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LLS 190
Syllabus and Assignments
Week One: 2/3. Why Study Art History and Close Visual Analysis
Week Two: 2/20. Materials, Techniques, Processes and Conservation
Week Three: 2/27. Genres and Subjects
Week Four: 3/5. Form, Style, and Function
Week Five: 10/06. Social and Historical Contexts
Week Six: 10/13. Art and Science
Week Seven: 10/20. Patronage and the Social and Cultural Status of the Artist
Week Eight: 10/27: Gender, Nationality, and Ethnicity
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Looking at Art, The Art of Looking Lifelong Learning Spring 2020
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Zoom link to Looking at Art LLS class
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SmartHistory Youtube video on the basics of analyzing the composition of a painting
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Week One: 2/3. Why Study Art History and Close Visual Analysis
Powerpoint: Why study art history?
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Taylor, An Analysis of a Work of Art
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Powerpoint: Taylor article and Close Visual Analysis
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Week Two: 2/20. Materials, Techniques, Processes and Conservation
Reilly, Artists' Workshops
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Powerpoint: The conservation of A Quaker Wedding
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Powerpoint: Giotto's Madonna and Child and Painting Materials and Techniques
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Week Three: 2/27. Genres and Subjects
Week Four: 3/5. Form, Style, and Function
Review article: "Apeshit" at the Louvre, "Like Life" at the Met Breuer, and the Persistent Whiteness of Neoclassicism
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Youtube video: "Aps**t" by The Carters (Beyoncé and Jay Z)
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Week Five: 10/06. Social and Historical Contexts
Week Six: 10/13. Art and Science
Sturken and Cartwright, “Scientific Looking, Looking at Science”
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Week Seven: 10/20. Patronage and the Social and Cultural Status of the Artist
Kris and Kurz, Front Matter
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Kris and Kurz, Table of Contents
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Kris and Kurz, Introduction
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Kris and Kurz, The Heroization of the Artist in Biography
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Week Eight: 10/27: Gender, Nationality, and Ethnicity