Art History A (Period 3)
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Ms. Perkins
Room 205
Art History Syllabus Abraham Lincoln High School
Art History: Fine Arts elective is open to all students in grades 10, 11, and 12. This is a yearlong course with an elective credit as well as completing a fine art requirement.
The art history course offers a chronological survey of Western art from the beginning of civilization to the present time, including the most modern trends and ideas in the ever-changing world of art. Although there is an effort to involve students with images and ideas that lie outside the Western tradition, the larger context in which these images are discussed is Western. The course combines proper historical techniques and procedures with an emphasis on the unique position and role played by the artist and the work of art, its context, and the critic. Special attention is given to our interpretation of a work of art based upon its intended use, audience, and role in a particular society. As a survey course, the material is approached as an introduction to the discipline. Two goals of the course are to encourage the student to pursue further study in college as well as become versed in the visual language of art.
Texts
Helen Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. De la Croix and Tansey, 12th ed. www.harbrace.com/art/gardner/html (Gateway to Art History to use with Gardner text).
Supplemental Texts:
Brommer, Gerald F., Discovering Art History, Davis Publications
Fleming, William, Art and Ideas. Harcourt Brace
Janson, H.W., A History of Art. Harry N. Abrams
Mittler, Gene A., Ph. D., Art in Focus Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Scholastic Inc., Scholastic Art, National Gallery of Art
Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History. Pearson/Prentice Hall
Fichner-Rathus, Lois, Understanding Art. Harcourt Brace
Other Resources:
Art History Study Guide for Text: http://college.cengage.com/site_engine/#0495799874
Advanced Placement Art History: www.aparthistory-design.com
Barnet, Sylvan, A Short Guide to Writing about Art. Harper Collins
Strickland, Carol, The Annotated Mona Lisa. Andrews and McMeel
AP Art History website: aparthistory-design.com
The College Board: www.collegeboard.com
Periodicals in the Library
Art in America
Drawing
National Geographic
Smithsonian
Assignments and Homework -
09/24/2011 Gather information from class notes, "Discovering Art History" and handouts to create a timeline that covers the visual art from Paleolithic to Neolithic information. This would include the Cave Paintings, Neobabilonian Empire, Assyrians and Persia.
Room 205
Art History Syllabus Abraham Lincoln High School
Art History: Fine Arts elective is open to all students in grades 10, 11, and 12. This is a yearlong course with an elective credit as well as completing a fine art requirement.
The art history course offers a chronological survey of Western art from the beginning of civilization to the present time, including the most modern trends and ideas in the ever-changing world of art. Although there is an effort to involve students with images and ideas that lie outside the Western tradition, the larger context in which these images are discussed is Western. The course combines proper historical techniques and procedures with an emphasis on the unique position and role played by the artist and the work of art, its context, and the critic. Special attention is given to our interpretation of a work of art based upon its intended use, audience, and role in a particular society. As a survey course, the material is approached as an introduction to the discipline. Two goals of the course are to encourage the student to pursue further study in college as well as become versed in the visual language of art.
Texts
Helen Gardner’s Art Through the Ages. De la Croix and Tansey, 12th ed. www.harbrace.com/art/gardner/html (Gateway to Art History to use with Gardner text).
Supplemental Texts:
Brommer, Gerald F., Discovering Art History, Davis Publications
Fleming, William, Art and Ideas. Harcourt Brace
Janson, H.W., A History of Art. Harry N. Abrams
Mittler, Gene A., Ph. D., Art in Focus Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Scholastic Inc., Scholastic Art, National Gallery of Art
Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History. Pearson/Prentice Hall
Fichner-Rathus, Lois, Understanding Art. Harcourt Brace
Other Resources:
Art History Study Guide for Text: http://college.cengage.com/site_engine/#0495799874
Advanced Placement Art History: www.aparthistory-design.com
Barnet, Sylvan, A Short Guide to Writing about Art. Harper Collins
Strickland, Carol, The Annotated Mona Lisa. Andrews and McMeel
AP Art History website: aparthistory-design.com
The College Board: www.collegeboard.com
Periodicals in the Library
Art in America
Drawing
National Geographic
Smithsonian
Assignments and Homework -
09/24/2011 Gather information from class notes, "Discovering Art History" and handouts to create a timeline that covers the visual art from Paleolithic to Neolithic information. This would include the Cave Paintings, Neobabilonian Empire, Assyrians and Persia.
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