ART HISTORY COURSES

ARHI 277. Art Historical Studies. 3 crs. Emphasis on theoretical developments, research methodology and current pedagogical practices in art history. May be repeated for credit. 

ARHI 278. Trends, Directions, Ideas in African American Art. 3 crs. This course seeks to introduce students to problems in art historiography and art criticism and to explore issues of identity and culture through examination of the Harlem Renaissance and contemporary developments in African American Art. May be repeated for credit. 

ARHI 279. Chinese Painting. 3 crs. Survey of major works from the third to the twentieth centuries. 

ARHI 280. West African Art. 3 crs. A concentrated area study of the classical art of West Africa. Process, function, and aesthetics of the art of ancient West African civilizations and present-day traditional societies are examined and discussed in a historical and cultural context. Emphasis is placed on research, museum and gallery visits and projects. Prereq.: Survey of African Art or its equivalent. 

ARHI 281. East and Central African Art. 3 crs. A concentrated area study of the classical art of East and Central Africa. Process, function, and aesthetics of the art of ancient East and Central Africa. Process, function, and aesthetics of the art of East and Central African civilizations and present-day traditional societies are examined and discussed in a historical and cultural context. Emphasis is placed on research, museum and gallery visits and projects. Prereq.: Survey of African Art. 

ARHI 282. Far Eastern Art. 3 crs. Survey of Far Eastern art, including India, Polynesia, China, Japan and Korea. Emphasis on research and independent study. 

ARHI 283. Islamic Art. 3 crs. Treats Byzantine, Sassanian, and Coptic sources of Islamic Art, and early monuments and selected topics in India and Spain. 

ARHI 284. Modern Art History I. 3 crs. An examination of 19th-century European and American styles of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and architecture with emphasis upon problems of style and iconography. 

ARHI 285. Modern Art History II. 3 crs. An examination of 20th-century European and American styles of painting, printmaking, sculpture, and architecture with emphasis upon problems of style and subject matter. 

ARHI 286. African-American Art I. 3 crs. An examination of the growth, role, and evolution of the Black American artist from the colonial era to 1945 within the framework of American art. Fall semester only. 

ARHI 287. African-American Art II. 3 crs. Continuation of ARHI 286 with attention given to ideas developed along nationalistic, Pan-Africanist, and universalist lines from 1950 to the present. Spring semester only. 

ARHI 288. Art of Latin America and the Caribbean. 3 crs. Survey of architecture, painting, sculpture, and graphics from 1750 to the present. 

ARHI 289. Research in African Art. 3 crs. The course offers the graduate student an opportunity to acquire basic research techniques and apply them in researching topics in the art of ancient African civilization, traditional African societies, and contemporary Africa. Prereq.: Successful completion of all of the African art history courses or their equivalents. 

ARHI 290. Research in African-American Art. 3 crs. Independent/Directed Studies. Original research conducted on an approved topic. Subjects from the colonial era to the present. May be repeated for credit. 

ARHI 291. Contemporary African Art. 3 crs. An examination and analysis of the historical basis and the politico-economic implications of art produced for non-traditional use in Africa. Developments in Africa’s new art forms in relation to socio-economic development are examined and discussed. Contributions and achievements of outstanding individual artists, art movements, and art institutions are discussed against the background of Pan-African cultural orientations and the world art scene. Emphasis is placed on research, museum and gallery visits and projects.   

ARHI 293. Problems in Contemporary African-American Art. 3 crs. Analyses and interpretations of significant developments, problems and issues relevant to the field of African-American Art. May be repeated for credit. 

ARHI 294. Renaissance Art History. 3 crs. The history of Italian and Northern Renaissance art from the thirteenth through the sixteenth century with added emphasis placed upon problems of style and iconography. 

ARHI 295. Problems in Oriental Art. 3 crs. Independent study course, with emphasis on special research project on Oriental Art. 

ARHI 296. Seminar: Independent Research in Art History. 3 crs. Research topics arranged with instructor and graduate adviser. May be repeated for credit if specific area covered is different. 

ARHI 297. Death Iconography. 3 crs. An investigation of death motifs in the visual arts from antiquity to the present day with iconographical problem solving emphasized. 

ARHI 298. The Expressionist Image. 3 crs. A study of style and content from German Expressionism (1905-1920’s) through American Abstract Expressionism (1950-1970) and beyond: towards a definition of Expressionism with an analysis of style dating and labeling stressed.   

ARHI 299. Field Study Art History. 9 crs. On-site research of historical backgrounds of the development of a particular area. 

ARHI 300. Thesis I. 3 crs. 

ARHI 301. Thesis II. 3 crs. 

ARHI 302. Thesis III. 1 cr.