ARTH 260 * Introduction to Art History * Professor Sarah Benson * Spring 2005
syllabus
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Unit 1: week 1 | week 2 | week 3 | week 4 Unit 2: week 5 | week 6 | week 7 | week 8
blackboard
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section: week 2 | week 3 | week 4 | week 5 | week 6 | week 7 | week 8 >>assignments
paper 1 | paper 2 | paper3 | journal
online resources
Cornell Library | Grove Dictionary of Art |
Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Oxford Dictionary of Art |
Oxford Companion to Western Art |
Oxford Dictionary of Architecture |
History of Art Dept. |
Cornell Homepage WEEK 8
No quizzes!
Discussion topic:
Devil in the White City, the American Metropolis, and themes of modernity
Assignment:
Complete a draft of Paper 2 and be prepared to discuss it
Further resources:
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Visit the World's Columbian Exposotion on line
Interactive map Tour the Fair |
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Read the reactions of vistors to the Paris Exhibition
Henry Adams, Muhammad Amin Fakri, Paul Morand ... |
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Who's Who at the Fair?
Use our online resources to find out more about people such as... |
Readings:
* STOKSTAD, AH , "New Materials and Technology in Architecture at Midcentury," pp. 967-969; "Architecture," "The City Park," pp. 1014-1017
* LARSON, Devil in the White City