ART 103 - American Art and Architecture

5 CR

This course is a broad survey of the visual arts made by American artists from the colonial era to the present. Students will examine significant artworks that include painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and various mixed media. Using a chronological approach, we will consider diverse topics like the construction of national identity, the impact of cross-cultural exchanges as well as shifting portrayals of class, race, and ethnicity in American art.

Course Outcomes

Explore major artworks, artists, and artistic developments in the history of American art from the early colonial period to the present.
Describe American art within the cultural and historical contexts in which it was created.
Apply art historical terms, concepts, and visual elements to analyze the meaning of various American artworks.
Identify shared similarities of style and subject used by American artists and the artists that inspired them.
Compare significant artworks in terms of defining characteristics, meaning, function, and influence.

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

Aesthetic Awareness

GenEd Outcomes: Communication

Visual

GenEd Outcomes: Connections

Cultural Diversity

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