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Academic Year 2004/2005


Art and Identity in the U.S., 1860-1945
ARHA 271 SP

Crosslistings:
AMST 233

Who is the American artist? Though a tantalizing question even before 1776, at no time was this question so hotly debated as in the decades following the Civil War. As new technologies and ideologies transformed the political, economic and social fabric of the country, changes in the arts were equally as rapid and as dramatic, culminating in the introduction of abstraction after 1900. Indeed, who was the American audience during an era of increased immigration? Did a person have to be born in the United States to be an American artist? Was the artist who lived out his or her career in a foreign country no longer American? How did an artist's gender, race, ethnicity, or sexuality affect his or her access to the art market? This course seeks to answer these questions by studying how some men and women involved in the visual arts in the United States responded to the rapid rate of change and diversity of new ideas to create what is commonly called modern art.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short paper; mid-term, final exam

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005


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