University of Missouri - Kansas City : Art History (ART-HIST)

This course consists of a series of lectures on selected subjects of European, American and Oriental art. No prerequisite. Does not meet baccalaureate requirements in fine arts. Does not meet departmental requirements for art or art history majors.

1-3 hrs

ART-HIST 110 Introduction to the History of Visual Arts

This is an introduction to the history of art, with in-depth discussions of painting, sculpture, prints, and architecture. Students will be introduced to significant works from major historical periods; their cultural roles, style and composition, and the artistic processes involved in their creation. Emphasis is placed upon Western art history, with attention paid to important interactions with other world traditions, including the arts of Islam, Japan, and Africa. The comprehensive collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art contribute an important component to the course. ART-HISTORY 110 meets the college fine arts requirement. It does not count toward the art history requirement for departmental majors.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 253 History Of The Designed Environment I, Ancient And Medieval

An overview of developments in architectural, urban, land and interior design which have shaped the physical environment of the Western world from prehistory through the period known as the "Romanesque." Emphasis will be given to relationships between institutions, values and needs of different societies and the architectural forms produced by those societies. Prerequisite: None.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 254 History Of The Designed Environment II, Late Medieval To Modern

An overview of developments in architectural, urban, land and interior design which have had an impact on the physical environment of the Western World from the Gothic era to the beginning of the modern era. A central objective of the course is to gain an understanding of why these developments occurred and how the needs and aspirations of a given time were manifested in physical form. Prerequisite: None.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 255 History Of The Designed Environment III, Modern (1750 To Present)

An overview of developments in architectural, urban, land and interior design which have shaped the physical environment of the Western world during the Modern period. Issues to be explored include renewed interest in archaeology during the eighteenth century, shifts in patronage, the impact of new industrial materials and techniques, demands for an array of new building types, and dilemmas of expression throughout the modern era. Our concerns will broaden and become more global in scope when we examine the twentieth century. Prerequisite: None.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 300 CD Cc:The African Diaspora In The Arts And Culture

This new cluster course examines aspects of African culture in the Diaspora: Africa, the Caribbean and certain parts of South and North America. Attention will be on charms, painting, sculpture, secret scripts, textiles, as well as religions and spirituality. Understanding African Diaspora culture also involves an analysis of historical and sociological movements, the interpretation of written culture, and the effects of Africa's response to colonialism. The transmission and transformation of African cultures will be addressed by a close investigation of visual and material culture, and the cosmlogical constructions of African peoples. Methodologies are from the Art History, Literature and Religious Studies. Restrictions: Sophomore or above.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 300 CJ Cluster Course: Aestheticism In The Arts

This cluster course will deal with aesthetic problems in the arts illustrated with specific examples in music, literature and the visual arts.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 301 Survey Of Western Art: I

A survey of ancient and medieval Western art. The course will begin with the great civilizations of the Mediterranean basin and consider the changes wrought by the introduction of Christianity and Islam. Study of the medieval era will include Romanesque and Gothic architecture through the 15th century, but will not include the beginnings of panel painting nor of independent sculpture. This course meets the college fine arts requirement.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 302 Survey Of Western Art II

A survey of late medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art in Europe. The course will start with the beginnings of panel painting, independent sculpture and the graphic arts in late medieval Europe, trace the coming of the Renaissance in architecture and the figurative arts, and conclude with the Baroque tradition. This course meets the college fine arts requirement.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 303 Survey Of Western Art III

A survey of European and American art and architecture, beginning with the origins of the Romantic movement in the 18th century and concluding with contemporary work. This course meets the college Fine Arts requirement.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 315 The Arts Of African and New World Cultures

This historical survey of ethnographic arts includes two diasporas: 1) African art and the influences of Africans on the arts of new world cultures (in Brazil, Surinam, Cuba, Haiti, and the United States) ;and 2) Meso-American art and the influence of Meso-Americans on the arts of the Native North American cultures. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary theoretical approaches drawn from Art History, Anthropology, and folklore, as well as the importance of geography and trade. These ethnographic arts are examined from aesthetic, political, religious, and economic perspectives, in comparison with arts made in these countries in Western European traditions, including the cross-cultural impact that these various art traditions have on each other. This course satisfies the College requirement for a course in cultural perspectives.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 319 Asian Art

