ARTH 372: Studies in 18th- and 19th-Century Art of the United States

ARTH 372-001: Popular Visual Culture in America, 1800-1915
(Spring 2014)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW

Planetary Hall 212

Section Information for Spring 2014

Throughout the nineteenth century, American artists and entrepreneurs devised innovative ways of appealing to an increasingly democratic and mass audience for visual art. From painted panoramas, one-picture shows, trompe-l’oeil illusionism, world’s fair entertainments, and new technologies of reproduction through to early film, this course will survey the emergence of popular visual culture in the United States during the long nineteenth century. We will consider the role of museums in attracting visitors and shaping their experience, how concepts of elite and popular culture evolved during the period, and the ways in which issues of race, class, and gender figured in the popularization of fine art in America. Instr: Heidi Applegate

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Developments in visual culture and the changing status of art practitioners throughout these periods. Focus is either chronological (Colonial Period, Gilded Age) or thematic (19th-century genre scenes, the American landscape and national identity). Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Mason Core: Arts
Schedule Type: Lecture
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This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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