2010 Art History Reading Schedule

Painting by Roy Lichtenstein, from Pop Art Movement
Image taken from Gardner's Image library

Barbara Allie, Instructor
San Jose City College

DATES CLASS MEETS and READING SCHEDULE

Classes Meet on the Following Days:
Tuesday and Thursday (02/01/10 to 05/28/10) Times 1:45 PM to 3:10 PM

Flied Trips Days to be determined – Please Constantly Check Blog for Most Resent Dates of Updated Reading, Field Trips, and New Assignments.

It is your responsibility to stay current with reading assignments!

Feb 2, 4
Intro: What is Art History, Pages xiv – x1vii
Questions Art Historians Ask
What is Its Style?
What is its Subject?
Who made it?
Who paid for it?
The Words Art Historians Use
Form and Composition
Material and Technique
Line
Color
Texture
Space, Mass, and Volume
Perspective and Foreshortening
Carving and Casting
Relief Sculpture
Architectural Drawings

Feb 9, 11
Chapter 19, Pages 498- 516

Feb 12-15 - President’s Holiday - Campus Closed - no classes held

Feb 16, 18
Chapter 20, Northern Europe, 1400 - 1500, Pages 520 -538
Feb 23, 25
Chapter 21, Italy, 1400 – 1500, Pages 542 -576

Feb 26 -Last day to withdraw from a regular semester course without
a “W” on record

March 2, 4
Chapter 22, Italy, 1500 – 1600, Pages 580 – 611
Chapter 22. Italy. Mannerism, Pages 612 -622

March 6,
Sat. Field Trip to Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

March 9, 11
Chapter 23, Pages 625 - 646

March 16, 18
Chapter 24 Italy and Spain 1600 - 1700, Pages 650 - 670

March 23, 25
Chapter 25, Northern Europe, 1600 – 1700, Pages 674- 702

March 29 – April 1
Spring Break - no classes held

April 6, 8
Chapter 26, South and Southeast Asia After 1200,
Pages 706 - 716
Chapter 27, China and Korea After 1279, Pages 720 732

April 13, 15
Chapter 28, Japan After 1336, Pages 736 - 748

April 20, 22
Chapter 29, Europe and America, Pages 751 – 774
Chapter 30, Europe and America, 1800 – 1870, Pages 777 -818

April 27, 29
Chapter 31, Europe and America, 1870 – 1900, Pages 821 – 880

May 4, 6
Chapter 32, Native Arts of the Americas After 1300, Pages 853 - 868

May 11, 13
Chapter 33, Oceania, Pages 872 -886
Chapter 34, Africa After 1800, Pages 890 - 906

May 18, 20
Chapter 35, Europe and America, 1900 – 1945, Pages 909 -966

May 25, 27
Chapter 36, Europe and America After 1945, Pages 969 -1024


May 28-END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER

June 7 (Monday) Spring 2010

grades available by calling StaReg at 408-223-0300 or online at http://MyWeb.sjeccd.org