Analysis of Artwork
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2016_museum_rubric_2.docxMuseum paper Rubric: Formal Analysis of Artwork
Points: 40
1. Suggested museums: The Hammer, The Broad, Museum of Contemporary Art, L.A., Norton Simon in Pasadena, The J. Paul Getty Museum (also the Getty Villa), L.A. County Museum of Art on Wilshire Blvd (LAMA), The Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, Laguna Beach Art Museum. Visit one of the suggested museums or if you have another in mind please talk to me first.
2. Pick one art object of interest to do your analysis.
3. Attach the museum ticket stub and picture of the artwork to your paper. If there is no ticket, attach a picture of you next to the artwork.
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9pts Description: How does the artwork look like?
3 pts. label (title, artist, date)
6 pts. describe the artwork, include the dimensions, color, medium, etc... Use appropriate terms and concepts in the Principle of Design in your description.
15pts Analysis: What does it mean?
5pts. Artistic movement (e.g. Impressionism) or culture (e.g. China) it came from. Explain how this fits into the analysis of the artwork.
5pts. Context: historical, social, religious, mythological. Explain how the context effects the interpretation of the artwork
5pts. Interpretation: please research to find the meaning behind the artwork
and incorporate into your thesis
5 pts. Personal judgment: Why did you choose it and why did you like it?
11pts Organization of paper: Use MLA citation style
3pts. citation page -3 sources (separate Work cited pager)
3pts. citations within the body of the essay- minimum 3 citations in the body of the essay
5pts. organization of paper, citation format, grammar and spelling
(e.g. reliable, reputable sources: text books, on-line source- university library, museum website, museum literature). Please use MLA citation style and bibliography/work cited. You must incorporate at least 3 citations in the body of the report. Bibliography/work cited page is on a separate page and is not included in the 3-page minimum (Do not cite from Wikipedia) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Excellent: original and thoughtful work that is professionally executed; no typographical or grammatical errors; strong, clear, coherent, and compelling arguments; addresses or acknowledges obvious objections to the arguments; scrupulous attention to crediting sources of ideas and facts that are not the author’s own
Good: Well done work, but not particularly original or thoughtful; a few typographical or grammatical errors are present; work lacks some clarity or coherence in thought; fails to address some seemingly obvious objections to the argumentation; some crediting of sources missing; sources of facts are weak (e.g., cursory web searches).
Average: Average work; numerous typographical and grammatical errors present; fails to address or ignores any objections to the argumentation; few sources credited or poorly done, particularly for factual claims when clearly needed
Below Average: Careless work with no attention to detail and failure to follow assignment guidelines; few and or poorly done citation
Failure : plagiarism or other academic misconduct; zero effort expended to meet academic standards
