Art History

General survey of Western and non-Western art from 1850 to the 21st Century, with an emphasis on modern and contemporary art. This is a survey on the major movements and civilizations, methods of analysis, historical and cultural context.

Comprehensive survey of the major art movements of the nineteenth century: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Academic Art, the invention of photography, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau.

Foundations of modernism from Post-Impressionism through Surrealism through the study of major artists and art works and related manifestations including important theories of modern art, the modernist transformation of design aesthetics, and social and political reactions to modern art.

Examination of art and artists of America from colonial times up to the present with attention to the role of the artist and the visual arts in American social experiment.

Examination of art produced within the past 40 years with attention to the plurality of successful styles and subjects pursued by artists, the increasingly important role of the art critic and the contemporary art museum in interpreting trends, the impact of the commercial art market on the production and dissemination of contemporary art, and various experimental art forms developed by artists to counteract the influence of critics, institutions and commercial interests.

Examination of the artist's encounter with the West as both real and imagined experience from the works of expeditionary artists of the early 19th century to recent large scale "earthworks" that transform the Western landscape. Emphasis on the works of the major 19th century protagonists of the heroic Western image as well as the important role of Santa Fe and other Western locations in the development of a Western art tradition.

Architectural accomplishments of Gothic style and the revival and development of painting and sculpture from the Gothic period through the Renaissance in the North. Includes invention of oil painting, growth of realism and direct observation of the real world in art, and effects of the Protestant Reformation on artistic styles and content.

Expressionism in Germany during the early 20th century and its recurrence in the latter half of the 20th century. Visual language of expressionism as a distinctive style and the artistic goals of Expressionism that define a specific role for the artist in society.

Modern architecture as a form of applied artistic expression. Examination of major stylistic developments in architecture and applied design from 19th century historically-inspired styles through 20th century innovations that transformed traditions of architectural design and the role of the architect in modern society.

Exploration of the history of graphic design from the advent of writing through the digital revolution, focusing on development of design techniques and styles.

Explores origins, development, and end of Italian Renaissance. Late thirteenth to mid-sixteenth century. Emphasis on major works of sculpture, painting, architecture, and the artists responsible for their creation.

Explorations of Christian art through time and geographic regions. Emphasizes major works including sculpture, manuscripts, and architecture as well as the forces which shaped their creation and determined their meaning and significance.

Explores beginnings of architecture in prehistory and traces development through time and geographic regions through the end of the Italian Renaissance. Emphasizes major works of architecture with discussions of form, function, and relation to other works of architecture.

Exploration of the history of the moving image from the pre-industrial era through the contemporary and digital era, focusing on the history of both technological and artistic development, and the moving image in its varied types.

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 6 credit hours.

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.

Introduction to the development of art history as a discipline and how art historians evaluate and interpret complex issues of style, form, content, and theory in visual art. Structured discussion of historical art works studied in other upper division art history courses. Readings of seminal art historical theories and interpretive methodologies. Hands-on practice with library research tools. Completion of a fully researched term paper.

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 6 credit hours.

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.

Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.