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Context and Connoisseurship: Nineteenth-Century American Painter-Etchers
ARHA360 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | Times: ...T... 1:10PM-4:00PM; | Yes | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
The founding of the New York Etching Club in 1877 marked the
beginning of what is known today as the American Etching
Revival. Inspired by nineteenth-century English and French
etchers, the American painter-etchers were dedicated to
producing creative works that expressed original ideas,
rather than using etchings as a reproductive medium as had
their predecessors. This seminar will examine issues of
quality, style, and technique in printmaking, referring
back--as the American etchers did--to the work of the master
printmaker, Rembrandt van Rijn. In addition to weekly
sessions in the Davison Art Center Print Room studying
originals, students will be required to write four catalogue
entries and one term paper. This will be preliminary work
toward the development of a jointly-curated student
exhibition to be held at the Davison Art Center in Fall
1999.
MAJOR READINGS
ART & COMMERCE: AMERICAN PRINTS OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1978
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Four catalogue entries (2-3
pages each) on individual etchings or a group of etchings
and a term paper (12-15 pages) on your chosen artist's work.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This is a museum
studies seminar focusing on curatorial methods and
exhibition development. Permission of instructor required.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ART
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Wiles, S
- Times: ...T... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
- Permission of Instructor Required.
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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