Arts-125 class

Week2

Apr, 07 - Apr, 13

Visions of America

2.1 Examine the work of early American abstract artists. 2.2 Describe the philosophy and style associated with Precisionist art. 2.3 Describe how innovation in American industry was depicted. Objectives/Competencies

Required Learning Activities • Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 3

Read Ch. 3 in Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Your text is accessible on your Electronic Reserve Reading page.

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 3 Support Material

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• Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 4

Read Ch. 4 in Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Your text is accessible on your Electronic Reserve Reading page.

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 4 Support Material

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• Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings

Read this week's Electronic Reserve Readings.

Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings Support Material

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• Architecture, Industry, and Technology

How would you describe the relationship between architecture, industry, and technology? How do you think this relationship makes architecture different from other arts, such as painting or sculpture? Instructions • Representational Cityscape

Watch "Representational Cityscape."

Representational Cityscape Support Material

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• Charles Sheeler

Watch "Charles Sheeler." What subjects were the occupation of Precisionist painters such as Charles Sheeler? What ideas did Precisionist artists such as Sheeler and Charles Demuth bring to their subject matter? Discuss and respond to your peers.

Charles Sheeler Support Material

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• Diego Rivera--Revolutionary With A Paintbox

Watch "Diego Rivera--Revolutionary With A Paintbox," on the Detroit Murals, from approximately minute 43 to minute 49. How did Diego Rivera's depictions of industry differ from those painted by Precisionist artists? Discuss and respond to your peers.

Diego Rivera--Revolutionary With A Paintbox Support Material

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Assignments See the student website for additional recommended learning activities that may help you learn this week's concepts. Title Type Due Points Week Two Participation Instructions: Participate in class discussion. Individual Apr 13, 2015 11:59 PM 4

Visions of America: Abstraction Instructions: Resource: Review "Representational Cityscape," and Ch. 3 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to and discussing the following: The work of Joseph Stella and other early American modernists, such as Marsden Hartley, Max Weber, and Georgia O'Keeffe and how they differed greatly in subject and style to the work of the Ashcan School, and include the following: • Where did this abstract style originate? Describe at least one art work in your summary. • Choose one art form or cultural development that originated elsewhere but which is currently a part of American culture. • Describe how this art form has directly affected you. Submit your assignment in a Microsoft® Word document using the Assignment Files tab above. SupportingMaterial:Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings

Individual Apr 13, 2015 11:59 PM 5

Visions of America: Industry Instructions: Resources: Review Ch. 3 and 4 of Oxford History of Art: TwentiethCentury American Art, the Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings, your Video Reflections, and at least one additional scholarly online or library resource Prepare a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation which describes at least three different paintings of American buildings or an industrial process from artists discussed in Ch. 3 and 4 of your text. Include responses and descriptions to the following in your slide presentation: • Why did the artists choose these subjects? What was their appeal? • Were the artists' subjects characteristic of American national identity for that era? • How does each painting reflect the artists' feelings or beliefs about what they were depicting? • A description of the innovation which is being depicted; in other words was the type of building or industrial process a significant break from the past? How? Research the type of building or industrial process from at least one additional scholarly online or library resource. Submit your Visions of America: Industry Presentation. • For Local Campus students, these are oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations. • For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with speaker's notes which support and expand upon your bulleted text. Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines and include a slide with all references. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab above. SupportingMaterial:Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings

Individual Apr 13, 2015 11:59 PM 10

Week3

Apr, 14 - Apr, 20

American Art Before and After World War II

3.1 Describe the ascendancy of photography as fine art. 3.2 Examine the influence of photography on American culture. 3.3 Explain the development of Abstract Expressionism in post-World War II America. Objectives/Competencies

Required Learning Activities • Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 5

Read Ch. 5 in Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Your text is accessible on your Electronic Reserve Reading page.

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 5 Support Material

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• Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 6

Read Ch. 6 in Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Your text is accessible on your Electronic Reserve Reading page.

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 6 Support Material

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• Week Three Electronic Reserve Readings

Read this week's Electronic Reserve Readings.

Week Three Electronic Reserve Readings Support Material

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• Grant Wood--American Gothic

Watch "Grant Wood--American Gothic." Who were the Regionalists and what subjects and style are characteristic of their work? How was Grant Wood's American Gothic typical of the work produced by Regionalists? What is the message you receive regarding this painting? In other words, what has the artist communicated to you about these people and this region of America? Discuss and respond to your peers.

Grant Wood--American Gothic Support Material

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• Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers

Watch "Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers."

Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers Support Material

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• Jackson Pollock

Watch "Jackson Pollock."

Jackson Pollock Support Material

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Assignments See the student website for additional recommended learning activities that may help you learn this week's concepts.

Title Type Due Points Week Three Participation Instructions: Participate in class discussion. Individual Apr 20, 2015 11:59 PM 4 Photography and Social Reform Instructions: Resource: Review "Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers," and Ch. 5 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following: How was photography used as an instrument for social reform? What photograph do you think makes the most powerful social commentary? Why? Submit your assignment in a Microsoft® Word document using the Assignment Files tab above. SupportingMaterial:Week Three Electronic Reserve Readings Individual Apr 20, 2015 11:59 PM 5 American Art Before and After World War II Presentation Instructions: Resources: Review Ch. 5 and 6 of Oxford History of Art: TwentiethCentury American Art, the Week 3 Electronic Reserve Readings, your Video Reflections, and at least one additional scholarly online or library resource. Prepare a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you examine the works of photographers working during the 1930s and the work of Abstract Expressionists. Include responses and discussion of the following in your presentation:

• Three photographers who worked during the 1930s

• At least two examples of photography from each photographer

• A description of the types of subjects photographed

• Your opinion on whether or not photography is a fine art form with an explanation

• Your opinion regarding how photography has affected American culture

• One Abstract Expressionists painter who worked in post-World War II America

• At least one art work

• A description of the style of the painter and why he or she was interested in this style of abstraction • A description of how this style emerged in post-World War II America and why it differed from the art work of the 1930s Submit your American Art Before and After World War II Presentation.

