Art 3401 Summer Syllabus
American Art Visions
SUMMER 2011: SECOND SHORT SESSION, STARTING SATURDAY, JUNE 25, WITH FIRST ORIENTATION OPPORTUNITY
PLEASE REMEMBER: CSU drops anyone who does not show up for the first week of class (the Orientation), whether you contact the Professor or not.
Instructor: Dr. David Ludley,
Professor of Art History & English
Office: Arts & Sciences 105 H
Telephone: 678/466-4719
E-Mail:
Homepage:
Office Hours: STARTING MONDAY, JUNE 27:
MTWR: Tuesdays: 3:25pm-4:25pm; and Monday Evenings: 8:10pm-9:00pm
Required Text: American Visions (The Epic History of Art in America) by Robert Hughes (Alfred A. Knopf, 1997)
RequiredDigital Programs that go with the book may be accessed from my Homepage, or Videotape Versions May Still Be Picked up by Students from the CSU Library and are available now.
Additional Test Review Powerpoint Sites and other Art Study and Research/Resource Websites are available on my Homepage.
IMPORTANT DATES AND ROOMS:
Required Orientation and exams must be taken on the dates below; the three reviews are optional but are VERY important to attend:
*PLEASE REMEMBER: BY ORDER OF THE REGISTRAR, CSU DROPS STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF A CLASS WHETHER THEY CONTACT THE PROFESSOR OR NOT.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN ROOM LEC-B-12.
Required Orientation: Saturday, June 25, 11:00am-12:30pm (LEC12), OR Monday, June 27, 6:00pm-7:30pm (LEC12)
Optional, but important, Review #1: Wednesday, June 29, 6:00pm-7:30pm ([B]-LEC12)
Required Exam #1: Wednesday, July 6, 6:00pm-7:30pm ([B]-LEC12)
Optional, but important, Review #2: Monday, July 11, 6:00pm-7:30pm ([B]-LEC12)
Required Exam #2: Monday, July 18, 6:00pm-7:30pm ([B]-LEC12)
Optional, but important, Review #3: Monday, July 25, 6:00pm-7:30pm ([B]-LEC12)
Required Exam #3: Wednesday, July 27, 6:00pm-7:30pm ([B]-LEC12)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Art 3401--American Art Visions--is an appreciation and history of American Art, primarily paintings, sculpture, and some architecture, from the very beginnings of the "New Founde Land" to the present day. This is an on-line telecourse, which includes instruction provided via videotapes. You will obtain the videotapes from the CSU library circulation desk. You are required to attend the Orientation meeting and all three exam sessions, on campus at the designated times (See "Important Dates," above, or in the CSU DUCK). In addition, I have scheduled three test review sessions, one before each test, as indicated, once again, both below and in the CSU DUCK. Although the Schedule indicates that the review sessions are optional, if one is smart, he or she will attend ALL of those. Since they only last around an hour and thirty minutes, these sessions do not cover all the material on the test; that would be impossible in that limited time. However, I do give you important tips, practice questions, a quickie review, and discuss the Powerpoint Study Slides with you--besides answering any questions--that have ALWAYS proven extremely valuable for success on the exams. Normally, a student does poorly on exams if he or she doesn't attend those review sessions.
And on-line telecourses tend to be much more of a challenge than normal class-room courses, anyway. SINCE THIS IS A VERY INTENSIVE 5-WEEK VERSION OF THE COURSE, IT WILL REQUIRE MUCH INTENSIVE WORK; IT WILL NOT BE AN EASY COURSE…
In selecting an on-line telecourse approach to learning the course material, you have decided that a basically independent study approach will work well for you in your present situation. To be successful, you will have to exercise truly extraordinary self-discipline, since you will be learning pretty much on your own, outside of the traditional college classroom environment. The instructor will be available to advise and assist you, even chat with you on-line, but you must pace and motivate yourself--using the course outline in this syllabus--and watch ALL the telecourse lessons, study ALL the assigned textbook readings, and study all the slides I have provided for you on-line with my Powerpoint Presentation Review Slides. I have provided you with many tools to succeed in this class, but it is up to you to use them.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION REVIEW SITES:
IMPORTANT: To view the Powerpoint Presentation Review Slides, you must use a log-in and a password.You will be given these passwords at our Orientation meeting, since only students signed up for this class are legally allowed to use them.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
ART 3401 - American Art Visions (3-0-3)
A survey of American Art from the foundation of American identity within the New World-Colonial era, through the mulitple tends and identities of Modern America. Prerequisites: ENGL 1102. Completion of CRIT 1101 and Area C recommended.
