Art History

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W. Sherwin Simmons, Department Head

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ARH 204 History of Western Art I (4) July 21–August 14. Historical survey of visual arts. Selected works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other forms are studied in relation to the culture producing them. Hurwit.

ARH 349 History of Prints (4) June 23–July 17. Examines prints and print-making in the Western world from the 15th century to the present. Students study and examine original works of art. Patterson.

ARH 359 History of Photography (4) June 23–July 17. Photography from the early 19th-century to the present, considered in relation to social, political, and technological developments. Turner.

ARH 391 Art of the Pacific Islands I (4) June 23–July 17. Art and architecture of the Pacific Islands considered in terms of style and as vehicles of social and religious expression. Focus on Melanesia. Eisler.

ARH 399 African American Art (4) July 21–August 14. Study of African American art in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. Swanson.

ARH 401 Research: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARH 403 Thesis: [Topic] (1–6R) Prereq: ARH 401. Department honors majors only.

ARH 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARH 406 Field Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARH 409 Practicum: [Topic] (1–9R)

ARH 503 Thesis (1–9R)

ARH 601 Research: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARH 603 Dissertation (1–9R)

ARH 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARH 606 Field Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

ARH 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1–9R)