• For Local Campus students, these are oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.

• For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with speaker's notes which support and expand upon your bulleted text. Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines and include a slide with all references. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab above. SupportingMaterial:Week Three Electronic Reserve Readings Individual Apr 20, 2015 11:59 PM 10

Week4

Apr, 21 - Apr, 27

Pop Art

4.1 Examine the connection between popular culture and artistic production. 4.2 Describe the development of Pop Art. 4.3 Discuss themes present in the work of Andy Warhol. Objectives/Competencies

Required Learning Activities • Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 7

Read Ch. 7 in Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Your text is accessible on your Electronic Reserve Reading page.

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 7 Support Material

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• Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings

Read this week's Electronic Reserve Readings.

Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings Support Material

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• Popular Culture

Popular culture may relate to the arts, technology, music, fashion, and many other areas of culture.

Describe your own experience of popular culture with at least one example.

How do you think Americans' interactions with popular culture have changed over ti

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• The Principle of Selection

Watch "The Principle of Selection." How would you describe the work of Robert Rauschenberg? How is it different from what had come before? Why did Rauschenberg create his art with this approach? Discuss and respond to your peers.

The Principle of Selection Support Material

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• Andy Warhol, Part 1

Watch "Andy Warhol, Part 1." What are some of the themes present in the work of Andy Warhol? What do you think his subjects communicate? Would you describe his subjects as uniquely American? Explain your answer. Discuss and respond to your peers.

Andy Warhol, Part 1 Support Material

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Assignments See the student website for additional recommended learning activities that may help you learn this week's concepts.

Title Type Due Points Week Four Participation Instructions: Participate in class discussion. Individual Apr 27, 2015 11:59 PM 4 Popular Culture and Art Instructions: Resource: Review "The Principle of Selection," Ch. 7 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, and the Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following:

• What did both Warhol and Rauschenberg have in common in regards to their art work?

• How were their subjects a reflection of the era in which they were created?

• What list of found objects and imagery would you use if you were creating an art work about your daily experience? Submit your summary in a Microsoft® Word document using the Assignment Files tab above. SupportingMaterial:Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings Individual Apr 27, 2015 11:59 PM 5 Pop Art and Andy Warhol Instructions: Resources: Review Ch. 7 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, the Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings, your Video Reflections, and at least one additional scholarly online or library resource. Prepare a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you examine the connection between the work of Andy Warhol and popular culture. Include responses and discussion of the following in your presentation:

• An overview of Andy Warhol's biography

• A description of Pop Art

• A description of at least 3 works produced by Andy Warhol

• A discussion of how Warhol's themes and subjects examined American culture Submit your Pop Art and Andy Warhol Presentation.

• For Local Campus students, these are oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.

•For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with speaker's notes which support and expand upon your bulleted text. Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines and include a slide with all references. Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab above. SupportingMaterial:Week Four Electronic Reserve Readings Individual Apr

27, 2015 11:59 PM 10

Week5

Apr, 28 - May, 04

The Relationship of Art and Culture

5.1 Examine the effects of social injustice on American art. 5.2 Explain how world events led to radical changes in art. 5.3 Elaborate on the relationship between art and popular culture. Objectives/Competencies

Required Learning Activities • Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 9

Read Ch. 9 in Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Your text is accessible on your Electronic Reserve Reading page.

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 9 Support Material

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• Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 11

Read Ch. 11 in Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art. Your text is accessible on your Electronic Reserve Reading page.

Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, Ch. 11 Support Material

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• Week Five Electronic Reserve Readings

Read this week's Electronic Reserve Readings.

Week Five Electronic Reserve Readings Support Material

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• Thelma Golden--How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change

Watch "Thelma Golden--How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change."

Thelma Golden--How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change Support Material

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Assignments See the student website for additional recommended learning activities that may help you learn this week's concepts. Title Type Due Points Week Five Participation Instructions: Participate in class discussion. Individual May 04, 2015 11:59 PM 4

How Does Art Shape Culture? Instructions: Resource: Review "Thelma Golden--How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change," Ch. 9 and 11 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, and the Week Five Electronic Reserve Readings. Write a 200- to 350-word summary responding to the following: • How has art, in the context of the social justice movements of the twentieth century, challenged, and shaped American society? Submit in a Microsoft® Word document using the Assignment Files tab above. SupportingMaterial:Week Five Electronic Reserve Readings

Individual May 04, 2015 11:59 PM 10

Art and Culture Paper Instructions: Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, which addresses the following: •The role of diversity in the development of the arts and how it changed throughout the 20th century in America

• What was the role of women and their influence on the various arts?

• What was the role of ethnic minorities and their influence on the various arts?

• The relationship between art and culture and how this developed during the 20th century

• How did culture influence the arts?

• How did the arts influence culture? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment using the Assignment Files tab above.

Individual May 04, 2015 11:59 PM 20