04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R
Section Information for Fall 2014
This course will explore the role of the portrait as vehicle for self-fashioning in North America from the 18th century to the present. We will study the relationship between portraiture, identity and class mobility across a range of mediums, from silhouettes, daguerreotypes and cartes de visites, to the caricatures of Covarrubias, the photographs of Nikki S. Lee, and the paintings of Kehinde Wiley. The class will culminate with a discussion of the rise of the "selfie" as a cultural force.
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Credits: 3
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