art hist crse at 200 level & one at 300 level, or cons inst.
408 Topics in Twentieth-Century Art. Irr.; 3-4 cr (A). Advanced lecture course on special topics of 20th-century art that focuses variously on Europe, England, America, or their international interaction. Emphasis on art in its historical and social context. P: Jr st; one art hist crse at 200 level; one art hist crse at 300 level; or cons inst.
411 Topics in Asian Art. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-D). In-depth examination of special topics related to Asian art, including South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia. P: So st.
415 Topics in Medieval Art. (Crosslisted with Medieval) Alt yrs.; I or II; 3 cr (H-A). An advanced lecture course, covering specific aspects of Medieval art. Topics may include: "Death and the Afterlife in Medieval Art"; "Civic Art and Architecture and Public Space in Medieval Italy"; "Rome in the Middle Ages"; "Pilgrimage & the Cult of the Saints in Medieval & Byzantine Art.". P: Jr st & one Art Hist crse at 200 level and one at 300 level, or cons inst.
420 Topics in Italian Renaissance Art. Alt yrs.; I or II; 3 cr (H-A). An advanced lecture course, covering specific aspects of Italian Renaissance art. Topics may include: "Material Culture: Is 'Copying' Imitatio?"; "Concepts of Race"; "'Authorship' vs. Collaboration"; "Colonialism as Trade"; "Gender at Stake.". P: Jr st & one Art Hist crse at 200 level and one at 300 level, or cons inst.
423 Buddhist Iconography. (Crosslisted with LCA, Relig St) I or II; 3 cr (H-I). The history of Buddhist art and architecture in India, Tibet and China, with emphasis on the development of artistic form in relation to Buddhist philosophy and of architecture as a setting for monastic life and ritual. P: So st.
425 Race and Gender in Italian Early Modern Art. Alt yrs.; II; 3 cr (H-I). This course focuses on critical omissions in traditional characterizations of Italian Renaissance art. Gender and race issues created tensions between historical contexts and visual representations, often idealized or obscured. The course reevaluates imagery of nudes, witches, children, and material culture. P: One of the following: Art Hist 202, 320, 321, 322, 323, 341, 525 or 825.
428 Visual Cultures of South Asia. (Crosslisted with LCA) II; 3 cr (H-I). Concentrates on image complexes (art, photography, and cinema) and visual environments (architecture, urban planning, and public rituals) of South Asia; examination of visual culture through thematic issues such as, sexuality, patronage, cultural encounter, transculturation, ways of viewing, modernism, and nationalism. P: Open to Fr.
430 Topics in Visual Culture. I or II; 3 cr (H-A). Introduces key issues, theories, and methods in visual cultures studies, emphasizing aspects that affect the practices of art history and providing a changing topical focus that addresses new research in this developing interdisciplinary area.
431 Topics in Theory. I or II; 3 cr (H-A). Introduces philosophy and theory relevant to the study of art history and visual cultures with a focus on a particular body of theoretical work and an organization in terms of key questions and concepts.
443 History of Painting in India. (Crosslisted with LCA) Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-I). An introduction to the history of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic paintings of India. P: So st.
449 Topics in Architectural History. I or II; 3 cr (H-D). Assessment of how cultural phenomena help shape a given architectural development. P: Cons inst.
452 Art in Europe 1880-1914. Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr (H-A). Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, and Futurism and their roots in late nineteenth century art. P: Jr st; Art Hist 201 or 202; and at least one other upper-level crse in art hist or cons inst.
453 Art in Europe, 1915-1955. Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr (H-A). A survey of the major individuals, groups, and trends and their relation to the cultural and historical background. P: Jr st; Art Hist 201 or 202; and at least one other upper-level crse in art hist or cons inst.
454 Art in Germany, 1900-1945. Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr (H-A). Expressionism and its sources, with an emphasis on developments prior to World War I; the Bauhaus and the later careers of major figures. P: Jr st; Art Hist 201 or 202; and at least one other upper-level crse in art hist or cons inst.
457 History of American Vernacular Architecture and Landscapes. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (H-I). Survey of American vernacular buildings and landscapes from the colonial period to the present. Emphasis is on acquiring descriptive tools and developing interpretive frameworks to explore the significance that these vernacular environments have had for their makers and users. P: Jr st & at least one Art Hist crse, or cons inst.
463 Topics in American Material Culture. Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr (H-I). In depth examination of special topics related to material culture and the decorative arts, including craftsmanship, consumerism, representations of race, ethnicity, and gender, and museum histories and exhibition practices. P: So st.
464 Dimensions of Material Culture. (Crosslisted with ETD, History) I; 3 cr (H-I). Approaches to the interdisciplinary study of the material world in order to analyze broader social and cultural issues. Guest speakers explore private and public objects and spaces from historic, ethnographic, and aesthetic perspectives. P: 1 crse 300 level or above from Art Hist or ETD, or cons inst.
467 Form and Content in American Architecture: 1855-1900. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-D). A study of the sources and the development of architecture in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century. P: Jr st & one crse in architect hist or cons inst.
468 Frank Lloyd Wright. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-D). An analysis of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and writings. P: Jr st & one crse in architect hist or cons inst.
469 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts. Irr.; 1-4 cr (E). Guest artists will offer interdisciplinary courses on topics appropriate to their specializations. P: Consent of department.
