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Bulletin.) Curriculum Degrees Offered
Master of Arts ( History of Art ), Dual Master of Arts (History of Art) and Master of Library Science, and Doctor of Philosophy (History of Art )
Special Departmental Requirements (See also general University Graduate School requirements.)
Master’s Degrees
Master of Arts Degree (Art History) Admission Requirements
Bachelor’s degree with a major in the history of art. Students with majors in other disciplines with a demonstrable background in art history are also welcome to apply. GPA of 3.5 expected. Appropriate level of achievement on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test (verbal,160). Statement of Purpose, C.V., writing sample, three letters of recommendation.
Grades
Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5. Only those art history courses completed with a grade of B or higher will count towards the degree. A student with a G.P.A. of less than 3.5 may be placed on probation.
Course Requirements
A minimum of 36 credit hours. No fewer than four seminars (600-level) in three areas, two lecture courses (500-level) in two areas. ARTH-A500: Historiography of the History of Art and ARTH-A510: Theory and Methods of the History of Art. ARTH-A595: master’s essay seminar.
Foreign Language Requirement
Reading proficiency in one language. Usually German or French is selected; however, students may choose another language with the approval of the faculty.
Proficiency must be demonstrated by the end of the second semester of study.
Essay
Required. Students must apply to work with an individual faculty member on the essay no later than the end of the first semester of their second year.
Dual Master of Arts and Master of Library Science Degrees
This program permits the student to coordinate a Master of Arts degree in the history of art with a Master of Library Science degree. The dual program requires the comple- tion of 60 credit hours as opposed to the 70 credit hours that would have to be taken if the degrees were pursued independently.
Admission Requirements
Students must apply for admission to both the School of Fine Arts and the Department of Information and Library Science and meet the admissions requirements established by each.
Requirements
A minimum of 36 credit hours. No fewer than four seminars (600-level) in three areas, two lecture courses (500-level) in two areas. ARTH-A500: Historiography of the History of Art and ARTH-A510: Theory and Methods of the History of Art. ARTH-A595: master’s essay seminar taken in the fourth semester. Thirty (30) credit hours are required in the Department of Information and Library Science, including 18 credit hours of M.L.S. Foundation courses, 9 credit hours of Z521, Z605, and 3 credit hours of Information and Library Science (ILS) electives selected with the ILS advisor.
Doctor of Philosophy Degree Course Requirements
A total of 90 credit hours including a core of four lecture courses and three seminars (28 credit hours) in the major field, 16 credit hours in an inside minor, 12 credit hours in a second minor. An additional 18 credit hours of art history courses and seminars, or in some cases courses from other departments, will be chosen in consultation with the student’s major field advisor. Up to 16 credits may be taken as dissertation credit hours. The major fields are Ancient Greek and Roman, Medieval (East and West), Asian, Renaissance and Baroque, Modern (European and American, 19t century through present-day), Islamic, and African/Oceanic/Pre-Columbian American. A minimum of three seminars in the major field is required. The 16 credit hours for the inside minor must include a minimum of two seminars (600 level); reading courses and studio courses do not satisfy the inside minor requirement. The second minor may be taken in another department, which defines its own requirements (usually 9-12 credit hours), or in Art History (12 credit hours).
Areas
Ancient Greek and Roman, Medieval (East and West), Asian, Renaissance and Baroque, Modern (European and American, 19t century thorugh present-day), Art Theory, Islamic, and African/Oceanic/Pre-Columbian American.
Grades
A minimum grade point average of 3.5 is required in the major field and the departmental minor(s). Only those art history courses in which a B or higher has been earned will count towards the degree. A student who has a GPA of less than 3.5 may be placed on probation.
Foreign Language Requirement
Reading proficiency in two languages (usually French and German). Additional foreign languages may be required by the major field advisor.
Qualifying Examination
Three written examinations in the major field; oral examination at discretion of department.
Final Examination
Oral defense covering the dissertation.
Ph.D. Minor in Art History
A Ph.D. minor in art history is available to students outside the department. Normally, it includes at least one seminar (12 credit hours). All programs must be determined in consultation with the art history graduate advisor. A grade point average of 3.5 is required.
Faculty
Chair Art History Diane Reilly*
Graduate Faculty
(An asterisk [*] denotes membership in the University Graduate School faculty with the endorsement to direct doctoral dissertations.)