ITP CHOICE POLICY:
Each CCSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets faculty-approved hardware and software requirements for the student's academic program. See
for full details of this policy.Also, you MUST obtain the CCSU e-mail address mailbox, so that you receive the important messages that I will be sending you during the course of the semester. These messages will be sent ONLY to your CCSU e-mail address. You will be responsible for knowing the information sent in these e-mail messages, in any case. Saying you didn't check your e-mail will not count as an excuse.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:
General Education Outcomes:
- Communications Outcomes Components
- Critical Thinking Outcomes Components
Art Outcomes:
- Art Outcome 1: Knowledge of the subject matter and history of art: major works, issues, movements.
- Art Outcome 2: Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear, concise manner.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Course Outcome 1: Demonstrate Knowledge of the subject matter and history of art: major works, issues, movements.
- Course Outcome 2: Demonstrate Communication Skills by orally critiquing the works of others, including historical works.
- Course Outcome 3: Demonstrate Critical Thinking Skills in effectively analyzing art concepts and successfully applying these skills in aesthetic judgments.
OTHER OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
One objective of the course will be to acquaint you with American Art and its relationship to society. As our textbook author points out, "the intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a rich artistic tradition." And there are many exciting and often surprising ways in which "artists have expressed this pervasive connection." We will study painting, sculpture, and architecture in regard to their visual meanings, merits, and value as expressions of society--and expressions of individual artists functioning in this multi-cultural society of America.
REQUIREMENTS:
FIRST EXAM: 100 Points
SECOND EXAM: 100 Points
THIRD EXAM (Final Exam, but not comprehensive): 100 Points
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TOTAL: 300 Points
GRADING SCALE:
Course grades will be determined on the basis of a straight 300 point scale, with a final distribution of points equaling the grades listed below:
A = 269 - 300
B = 239 - 268
C = 209 - 238
D = 179 - 208
F = 178 or fewer points
This is based on the traditional percentages of...
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
FORMAT:
Classes meet seven times on campus. Specific dates and times are listed both in the DUCK and below, in the REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS section. We have the required Orientation meeting first, on either June 25 at 11am, or June 27 at 6pm in B (LEC)-12. Attending one of the two orientation meetings at the times and dates listed is REQUIRED, as are the three exam meetings. You MUST attend all three exam sessions at the dates and times listed below and in the DUCK. Before each test, we will have a Review Session. Although the DUCK lists the Review Sessions as optional, I highly recommend you attend these. People who don't attend the Review Sessions tend to do very poorly on the tests. Although it is impossible to cover all that will be on the test in those hour and thirty minute sessions, I give you important tips, a quickie review, practice questions, answer questions, and I discuss the Powerpoint Presentation Slides. This will give you a great deal of help in knowing whether you are studying enough and what sorts or questions will be on the test. As you view the telecourse lessons, read the materials in the text and study the slides, please note any questions that you may want answered during our review sessions.
*YOU MAY BRING A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE TO EACH EXAM, SO THAT I MAY MAIL YOU YOUR EXAM RESULTS. WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO EMAIL THEM OR GIVE THEM OVER THE PHONE.
*HOWEVER, I WILL ALSO POST YOUR GRADES AS WE GO ALONG ON THE GEORGIA VIEW GRADEBOOK WEBSITE. FOR YOUR BENEFIT, I HAVE SET UP A GA View GRADE BOOK FOR YOU. WITH THIS, YOU CAN LOOK UP YOUR GRADES ONLINE, BEFORE I PASS THEM BACK IN CLASS. TO GET THERE, GO TO ONCE YOU REACH THAT SITE, JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR LOGGING IN. IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE, PLEASE CALL (OR VISIT) THE HUB FOR HELP.
