ARHA274

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ARHA274

American Artists and the Landscape ARHA274 FA

Crosslistings: AMST266

Next Offered in 9899 FA

An investigation of 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?

MAJOR READINGS

Barbara Novak, NATURE AND CULTURE: AMERICAN
LANDSCAPE AND PAINTING, 1825-1875

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Research paper; final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Previous course work in either art history or American studies is strongly recommended.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

About the Photo:

David Bowser's LANDSCAPE,1856

Reference:

Bearden, Romare and Henderson, Harry, A HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS: FROM 1792 TO THE PRESENT, New York: Pantheon Books, 1993.

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