The survey will emphasize the philosophical and cultural context of the arts of India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan. The course will stress the elements that give an underlying unity to the arts as well as those qualities which distinguish the art of each country as unique.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 415 WI Romanticism

Art of the Romantic Era, principally in Europe, from c. 1790 to c. 1860. Consideration is given to the problems of patronage, criticism and stylistic influences. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

3 hrs

ART-HIST 416 WI Later 19Th Century Painting And Sculpture

From Realism through Post-Impressionism. A study of art, principally in Europe, from c. 1850 to c. 1905, with consideration given to factors influencing stylistic changes during this period. May be taken independently of ART 415. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

3 hrs

ART-HIST 424 Early 20Th Century European Painting And Sculpture

A study of European painting and sculpture from c. 1900 to c. 1940. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 426 Twentieth Century Painting

A study of major artists and stylistic changes in painting, beginning c. 1905. Consideration also given to the role of media and to drawings and prints during this period. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 429 WI American Painting And Sculpture

A study of the history of painting and sculpture, and other figurative arts, from earliest colonial times to the present. Emphasis will be placed on those artists who illuminate the major achievements in American art, and also the ongoing role played by European training and tradition. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of the instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

3 hrs

ART-HIST 440 WI French Art: Renaissance And Baroque

A history of French art from the time of Louis XII through the Age of Louis XIV, with emphasis on painting and architecture. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 302 or permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

3 hrs

ART-HIST 441 WI Northern Baroque: The Age Of Rubens, Rembrandt And Wren

The arts of England and the Low Countries in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Emphasis on painting and the graphic arts in the Spanish and Dutch Netherlands and on architecture in England. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 302 or permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

3 hrs

ART-HIST 443 Meso-American Art

The course will discuss 2500 years of the arts of ancient Mexico and Guatemala. Included is the rise of such important cultures as the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec. Equal emphasis will be placed on the development of elaborate ceremonial centers such as Monte Alban and the Teotihuacan, as well as the ceramic traditions of the West and East coasts of Mexico.Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 315 or permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 445 Northern European Art: 15Th And 16Th Centuries

A study of panel painting, sculpture and manuscript illumination in Flanders, France, Germany, and Spain from the Hundred Years' War through the Reformation. Special emphasis will be placed upon the stylistic and iconographic innovations of such major Northern artists as Claus Sluter, Jan van Eyck, Jerome Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, Jean Fouquet and Albrecht Durer. Artistic developments will be presented within the context of changing economic, political, religious and social institutions of the period. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 302 or permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 447 WI Italian Baroque: The Age Of Caravaggio, Bernini And Borromini

Painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy from the creation of the Baroque style in the late 16th century to the beginnings of the Barochetto era. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 302 or permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

3 hrs

ART-HIST 448 WI Spanish Art: El Greco To Goya

A history of Spanish art from the later fifteenth century to the Napoleonic invasion. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 302 or permission of instructor and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

3 hrs

ART-HIST 450 15Th Century Italian Art And Architecture

An examination of the visual arts from the International Style and the Early Renaissance to the beginnings of the High Renaissance. Problems of patronage, artistic theory, the Antique, the role of art in humanist circles, and the effect of religious, political and economic developments on the arts will also be discussed. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 110 or ART-HISTORY 302 or permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 452 Greek Art And Architecture

A survey of Greek sculpture, vase painting, and architecture from the third millennium to the first-century B.C. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of Minoan and Helladic aesthetics, and the connections between late Helladic and Geometric forms, and the nature and development of the classical and baroque styles. Prerequisite: ART-HIST110 or ART-HISTORY 301 or permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 455 History Of Photography

