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AR 243-02: MODERN ART HISTORY I
Steven Michael Vroom, Instructor
Course Description: Survey of the visual arts in Europe and the United States from the 19th century to the First World War. The formal, stylistic and philosophical developments in painting, sculpture, architecture and photography will be examined, with regard to the social, political and historical events that influence artistic trends.
SYLLABUS [SUBJECT TO REVISION]
PART 1 FRANCE AND THE BIRTH OF MODERNSIM
Week 1 Introduction; the origins of the Modern Art World;
Week 2 Romanticism & Realism; Clark pp. 1-54
Week 3 Manet and Art at Mid-Century Clark pp. 55-138
Week 4 Impressionism and American Patronage Clark pp. 139-168
Week 5 Symbolism; Clark pp. 169-224
Week 6 Post-impressionism, Cezanne, the Fauvres; Clark pp. 225-298
Week 7 Matisse, Cubism, Picasso; Clark pp. 299-370
Week 8 MID-TERM EXAM
PART II GERMANY AND ENGLAND
Week 9 German Romanticism, Clark pp. 405-408
Week 10 German Expressionism: Die Brucke, Der Blaue Reiter;
Week 11 The Arts and Crafts Movement in Germany & England
Week 12 Thanksgiving Day (No Class)
PART III THE UNITED STATES
Week 12 19th Century American Landscape Painting
Week 13 The Chicago Architectural Revolution
Week 15 FINAL EXAM; Papers Due
Course Requirements: Class attendance, assigned readings, Mid-Term Exam [30%], Final Exam[40%], and a Class Project [30%] to be determined by mid term.
Texts: Required texts are T.J. Clark A Farewell to an Idea: Episodes from a History of Modernism [ISBN 0-300-07532-4] 1999 Yale University Press.
Additional readings will be placed on reserve in the library.
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