Fine Arts Survey class basic format, 2010-11

Himalayas, Norton Museum
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Fine Arts Survey 2010-11

Review of the major personalities - from Leonardo to Warhol - and styles of artistic expression - from the Celts to the Dadaists.

Principal skills:
- composition, especially focusing on evaluation (reviews of arts experiences)
- reading comprehension
- vocab building

Homework: read the class blog and be ready to be answer basic questions on that material.

Projects
- as assigned. See Rembrandt Portraits.
- Arts Essay: one per month

Field trips: first sortie will be to RW Norton.

Reading: Week of Aug please have purchased or borrowed a proper biography of an artist (anything from Michaelangelo to Satchmo to Banksy). Check online for a bargain. To be read in class - approx 50 mins per session - over 5 classes.
Book report format TBA.

First unit:
Visual arts
Photography
Ansel Adams and the impact of fine arts photography on America
materials: field trip to RW Norton, biography on PBS video, wikipedia bio,
Activities:
class group photos