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Art History (A HI)
The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a log
4613 Readings in Twentieth-Century Art (Slashlisted with 5613).
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Explores the cultural/intellectual
context of the Fauves, German Expressionists, Cubists, Constructivists,
Futurists, Dadas, Surrealists, Etc., through artists’ and critics’ writings and
manifestoes as well as other arts such as poetry, drama and dance.
Readings, presentations, and critical writings will be assigned. No student
may earn credit for both 4613 and 5613. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]
4633 Modern Art: Cezanne to 1950 (Slashlisted with 5633).
Prerequisite: junior standing. European art from Post-Impressionism to
1950, including some American developments. Emphasis on painting and
sculpture, with some consideration of architecture. No student may earn
credit for both 4633 and 5633. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]
4653 Art Since World War II (Slashlisted with 5653). Prerequisite: 1113 or
2213 or 2223. Recent developments in art, both in the United States and
abroad. No student may earn credit for both 4653 and 5653. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]
4663 Women in Contemporary Art (Slashlisted with 5663). Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Discussions concerning women’s issues in
contemporary art, current women artists and their art works. The notion of
a “female sensibility” will be examined. Students will engage in individual
and group presentations, both of artists and critical issues. Essay writing and
preparation of bibliographies. No student may earn credit for both 4663
and 5663. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]
4673 Modern Sculpture (Slashlisted with 5673). Prerequisite: junior
standing. A study of changing concepts in sculpture from neo-classicism to
the present day. No student may earn credit for both 4673 and 5673.
(Irreg.) [IV-WC]
4703 History of Photography 1839-1945 (Slashlisted with 5703).
Prerequisite: junior standing. A survey of the history of photography from
1839 to 1945. Topics include photography as art; social, technical,
mechanical, scientific and aesthetic factors in the development of the
medium. No student may earn credit for both 4703 and 5703. (Irreg.) [IV-AF]
4713 History of Photography: 1945-Present (Slashlisted with 5713).
Prerequisite: junior standing. A survey of the principal movements, ideas
and motifs of photography from post-World War II until the 1990’s. No
student may earn credit for both 4713 and 5713. (Irreg.) [IV-AF]
4743 The American West in Art, Photography, and Popular Culture
(Slashlisted with 5743). Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of
instructor. Focuses on the study of the Trans-Mississippi West, as seen
through the eyes of artists and photographers from the early 19th century
until today. A variety of media will be discussed, including paintings, prints,
photography, and sculpture. The purpose of the course will be primarily to
study Euro-American artistic conventions/tradition and how they have
been employed in defining western history, culture, and native peoples as
fact, fiction, and myth. No student may earn credit for both 4743 and
5743. (Irreg.) [IV-AF]
4753 The American West in Photography (Slashlisted with 5753).
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor. This course
focuses on the study of the trans-Mississippi west as seen through the eyes
of photographers from the early 19th century up to the present. The
purpose of this course will primarily be to study Euro-American
photographic conventions, traditions, and styles and how they have been
employed in defining American western history, culture and native peoples
as fact, artistic motif and myth. No student may earn credit for both 4753
and 5753. (Irreg.)
4803 Survey I: North American Indian Prehistoric Art (Slashlisted with
5803). Prerequisite: junior standing. Ancient arts of the Arctic, Alaska,
Canada, California, Great Basin and North American desert Southwest.
Interdisciplinary methodology used to provide a broad view of cultures,
artistic development and resultant art forms. Non-Western philosophical
basis of the arts discussed in relationship to varied belief systems and social
customs. No student may earn credit for both 4803 and 5803. (Sp) [IV-NW]
4813 Nineteenth Century North American Indian Art History (Slashlisted
with 5813). Prerequisite: junior standing. Arts of North American Indians
during the 19th century. Interdisciplinary methodology delineates major
cultural areas and contexts within which arts were created. Issues of
Euro-American influences and adaptation of new materials and styles.
Maintenance of traditional conventions by native artists addressed. No
student may earn credit for both 4813 and 5813. (Alt. Sp) [IV-NW]
4823 20th-Century American Indian Art History (Slashlisted with 5823).
