Our areas of specialization include the Iconography of Women, the Renaissance and Baroque of Italy and Northern Europe as well as the indigenous cultures of Native North America, pre-Columbian Mexico and Peru, sub-Saharan Africa and the South Pacific. We emphasize the social history of art and thus endeavor to link artworks to their contexts, focusing on the cultural groups that produced the work and the conditions (historical, social and environmental) that dictated the nature of the artistic product. The Art History area has a long history of student field trips, international travel, and graduate seminars that often result in exhibitions and student publications.
Courses
All courses are not offered every semester, please check the Schedule of Courses for current offering.
Art History Surveys
Art History 10 - The Ancient and Primitive World
An introductory survey of the arts of the prehistoric and primitive realms through the mid-14th century.
Art History 11 - The Modern World
An introductory survey of Western art from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Art History 12 - The Twentieth Century
An Introductory survey of the arts from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.
Art History 109T - Topics in Art History
Specific areas in art history not normally covered in the regular course offering.
Western Art Surveys
Art History 120 - Italian Renaissance
Artistic revival of classical antiquity in Italy between 1300-1550
Art History 122 - Northern Renaissance
Painting and sculpture from the Netherlands, France and Germany between 1300-1550.
Art History 124 - Italian Baroque
Baroque art from its conception in Rome to its dispersal throughout Italy from 1600-1750.
Art History 126 - Northern Baroque
Diffusion of Italian Baroque art to the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, and Austria between 1600-1750.
Art History 131 - Nineteenth Century Modern Art
A more developed critical look at modern art in its relationship to the needs of the social political context of the 19th century.
Art History 132 - Twentieth Century Modern Art
A more developed critical look at modern art in its relationship to the needs of the social political context of the 20th century, up to the mid 1950's.
Art History 134 - America
Art from colonial times to 1945.
Art History 136 - Contemporary Art
A comprehensive survey of contemporary art focusing on the issue of postmodernism from the mid-1950's onward.
Primitive Art Surveys
Art History 160 - African Art
Focuses on the sculpture and architecture of sub-Saharan Africa, extending from the Western Sudan through the Guinea Coast and Equatorial Forest culture zones.
Art of the Americas Surveys
Art History 170 - North Native America
Introduces students to the artistic traditions of the cultures north of Mesoamerica, from the American Southwest to the Arctic and from California to the Northwestern Woodlands.
Art History 173 - pre-Columbian Art - Mexico
Emphasizes the cultures from Olmec to Aztec.
Art History 175 - pre-Columbian Art - The Andes
Andean cultures from Chavin through Inca.
Art of the South Pacific
Deals with the arts of Melanesia and Polynesia, ranging from the New Zealand Maori, Australian Aborigines and various cultures of New Guinea and the disparate islands of the South Pacific. This course is normally taught as part of the University's South Pacific Semester.
Graduate Seminars
Involve students in original research, often leading to exhibitions and catalog publications
Internships
Interns work with local museums
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