Chancellor’s Professor Patrick McNaughton*
Professors
Michelle Facos*, Adelheid M.M. Gealt*, Patrick McNaughton*
Associate Professors
Sarah Bassett*, Giles Knox*, Diane Reilly*, Bret Rothstein*, Julie Van Voorhis*
Assistant Professors
Phillip Bloom*, Melody Barnett Deusner*, Margaret Graves*, Jeffrey Saletnik
Senior Lecturer Andrei Molotiu Faculty Emeriti
Sarah Lea Burns*, Bruce Cole*, Shehira Davezac, Molly Faries*, Janet Kennedy*, W. E. Kleinbauer*, Susan Nelson*
Adjunct Professor Eleanor W. Leach*
Adjunct Associate Professors Deborah Deliyannis*
Adjunct Assistant Professors Diane Pelrine
Courses Ancient
• ARTH-A 501 Topics in Ancient Art (3 cr.) Special topics in the history and study of Ancient Art. May be repeated with different topics.
• ARTH-A 507 The Art and Archaeology of Greece (3cr.)
• ARTH-A 508 The Art and Archaeology of Rome (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 509 Greek Architecture 3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 534 Roman Architecture (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 513 Greek Vase Painting (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 514 History of Greek Sculpture (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 516 Ancient Art from Alexander the Great toAugustus (3 cr.) Introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and Roman Republic periods.
• ARTH-A 517 Early Italian and Etruscan Art (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 518 Roman Sculpture (3 cr.) Critical analysis of historical reliefs, portraiture, and sarcophagi.
• ARTH-A 519 Roman Painting (3 cr.) Critical analysis of Roman painting from second century B.C. through early fourth century A.D.
• ARTH-A 611 Problems in Prehistoric Aegean Archaeology (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 612 Problems in Greek Archaeology (4cr.) Sources for the history of Greek art and civilization of various periods.
• ARTH-A 613 Problems in Greek Architecture (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 614 Problems in Greek Sculpture (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 615 Problems in Greek Painting (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 616 Problems in Roman Art (4 cr.) Medieval
• ARTH-A 520 Topics in Medieval Art (3 cr.) Various topics offered in Medieval Art.
• ARTH-A 521 Pagans & Christians: Christian Art in the Roman Empire (3 cr.) Christian Art as it developed in its first centuries within the Roman Empire (200-600).
• ARTH-A 522 Early Medieval Painting (3 cr.) Survey of the major schools of monumental and miniature painting during the early medieval period.
• ARTH-A 523 Early Christian Architecture (3 cr.) Intensive investigation of secular and church architecture in the Mediterranean from the Tetrarchy to Iconoclasm in terms of its relationship to topography, urban development, functions, liturgical planning, and related types of monuments.
• ARTH-A 525 Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium (3 cr.) Art and architecture in the Byzantine Empire (600-1500).
• ARTH-A 621 Problems in Early Christian Art (4 cr.) Selected topics in early Christian art.
• ARTH-A 622 Problems in Early Medieval Art (4 cr.) Selected topics in early medieval art.
• ARTH-A 623 Problems in Romanesque Art (4 cr.) Discussion of the major problems of eleventh- and twelfth-century sculpture; knowledge of French and one other foreign language necessary.
• ARTH-A 624 Problems in Early Gothic Art (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 625 Problems in Late Gothic Art (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 626 Problems in Byzantine Art (4 cr.) Renaissance and Baroque
• ARTH-A 531 Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Italian Architecture (3 cr.) Validity of concepts of High Renaissance and Mannerism and their application to architecture.
• ARTH-A 532 Italian Art of the 16th Century (3 cr.) Investigates art in Italy during one of its most important centuries. Focus on the artists of central Italy, including such luminaries as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Examines the puzzling phenomenon of Mannerism (Pontormo, Rosso, Bronzino, Parmgianino) and the warm, painterly naturalism of Venice (Giorgione, Titian).
• ARTH-A 537 Selected Topics in Northern Painting (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A557 Topics in Renaissance and Baroque Art (3 cr.) Special topics in the history and study of Renaissance and Baroque Art
• ARTH-A 632 Problems in Early Italian Painting (4 cr.) Selected topics in Italian painting of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
• ARTH-A 633 Problems in Italian Art of the Fifteenth Century (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 634 Problems in Italian Art of the Sixteenth Century (4cr.)
• ARTH-A 635 Problems in Italian Art of the Seventeenth Century (4cr.)
• ARTH-A 637 Problems in Early Netherlandish Painting (4cr.)
• ARTH-A 638 Problems in Sixteenth-Century Art outside Italy (4cr.)
• ARTH-A 639 Problems in Seventeenth-Century Art outside Italy (4cr.)
Modern
• ARTH-A 540 Topics in Modern Art (3 cr.) Special topics in the history and study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century European and American Art. May be repeated twice for credit when topic varies.
• ARTH-A 541 European Romantic Landscape Painting, 1750–1850 (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 542 American Painting from the Revolution to World War I (3cr.)
• ARTH-A 543 History of Twentieth-Century Photography (3cr.)