472 Chinese Figure Painting. Irr.; 3-4 cr (D). An intermediate/advanced lecture course examining major masters, styles, techniques, and critical theories of Chinese figure painting in the context of traditional Chinese culture, including its relationship to ancestor worship, Confucian moral philosophy, Buddhist religion, and the projection of imperial authority. P: Art Hist 203, 370, or 371; or cons inst.
473 Chinese Landscape Painting. Irr.; 3-4 cr (D). An intermediate/advanced lecture course on landscape painting in traditional China, with particular emphasis on the 14th through 17th centuries (Yuan- early Ch'ing dynasties). The development of landscape painting theory will be examined along with major painters and schools. P: Art Hist 203, 370, or 371; or cons inst.
475 Japanese Ceramics and Allied Arts. Alt yrs.; II; 3 cr (H-I). A history of Japanese ceramics and related topics such as Chinese and Korean ceramics and the tea ceremony. Emphasis placed on the technological, cultural, political, and economic, as well as aesthetic, dimensions of ceramic development. P: Undergrads: a prev crse in art hist or design & satisfaction of Com B requirement. Knowledge of Japan recommended.
477 Portraiture in Premodern China. (Crosslisted with Relig St) Irr.; 3 cr (H-A). Examines the creation and use of portraits in China for rituals of commemoration, worship, and assertions of status. Besides issues of resemblance ("likeness") and artistic expression, we consider the development of visual codes used to construct social identities. P: Art Hist 203 or 370 or 371 or 472; or E Asian 356 or 357; or cons inst.
478 Art and Religious Practice in Medieval Japan. (Crosslisted with Relig St) Alt yrs.; II; 3 cr (H-I). A study of spaces, objects, and images within the context of religious belief and practice in Japan between 1300 and 1600, when great Zen monasteries grew up alongside older Buddhist/Shinto religious "megaplexes," and new salvationist sects spread throughout Japan. P: Undergrads: a prev crse in art hist or relig studies & satisfaction of Com B requirement. Knowledge of Asian religion recommended.
479 Art and History in Africa. I or II; 3-4 cr (H-I). Selected African art traditions in their historical and cultural settings. P: Jr st & one crse in African art or cons inst.
500 Proseminar: Special Topics in Art History. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
505 Proseminar in Ancient Art. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
515 Proseminar in Medieval Art. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
525 Proseminar in Italian Renaissance Art. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
535 Proseminar in Northern European Painting. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
545 Proseminar in Italian Baroque Art. Irr.; 3-4 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
555 Proseminar in 19th Century European Art. Alt yrs.; I; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
556 Proseminar in 20th Century European Art. Alt yrs.; I; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
557 Proseminar in 19th and 20th Century European Architecture. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
563 Proseminar in Material Culture. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). Interdisciplinary study of the way people use objects and environments to express identities and relationships in households, communities, and larger social/economic systems. P: So st.
565 Proseminar in American Art. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
567 Proseminar in American Architecture. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Jr st & cons inst.
569 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts. Irr.; 1-4 cr (I). Guest artists will offer interdisciplinary courses on topics appropriate to their specializations. P: Consent of department.
575 Proseminar in Japanese Art. Irr.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Any course treating Japanese art, or cons inst.
576 Proseminar in Chinese Art. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (H-D). P: Cons inst or any other crse in Chinese art or Art Hist 203.
579 Proseminar in African Art. I or II; 3 cr (D). Study of the art and architecture of a single African people in historical and cultural perspectives. P: Jr st & cons inst.
600 Special Topics in Art History. I or II; 3 cr (H-A). P: Jr st, or cons inst.
601 Introduction to Museum Studies I. Irr.; 3 cr (H-A). History of museums and collecting; introduction to connoisseurship; studies and practices in art museum activities; experience in exhibition planning, research, cataloging, and installation. P: Sr or Grad st; cons inst; ltd enrollment.
602 Introduction to Museum Studies II. Irr.; 3 cr (H-A). Continuation of 601. P: Art Hist 601 & cons inst.
621 Mapping, Making, and Representing Colonial Spaces. (Crosslisted with LCA) II; 3 cr (H-I). Spatial legacy of colonialism; explores important ways in which the population, landscape, architecture, and urban environment of colonies were mapped, made, and represented, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries; theoretical and empirical analyses from diverse disciplines and spatial terrain. P: Sr st or cons inst.
669 Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts. Irr.; 1-4 cr (A). Guest artists will offer interdisciplinary courses on topics appropriate to their specializations. P: Consent of department.
681 Senior Honors Thesis. I or II; 3 cr (H-A). P: Cons inst.
682 Senior Honors Thesis. I or II; 3 cr (H-A). P: Cons inst.
691 Senior Thesis. I, II, SS; 3-6 cr (A). P: Sr st and cons inst.
692 Senior Thesis. I, II, SS; 3-6 cr (A). P: Sr st and cons inst.
698 Directed Study. I, II, SS; 2-3 cr (A). P: Graded on a Cr/N basis; requires Jr or Sr st and cons inst.
699 Directed Study. I, II, SS; 1-3 cr (A). P: Graded on a lettered basis; requires Jr or Sr st and cons inst.