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Academic Year 2000/2001

American Artists and the Landscape
ARHA 274 SP

Crosslistings: AMST 266

This course investigates the diverse responses of 19th-century painters and photographers to the myth and reality of the North American landscape. For what purposes did visual artists pictorialize the landscape? How did their interpretations compare to those formulated by American writers and poets? How and why did attitudes to and imaging of the landscape change over the course of the 19th century?

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Milroy,Elizabeth L.   

Times: ....T.. 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: ZLKA106

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 12)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: X   FR: 12

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing

FYI:    First Year Initiative:Seminar

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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