Art in the United States from 1860 to 1940 with a concentration on painting and sculpture. As new technologies and ideologies transformed the political, economic, and social fabric of the United States after the Civil War, changes in the arts were equally rapid and as dramatic, culminating in the introduction of abstraction after 1900. Some artists sought strategies to connect their work to this new, fast-paced modern world; others held to traditions and resisted change.

Addresses the history of contemporary art since 1980 from a western perspective, but in a global context. Introduces students to major issues in contemporary art and criticism such as conceptualism, new media, earth art, postmodernism, neo-expressionism, institutional critique, identity politics, political interventions, installation art, ecology, globalization, relational aesthetics, and the role of consumerism and the art market.

Designed as an introduction for undergraduate and graduate students, the aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive survey of the most important monuments of high and late medieval art and architecture from the 11th through the 15th centuries. We will also examine objects and images that are less often included in surveys, such as medieval jewelry and illustrated treatises on death. In addition, readings from sources contemporary with the objects observed in lecture will add a more textured historical background to our observations.

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The course explores a range of intellectual and multi-disciplinary approaches to the practice of art history and the interpretation of works of art through case study examinations of the works of 19th century American realists Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins. The course integrates student reflections on skills and knowledge gained from General Education and Art History courses with application of knowledge, critical analysis, research, and creative thinking skills to the contemporary practice of art history.