Natural phenomena research

FNAR 202 Modern Art SPRING 2019

PAPER ASSIGNMENT Due: Sunday April 28, 11:59PM

You will be writing a research paper for this course. A research paper entails the student doing research on a topic. As you are researching, you should be forming a thesis. The research you use for your paper will support your thesis. Below I have listed paper topics. You will not be able to formulate a thesis unless you first do research on the topic. Some angles you may want to consider as you are researching your topic and crafting a thesis:

• Is there a political aspect to the work • Has new iconography been created • Are there social messages within the work • Is the work tied into the artist’s biography

As you are working on your paper, please keep in mind that this is a research paper and that you must at all times document your sources. If you fail to do so, it will be considered plagiarism and will result in a failing grade for this class and academic discipline. If you only cite some of your sources you will automatically receive a 65/100 for your paper grade. You must cite all your sources in Chicago Manual Style. For a full description of plagiarism, see the last six pages of the syllabus. You must use at least four sources and those sources can only be books or peer- reviewed journal articles. You must have at least one book as a source, and you are not allowed to use your textbook, encyclopedias or dictionaries. Do not use any internet sources. Databases you can access through the library website are acceptable. But sites such as wikipedia.org or google searches (to name a few) are not acceptable. For each internet or banned source you use, I will deduct 20 points off your final grade.

The paper should be 5-7 pages in length. The paper must be in Times New Roman script and it must be in 12-point font and double-spaced. It must also have standard margins. The paper must be submitted in Microsoft Word format, or I will give you a zero for the assignment. If you decide not to follow these format guidelines, the grade on your paper will be affected. Pay attention to grammar, organization and mechanics. Use your computer’s spell/grammar check. I will be taking points off for excessive grammatical and mechanical errors. I will also be deducting points off your paper if it is poorly organized. Your paper must include a Works Cited or Bibliography page. This does not count towards your 5-7 pages. Your paper must include images. Any time you mention an image in your paper, you must provide a reproduction of it. These do not count toward your 5-7 pages. If you have difficulty with writing, schedule an appointment in the Writing Center for assistance. The hours and locations of the Writing Center can be found at: http://www.luc.edu/writing/home/#contact Paper Topics: If you wish to write about something not on this list, please consult me first. Rue Transnonain, April 15, 1834 Déjeuner sur l’herbe Olympia View From Mount Holyoke, Northampton, MA after a Thunderstorm Madame X The Gross Clinic A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of LA Grande Jatte Gustave Moreau’s works The Gates of Hell The Burghers of Calais Where Do We Come From? What are We? Where are We Going? Suzanne Valadon’s works Le Bonheur de Vivre Constantin Brancusi’s works Street, Dresden Vasily Kandinsky’s works The Fate of the Animals, Franz Marc Egon Schiele’s works The Tempest, Oskar Kokoschka Les Demoiselles d’Avignon Still Life with Chair Caning Marc Chagall’s White Crucifixion Giorgio De Chirico’s works Model for the Monument to the Third International Fountain, Marcel Duchamp

The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) Käthe Kollwitz’s works George Grosz’s works Otto Dix’s works Departure, Max Beckman Chaim Soutine’s works Piet Mondrian’s works Paul Klee’s works Josef Albers’ works Two Children are Threatened by a Nightingale Joan Miro’s works The Persistence of Memory René Magritte’s works Hans Bellmer’s works Leonora Carrington’s works Guernica Portrait of a German Officer Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower paintings Georgia O’Keeffe’s cityscapes American Gothic Thomas Hart Benton’s works Jacob Lawrence’s works Edward Hopper’s works The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti Diego Rivera’s murals Diego Rivera’s easel paintings Frida Kahlo’s paintings Alexander Calder’s works Photography as Art or Science (think of this in relationship to Pictorialism and Alfred Steiglitz) Societal Cues in Impressionist Works Abstract Expressionism and Masculinity Politics in Early 20th Century Mexican Art Politics in Early 20th Century American Art Depictions of African-American Life Depictions of Alienation in Modern Art Artists’ Reactions to War (Discuss works that were not discussed in class) Surrealism and Masculinity Surrealism and Femininity The Role of Biography in an Artist’s Oeuvre Gauguin and Colonialism