Topic: Impressionism

TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
1:00pm-2:15pm
TuTh
Carlos Hall 212
Merrill, Linda. HAP. 42871 TBA.

January 13, 2010- April 26, 2010

Catalog Description: Possible topics: from David to Manet; post-impressionism and its consequences; early twentieth-century German art; dada and surrealism; sources of modernism in nineteenth-century architecture; feminist issues in art, architecture, and design; and visionary architecture. May be repeated for credit when topic changes, up to a maximum of sixteen hours.

Semester Details: This course provides an overview of French Impressionism, with occasional forays into the international manifestations of the movement. It considers the achievements of the principal Impressionist artists along with the aspects of modern life that informed the development of the movement and the ways that other influences-the renovated city of Paris, the discovery of Japanese prints, the flowering of photography-contributed to the style and subject matter of "the new painting."

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. Rubin, James H.. 1999. Impressionism, Art and Ideas Series.
    ISBN: 9780714838267.

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