Visual Culture: Discovering the Addison Collection (ART-300)
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This course will focus, thematically, on the study of American art. A significant part of the course will be spent in the Addison Gallery working with the current exhibitions as they tie in to the history and context of American art. Students will discover the Addison collection both on the walls and in storage. Meeting with the gallery staff and visiting artists, students will experience firsthand what makes a museum function. Readings, writing assignments, and research projects will help students engage, confront, and discuss a wide range of art forms and will raise questions such as: Is it art? How and why do artists create? What do images and artifacts tell us about ourselves and our culture? Issues surrounding the making and viewing of art will be explored. Art 300 fulfills the second term art requirement. Prerequisite: Art 200 or Art 250.