ATTENDANCE:
All students are required to attend the Orientation Meeting and ALL three of the examination sessions. Missed examinations may not be made up except under extraordinary, documentable circumstances. In addition, even if justified, make-up tests are tougher than the original tests, because the easier, more obvious questions will have been pretty well used up on the original test. Please note comments above in regard to the extreme importance of the three Review Sessions.
If you miss any Review Sessions, do NOT ask that I send you "what you missed" by e-mail or any other way. That is not practical and can not be done. If you must miss one, you will need to arrange for a friend to take notes for you or to tape it.
ACCESS TO COURSE VIDEO LESSONS:
Your required Video Programs are all available from my Home Page. If you wish, you may also check out the videocassettes, containing all nine of the videotaped lessons, from the CSU library.
SOFTCORE INFORMATION/OFFICE HOURS:
Please note the office hour schedule, which you may see near the beginning of this syllabus. Feel free to call me, e-mail me or come by my office any time you have any questions concerning the class or the materials assigned for reading and viewing. Please note on the office hour sheet and on my "Schedule" hyperlink that I have also allowed time after each review session and exam session, for one-on-one time in my office, for your convenience, if you wish to use it
It is vital that you talk to me RIGHT AWAY if you need help or have ANY questions. That's not only your responsibility, but it is what I'm here for, and I would like to get to know you individually. Most important, be sure to follow RELIGIOUSLY the attached course outline of reading and viewing assignments. Far more than in any other kind of college course, success in an on-line telecourse is largely up to a student's own self-discipline and self-determination. GO FOR IT!
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS:
I. TO PREPARE FOR BIGGIE NUMBER ONE (FIRST EXAM):
PLEASE NOTE:
FIRST, SINCE THE VIDEO PROGRAMS START WITH THE CONTENT OF CHAPTER TWO AND THEN GO BACK TO THE CONTENT OF CHAPTER ONE, WE WILL PROCEED IN THE SAME ORDER, SO AS TO KEEP THE TEXT BOOK AND THE VIDEO PROGRAMS TOGETHER AND COORDINATED.
A. Therefore, your first assignment is to watch the first video program on your required tapes: "The Republic of Virtue"
B. And, along with that video, you must READ, in the American Visions textbook, Chapter Two--"The Republic of Virtue": pages 69 - 118, 123 - 125 (Houdon), & 127 - 135.
*IMPORTANT ARTISTS (AND ARCHITECT) TO STUDY ON THESE PAGES AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, IN THE VIDEOS AND POWERPOINT 1 STUDY SLIDE SITE:
Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale, Raphaelle Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Jefferson, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Gilbert Stuart, and Thomas Cole (in the video). The reading assignment for Cole is further below, in Chapter Three.
C. Next, watch the second video program, "The Promised Land," as a foundation review of how it all started in the New World.
D. This corresponds to Chapter One in your textbook, "O My America, My New Founde Land."
However, I only have you read the important pages. You required to read pages 2 - 6 (Intro.), then pages 20 - middle of 25 (ending with the words "...together and to God," pages 31 - 38, pages 43 - 44, bottom of 47 - 52, and, finally, pages 63 - 67.
*IMPORTANT ARTISTS TO STUDY ON THESE PAGES AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, IN THE VIDEOS AND POWERPOINT 1 SITE:
The two Anonymous painters on pages 33 - 34, Thomas Smith, Edward Hicks, Rebecca Fisher Stoltzfus (and Amish quilts in general), Justus Engelhardt Kuhn (Henry Darnall III painting), John Smibert, and Robert Feke.
E. Review the Romanticism and Thomas Cole references (including Course of Empire) in Video Program One.
F. Then watch Video Program Three, "The Wilderness and the West."
G. Along with that program, and the Cole/Romanticism references in Video One, READ in the American Visions text: Chapter Three, "The Wilderness and the West"--pages 136 - 205.
