ARTH 299

Spring 2009 All Classes

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Spec Topics in Art History

Credit: 3 hours.

Special topics in Art History Courses. Topics and subject matter to be published in course listings.

May be repeated up to 6 hours in a semester, to a maximum of 12 total hours. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing in Art and Design.

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ARTH 299 class schedule data for spring 2009
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	50159	Lecture	JG	4:00PM -5:20PM	TR	240 Art and Design Building	Greenhill, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Topic: This course investigates the art of illustration, focusing primarily on American imagery from the first half of the twentieth century, especially the work of Norman Rockwell. A recurring question will no doubt be whether the illustrator who defined the Saturday Evening Post's vision of American culture from 1916 to 1963 should be understood as Artist or mass media huckster. But our investigation will push beyond this hackneyed refrain to consider Rockwell's art in relation to the photojournalism of Life magazine, for example, the hokey Victorianism of Preston Sturges's films, technological developments, and the twentieth century's "invention of tradition." The ultimate question will be whether our investigation can move beyond even these familiar themes. What would be a fresh perspective on Rockwell and the art of illustration? Why does Rockwell continue to be such a polarizing figure in intellectual discourse? What is the nature of his modernism? Some class meetings will be devoted to the screening of films and others to firsthand study of illustration in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library.