A survey of the history of photography as a pictorial art; technical developments and the interaction of photography with other arts will be included. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 461 Traditional and Contemporary Native American Arts

This course covers the history of traditional and contemporary Native North American arts, by examining cultural and aesthetic continuities between Meso-American and Native North American Arts. We also explore how Native American arts reflect the history of North America, including influences from Europeans, and conclude with contemporary Native American artists and their incorporation of various global influences. Prerequisites: ART-HISTORY 315 or consent of the instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 462 History of Modern Design

This course examines innovations in design, beginning with the Arts and Crafts movement in the 19th century, surveying all the major design trends of the twentieth century, and concluding with contemporary developments in the age of the computer.Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of the instructor

3 hrs

ART-HIST 463 Primitivism and Its Aftermath

This course explores one of the seminal movements of the modern era and its ramifications for the visual arts today. Class discussions will consider the complexities and contradictions of primitivism of its rejection of modernity. We will look at European artists' attempts at deliberate regression through their appropriations from archaic, folk, and non-western art traditions, from 1800-on, while also situating these creative endeavors within the cultural and political contexts of the period. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of the instructor

3 hrs

ART-HIST 464 Modern Art & the Grotesque

This course explores how the grotesque shaped the history, practice and theory of art in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The grotesque plays a major role in many modern styles, and its expressive possibilities encompass the capriccio, the carnivalesque and burlesque, the fantastic, and the abject and uncanny. Artists have incorporated the grotesque as a means to push beyond established boundaries, explore alternate modes of experience, and to challenge cultural and aesthetic conventions. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 303 or permission of the instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 473 Visual Arts Administration

This course on professional arts administration includes assignments in: copyright laws, database management, ethics issues, evaluation design, gallery museum management, grant writing and budgeting, public relations, resume design, tax laws, and website design and management. Students are required to learn relevant computer programs. This course is also open to music and theatre majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 479 From the Parthenon to the Altar of Peace

The course centers on the many different styles of Greek and Roman art from the fifth century B.C. to the early first century A.D. Attention is also paid to the political and literary forces behind its imagery. Three monuments serve as the pillars upon which the course rests: the Parthenon, Pergamon Altar, and the Ara Pacis. The lessons learned about style, the interaction of politics, literature, and art and the foibles of scholarship are intended to be applied to other fields of art history. Cross-listed with CLAS 479. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 301, CLAS 301 or permission of instructor

3 hrs

ART-HIST 482 Scope & Methods Of Art History

An exploration of the discipline of art history, including theoretical issues, guiding questions and problems, diverse approaches (historical and current), and research tools. The undergraduate capstone course for art history majors. Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of undergraduate adviser.

3 hrs

ART-HIST 497 A Special Studies In Medieval/Renaissance Art

With the permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 B Special Studies In Baroque/Rococo Art

With the permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 C Special Studies In 19Th- And 20Th-Century Art

With the permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 D Special Studies In American Art And Architecture

With the permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a seminar or individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 Special Studies In Art Museum

Selections from the permanent collections and loan exhibitions in the Nelson-Atkins Museum are studied with attention to historical, aesthetic and technical considerations. Prerequisites: Junior standing and at least nine hours of art history.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 F Special Topics In Asian Art

With the permission of the department, an advanced student may pursue a selected subject on a seminar or individual basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Prerequisite: ART-HISTORY 319 or permission of instructor.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 H Sp St In The Art Of African, Oceanic, And New World Cultures

With permission of the department, an advanced student many pursue a selected subject on a seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 I Special Studies In Ancient Art

An advanced student may pursue a selected subject on seminar or tutorial basis. Acceptable for graduate credit with approval. Prerequisite: Permission of Department.

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 J Special Studies In Art

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST 497 Q Special Studies in Art History: Internship

Advanced art history students gain invaluable practical experience in a professional setting in the field of art.Prerequisite: Permission of the department

1-6 hrs

ART-HIST H110 Introduction to the History of Visual Arts

3 hrs