*IMPORTANT ARTISTS TO STUDY ON THESE PAGES:
Thomas Cole, John James Audubon, Ashur Durand, Frederick E. Church, Martin Johnson Heade, J.F. Kensett, George Caleb Bingham, Charles B. King, George Catlin, John Mix Stanley, Emanuel Leutze, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, and Frederic Remington.
H. Attend the Review Session and then study the corresponding slides for text chapters One, Two and Three on your Powerpoint 1 website. Remember to pay your special attention to the "MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS..." that I identified for you above. If an artist's specific work is shown BOTH in the text and in the video and/or Powerpoint 1, you know it's more likely than others to be on a test. HOWEVER, you may be tested on an important artist's work even if that work only appears once, in the book or on the Powerpoint, as long as it is by one of the "IMPORTANT ARTISTS," as indicated in this course outline. It's just that if it appears more than once, it must be especially important. The important slides are all included in the "Powerpoint Presentations," which you may link to and print up from my homepage. These have always made very good "flash card" study aids, as well. Use "Powerpoint Presentation One" for this first exam.
- REVIEW DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, June 29, from 6 PM - 7:30 PM, in LEC-B-12.
- REQUIRED EXAM ONE DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, July 6, from 6 PM - 7:30 PM, in LEC-B-12.
II. TO PREPARE FOR BIGGIE NUMBER TWO (SECOND EXAM):
A. First, READ Chapter Four in the textbook: "American Renaissance": pages 206 - 212, 218 - top of 225, 229 - 232, and 237 - 269.
THIS TIME YOU ARE READING THE BOOK CHAPTER FIRST, BEFORE THE CORRESPONDING VIDEO (Video Program Four), SO YOU WILL KNOW WHICH PARTS OF VIDEO FOUR ARE RELEVANT.
*IMPORTANT ARTISTS TO STUDY ON THESE PAGES and also to watch for in the next video:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Samuel F.B. Morse, Thomas W. Dewing, John Singer Sargent!, James Whistler, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, and Maurice Prendergast.
B. After reading Chapter Four, NOW watch Video Program Four, "The Gilded Age." Much of this video program relates to Chapter Four in the textbook and you will be tested on in this Exam Two. However, parts of the second half of this video program relate to the next chapter, which will also be on Exam Two. Base your studying in each case on the "IMPORTANT ARTISTS" I have indicated for you to study for each exam, such as in "A" above, for this test.
C. NEXT, READ Chapter Five in the textbook: "The Gritty Cities"--see painting on page 270 and then start reading on page 280 - 335.
AGAIN, YOU ARE READING THE BOOK CHAPTER FIRST, SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW WHAT PARTS AND WHAT ARTISTS ARE RELEVANT TO THIS TEST, ON VIDEO FOUR AND FIVE.
*IMPORTANT ARTISTS TO STUDY ON THESE PAGES and also on Videos Four and Five:
John Roebling (BrooklynBridge), Louis Sullivan, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer (the preceding are on video four; most of the following, on video five), Jacob Riis, Robert Henri (and the ASHCAN SCHOOL), John Sloan, George Luks, and George Bellows.
D. After reading Chapter FIVE, you may wish to re-watch Video Program Four, "The Gilded Age." Much of this video program relates to Chapter FIVE in the textbook.
E. NOW, READ Chapter SIX in the text, "Early Modernism"--pages 336 - 401. The material in this chapter is discussed in video program five, assigned next.
*IMPORTANT ARTISTS TO STUDY ON THESE PAGES and also in Video Five:
Arthur Dove, Stieglitz, Marcel DuChamp, Albert Ryder, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Joseph Stella, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, and Frank Lloyd Wright!
F. NOW watch Video Program Five, "A Wave From the Atlantic." Once again, much of this video program relates to Chapter Five in the textbook and will be tested on in this Exam Two, and the rest of it applies to Chapter Six and so will also be tested in this exam. THE WHOLE THING IS RELEVANT TO THE CURRENT TEST; it's just that where it discusses Riis through Bellows, that relates to chapter five, and the rest applies to the artists above in chapter six...but there are ALL on exam two. (See the "IMPORTANT ARTISTS" above in "A," "C," and "E")