Themes, Dreams and Visions
ARTH 107
Katsushika Hokusai Great
Wave
Off Kanagawa, 1834 Claude Monet Sailboats
on the
Seine,
1874
The
above images
are from the collections in the Fine
Arts
Museums of San Francisco .
Katsushika Hokusai Great
Wave
Off Kanagawa, 1834 Claude Monet Sailboats
on the
Seine,
1874
The
above images
are from the collections in the Fine
Arts
Museums of San Francisco .
This course is a thematic approach to art history. Lectures include themes such as the human figure, landscape, heroes and heroines, sacred art, fantasy, and political statement. Examples from a broad range of time periods and cultures are discussed. The syllabus outlines the course objectives and requirements.
Exploring Art: A Global Thematic Approach, 3rd Edition by Margaret Lazzari and Dona Schlesier
Student resources for the
text
are located on the Thomson-Wadsworth Publishing website.
Click here to view the text
study resources, which include
flashcards and relevant
links.
Students are expected
to independently visit museums in order to make direct observations of
original
art.
A written museum assignment
is
to be completed by each student based on their experience.
The art department also
sponsors bus tours to Washington, D.C. and New York .
| The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| The Walters Art Museum |
| The American Visionary Art Museum |
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