Prerequisite: junior standing. Examination and study of the arts of North
American Indians. Included in the survey will be the examination of new
materials, styles, and the shifts of gender roles in the creative arts. No
student may earn credit for both 4823 and 5823. (F) [IV-NW]
4833 Survey II: North American Indian Prehistoric Art (Slashlisted with
5833). Prerequisite: junior standing. Prehistory of North American Indian
arts of northern and southeastern United States. Includes the Adena and
Hopewell people, the early cultures of Florida, later Mississippian and
Caddoan people. Includes fiber arts, pottery, painting, sculpture and
architecture, as well as a non-Western philosophical view of iconography
and underlying meanings. No student may earn credit for both 4833 and
5833. (F) [IV-NW]
4843 20th Century Hispanic and Latin American Art History
(Slashlisted with 5843). Prerequisite: junior standing. Visual arts of
Mexico, Central and South America. Interdisciplinary methodology
includes painting, sculpture, photography, video, installations, pottery, and
weaving. No student may earn credit for both 4843 and 5843. (F) [IV-WC]
4853 American Indian Women Artists (Slashlisted with 5853).
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor. Investigates
the arts of indigenous women throughout the Americas. Students will
participate in research, discussion of selected readings, written assignments
and individual presentations concerning the non-western aesthetics and
ideals that are found in arts of Indian women from the 20th century
forward. No student may earn credit for both 4853 and 5853. (Irreg.)
4873 Japanese Art (Slashlisted with 5873). Prerequisite: junior standing
or permission of instructor. Examines and interprets selected works of
Japanese art from prehistory to the present in reference to the possible
influences from the social, political, economic, literary, and religious
“climate” of the time. No student may earn credit for both 4873 and 5873.
(Irreg.) [IV-NW]
4883 Chinese Art (Slashlisted with 5883). Prerequisite: 3853 or
permission of instructor. A general survey of the art of China from the
Neolithic period through the 20th century. No student may earn credit for
both 4883 and 5883. (Irreg.)
4913 Seminar (Slashlisted with 5913). Prerequisite: permission of
instructor. May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit 12
hours. Advanced topics in art history. No student may earn credit for both
4913 and 5913. (Irreg.)
G4930 Special Topics. 2 to 6 hours. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
May be repeated with change of topic; maximum credit 12 hours. Courses
in special topics not included in the established curriculum. (Irreg.)
4953 Museum Studies (Slashlisted with 5953). Prerequisite: junior
standing. Analysis of problems in collecting, authenticating, exhibiting and
conserving works of art. Attention is also given to museum architecture and
administration, as well as to the cultural and educational role of the
museum in the community. Field trips, projects and papers are required.
No student may earn credit for both 4953 and 5953. (Irreg.)
4960 Directed Readings. Prerequisite: six hours of upper-division art
history and permission of instructor. May be repeated; maximum credit six
hours. Research culminating in the preparation of papers using technical
and critical literature in the history of art. (Irreg.)
4993 Senior Capstone Experience. Prerequisite: senior classification. May
not be repeated for credit. Primary objective is to provide a culminating
experience for the senior-year student. Satisfies the University-Wide General
Education Requirement for a capstone course for art history majors. (F, Sp) [V]
G5113 Cycladic Art (Slashlisted with 4113). Prerequisite: graduate standing.
The Bronze Age culture of the Aegean Islands with special emphasis on
Cycladic idols and monumental paintings on the island of Thera (Santorini).
No student may earn credit for both 4113 and 5113. (Sp-alternate)
G5123 Minoan Art and Architecture (Slashlisted with 4123). Prerequisite:
graduate standing. Examination and interpretation of Minoan palatial
architecture and related art production on the island of Crete. No student
may earn credit for both 4123 and 5123. (Sp-alternate)
G5143 Mycenaean Art and Architecture (Slashlisted with 4143).
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Art of mainland Greece with particular
attention to Mycenaean settlements and funeral practices. No student may
earn credit for both 4143 and 5143. (Sp-alternate)
G5163 Etruscan Art (Slashlisted with 4163). Prerequisite: junior standing
or permission of instructor. Examine and interpret selected works of
Etruscan art in reference to the possible influences from the social, political,
economic, literary, and religious “climate” of the time. No student may
earn credit for both 4163 and 5163. (F)
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