• ARTH-A 544 Russian Art, 1700 to Present (3 cr.) Survey of Russian art concentrating on the period from 1700 to the present. In dealing with Russian realism, turn-of-the-century art, and the Russian avant-garde, the course focuses on changing concepts of national identity and on the social role of art.
• ARTH-A 545 Post-impressionism and Symbolism (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. The major post- impressionist artists and the art of the 1890s:
symbolism, the nabis, art nouveau, the secession movements.
• ARTH-A 546 Roots and Revolution: Early Twentieth-Century Mexican Art (3 cr.) Critical analysis of painting, printmaking, and photography from 1890 to 1950 in relation to political and cultural phenomena.
• ARTH-A 547 Dada and Surrealism (3 cr.) Stylistic peculiarities, literary affinities, psychological and philosophical concerns of dada and surrealist art will be discussed, with emphasis on the historic position of this art vis-à-vis other modernist movements, especially cubism and abstract expressionism.
Works of key figures will be examined, including Duchamp, Picabia, Ernst, Arp, Miró, Tanguy, Magritte, and Matta.
• ARTH-A 548 American Architecture (3 cr.) Surveys American architecture from the colonial period to the late twentieth century, including public, commercial, and domestic design, with emphasis on historical context and the role of architecture as signifier of social, cultural, and political ideologies.
• ARTH-A 549 Modernism and Antimodernism in American Art, 1900–1945 (3 cr.) Surveys painting, sculpture, photography, design, and commercial art. Topics include the urban realism of the Ashcan School; the early avant-garde; New York dada; the cult of the machine; regionalist painting and the American heartland; the expressionist landscape;
and surrealism, American style.
• ARTH-A 550 History of Photography (3 cr.) Surveys the history of photography from its
beginning to the mid-twentieth century, with focus on theoretical issues as well as the cultural and social contexts of photography and its practices.
• ARTH-A 558 American Art, 1865-1945 (3 cr.) History of Art in the United States from the end of the Civil War to World War II.
• ARTH-A 559 Women Artists (3 cr.) This course examines Western women artists since the Renaissance. We will look at some of the best- known women artists, try to understand how their achievements fit into the times and place that they worked, and examine related ethical, social, and political issues.
• ARTH-A 640 Problems in Modern Art (4cr.) Special topics in the problems in modern art. May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 8 credit hours.
• ARTH-A 641 Problems in Romantic Art (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 642 Problems in British Painting (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 643 Problems in American Art (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 644 Problems in French Art 4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 645 Problems in Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century European Art (4cr.)
• ARTH-A 646 Problems in Twentieth-Century European Art (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 647 Problems in Contemporary European and American Art (4cr.) Islamic
• ARTH-A 527 Formation of Islamic Art (3 cr.) Surveys Islamic art and culture in its formative period from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries.
Representative works will be examined from all media. A major goal of the class will be to distinguish the unique characteristics of Islamic art despite its diverse sources and tremendous regional variations.
• ARTH-A 589 Topics in Islamic Art (3cr.) Special topics in the history and study of Islamic art. May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 8 credit hours.
• ARTH-A 667 Problems in Islamic Art (4cr.)
Asian
• ARTH-A 560 Special Studies in Chinese Art (3 cr.) Topics vary; each is focused on a specific aspect or issue in Chinese art, studied in the context of social and intellectual history. Readings and discussion will emphasize current debates in the field and approaches to the material. May be repeated twice for credit.
• ARTH-A 564 Art and Archaeology of Early China (3 cr.) Chinese art and material culture from prehistoric times through the Han dynasty (to ca. 200 A.D.), with particular attention to major archaeological discoveries. Topics include the relationships between art, ritual, and politics;
changing beliefs about society and the spirit world as seen in the archaeological record; regional cultures and traditions; and problems in methodology and interpretation.
• ARTH-A 566 Early Chinese Painting (3cr.) Chinese painting and pictorial art from the Six Dynasties through the Song dynasty (ca. 200-1300 A.D.). Topics include figure and narrative painting;
the culture of landscape, from mountains to gardens;
the iconography of flowers, birds, and other small motifs drawn from nature; institutional and private patronage; and the relationships between painting, poetry, and calligraphy.
• ARTH-A 567 Later Chinese Painting (3cr.) A history of Chinese painting from the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) to the twentieth century: art and political protest, the culture of amateur painting, court and professional painters, the development of regional styles, painting as social exchange and interaction, patronage and collecting, and artists’ writing on the themes of nature, style, and self-expression.
• ARTH-A 661 Problems in Japanese Print (4cr.) The development of style, technique, and iconography in the Japanese print from the seventeenth century to 1860.
• ARTH-A 662 Problems in Chinese Painting (4 cr.) Art Theory
• ARTH-A 671 Problems in Art Theory I (4 cr.) Problems in art theory from antiquity through the thirteenth century.
