2008-09 Catalog - Saint Mary's College of California

Curriculum Art and Art HistoryFacultyAnna Novakov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, ChairArt History and Women’s StudiesPeter Freund, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Media ArtsCostanza Dopfel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Modern LanguagesMedieval and Renaissance Art HistoryJeff Kelley, M.F.A., LecturerAsian Art History, Curatorial Studies and Contemporary ArtLynn Meisch, Ph.D., Professor of AnthropologyPre-Columbian Art History and TextilesRoy Schmaltz, M.F.A., Professor of Studio ArtPainting and DrawingWhitney Lynn, M.F.A., Lecturer, Studio ArtAna Fernandez, M.F.A., Lecturer, Studio ArtLearning OutcomesWhen they have completed the program of study with an art historyemphasis students should be able to:• Complete a senior thesis — an in-depth study of one or moreworks of art in the permanent collection of the Hearst Art Gallery.• Acknowledge and be able to discuss the diverse history of artand its status within a social, cultural, religious, and aesthetic context.• Understand the role that art has played and can play in encouragingpositive social change.• Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of facts and acceptedart historical terminology through the successful application of arthistorical terminology and factual information to critical discussions.• engage in oral and written work, the similarities and differencesbetween works of art from different periods and cultures includinghow people’s lives, throughout history, have been influenced byvisual art production.• Identify a variety of art historical methodologies that include theuse of biography, stylistic analysis, iconography, social history, andfeminism.When they have completed the program of study with a studio art practiceemphasis students should be able to:• Mount a cohesive exhibition of their artwork and produce acomprehensive thesis document discussing the ideas, techniques, andinfluences in their artwork.• Demonstrate an understanding of and facility for the use andapplication of several different media especially that of theirpreferred medium.• Articulate their artwork’s content and intention and visuallymanifest those ideas.• Develop an ability for objective self-critique and demonstrate anunderstanding of their place within a larger art historical context.• evaluate clearly different forms of art by other artists in theirwritings and class discussions.• Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of contemporary andhistoric artists, particularly those working in their preferred medium.This is evidenced by their writings on art and during critiques andclass discussions.Major RequirementsLower Divisionart historyAH 1 Survey of World Art, Ancient Near East to the Gothic EraAH 2 Survey of World Art, Renaissance to the 19th CenturyAH 25 Survey of Asian ArtAnd a choice of three of the following coursesART 10 Beginning Sculpture: Form and ConceptART 12 Beginning Design: Visual LiteracyART 20 Beginning PaintingART 30 Beginning DrawingART 40 Beginning MetalworkART 50 Digital MediaART 60 Beginning Ceramic SculptureART 70 Printmakingstudio artAH 1 Survey of World Art, Ancient Near East to the Gothic EraAH 2 Survey of World Art, Renaissance to the 19th CenturyAH 25 Survey of Asian ArtAnd a choice of three of the following lower-division coursesART 10 Beginning Sculpture: Form and ConceptART 12 Beginning Design: Visual LiteracyART 20 Beginning PaintingART 30 Beginning DrawingART 40 Beginning MetalworkART 50 Digital MediaART 60 Beginning Ceramic SculptureART 70 PrintmakingUpper Divisionart historyAH 117 Art Criticism, 1900 to the PresentAH 118 Art since 1930AH 199 Senior Special StudyAnd a choice of five upper-division coursesAH 111 Philosophy of New Media ArtAH 144 Issues in Ancient ArtAH 145 Issues in Renaissance and Baroque ArtAH 165 History of American Art, From the Pueblo Cultures to theAbstract ExpressionistsAH 166 The Artist in 20th Century SocietyAH 194 Special Topics in Art HistoryStudio ArtAH 117 Art Criticism, 1900 to the PresentAH 118 Art since 1930AH 199 Senior Special StudyAnd a choice of five upper-division coursesART 110 Advanced Sculpture: Material CultureART 112 Advanced Design: CollageART 120 Advanced PaintingART 130 Advanced Drawing: Beyond LookingART 140 Advanced Metal WorkART 150 Experiments in New MediaART 160 Advanced Ceramic SculptureART 170 Multiple Narratives56