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Academic Year 2003/2004
Jackson Pollock
ARHA 352 SP
Jackson Pollock's pour (drip) paintings became the lightning rod for attacks on art, artists, craft, abstraction and even political correctness after their first appearance in 1947. They also became a symbol for
advanced
art in the United States; they provoked new approaches to criticism, and they have, ultimately, obscured Pollock's own earlier career and the complex socio-political and artistic contexts in which they were produced -
helped
in large part by Pollock's own volatile personality. This course will consider the artist, his entire oeuvre, and its reception as a defining moment in the history of American art.
MAJOR READINGS
S. Naifeh and G.W. Smith, JACKSON POLLOCK: AN AMERICAN SAGA
C. Cernuschi, JACKSON POLLOCK: MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE
D. Solomon, JACKSON POLLOCK: A BIOGRAPHY
P. Karmel, JACKSON POLLOCK: INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES AND
REVIEWS
K Varnedoe with P.
Karmel, JACKSON POLLOCK
K. Varnedoe with P. Karmel, JACKSON POLLOCK: NEW APPROACHES
M. Leja, REFRAMING ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short papers, oral presentations, term paper.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
ARHA250 OR ARHA251
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Paoletti,John T.
- Times: .M..... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: ZLKA106
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 12)
- SR. major: 3 Jr. major: 3
- SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 0 FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing, Focused Inquiry Course
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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