• ARTH-A 672 Problems in Art Theory II (4 cr.) Problems in art theory of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
• ARTH-A 673 Problems in Art Theory III (4 cr.) Problems in art theory of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
• ARTH-A 674 Problems in Art Theory IV (4 cr.) Problems in art theory of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Art of Africa, Oceania, and Pre-Columbian America
• ARTH-A 551 Art of the South Pacific (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 552 Art of Eastern and Southern Africa (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 555 Art, Craft, and Technology in Sub- Saharan Africa (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 556 Art of Central Africa (3 cr.) Analysis of visual art traditions of central Africa, focusing primarily on Zaire, but also including arts from Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, the Central African Republic, and Angola.FINAARTH-A 650 Problems in African Art (4 cr.)
General
• ARTH-A 500 Historiography of Western Art (4 cr.)
• ARTH-A 510 Critical Theories and Methods in Art History, Ca 1900-Present (4 cr.) This course is designed to afford graduate students in the History of Art the opportunity to examine methodologies in the discipline, as well as their development, since its efflorescence as a modern discipline in the late 19th century. Through readings, discussion, and individual research, students will develop an understanding of how critical theory has shaped art historical practice, both from within and without the discipline. They will also have the chance to gauge the potential applicability of important theoretical models for their own research interests.
• ARTH-A 580 Topics in Art History (3 cr.) Special topics in the history and study of Art History in various centuries. May be repeated four times with different topics.
• ARTH-A 590 Museum Studies (3 cr.) Designed to utilize the resources of the Indiana University Art Museum for academic research. Topics vary and include cataloging, technical examination, and organizing exhibitions. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
• ARTH-A 595 Master’s Essay Research (1-4 cr.) Readings and research for the M.A. essay in the history of art. The essay is required; enrollment in the course is optional.
• ARTH-A 690 Burke Seminar in the History of Art (1-4 cr.) A seminar conducted by a visiting professor in conjunction with a member of the art history faculty. The topic, format, and length of the seminar will vary. May be repeated, with different topics, for a maximum of 8 credits.
• ARTH-A 775 Advanced Readings and Research (1-8 cr.)
• ARTH-A 779 Directed Field Work (arr. cr.) Specialized research in museums and libraries or archaeological sites, in fields closely related to student’s doctoral dissertation. May be repeated for a total of 16 credit hours.
• ARTH-A 879 Doctoral Dissertation (arr. cr.)
• ARTH-G 901 Advanced Research (6 cr.)
Dissertation hours (6semesters, 6 credits each, for a total of 36 hours).
• ARTH-G599 Thesis Research (0 cr.) Master’s students who have enrolled in 30 or more hours of graduate course work applicable to the degree and who have completed all other requirements for the degree except the thesis offinal project of
performance may enroll in G599. Requires section authorization.
Art History Ancient
FINA-A 410 Topics in Ancient Art (3-4 cr.) Three (3) credits for undergraduates.
FINA-A 411 The Art and Archaeology of Anatolia (4 cr.) Three (3) credits for undergraduates.
FINA-A 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Prehistoric Aegean (4 cr.) Three (3) credits for undergraduates.
FINA-A 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece (4 cr.) Three (3) credits for undergraduates.
FINA-A 414 The Art and Archaeology of Rome (4 cr.) Three (3) credits for undergraduates.
FINA-A 416 Greek Architecture (4 cr.) FINA-A 418 Roman Architecture (4 cr.) FINA-A 513 Greek Vase Painting (4 cr.)
FINA-A 514 Greek Sculpture: Fifth Century (4 cr.) FINA-A 516 Ancient Art from Alex-Augustus (4 cr.) Introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and Roman Republic periods.
FINA-A 517 Early Italian and Etruscan Art (4 cr.) FINA-A 518 Roman Sculpture (4 cr.) Critical analysis of historical reliefs, portraiture, and sarcophagi.
FINA-A 519 Roman Painting (4 cr.) Critical analysis of Roman painting from second century B.C. through early fourth century A.D.
FINA-A 611 Problems in Prehistoric Aegean Archaeology (4 cr.)
FINA-A 612 Problems in Greek Archaeology (4 cr.) Sources for the history of Greek art and civilization of various periods.
FINA-A 613 Problems in Greek Architecture (4 cr.) FINA-A 614 Problems in Greek Sculpture (4 cr.) FINA-A 615 Problems in Greek Painting (4 cr.) FINA-A 616 Problems in Roman Art (4 cr.)
FINA-A 501 Topics in Ancient Art (4 cr.) Special topics in the history and study of Ancient Art. May be repeated with different topics.
Medieval
FINA-A 423 Romanesque Art (4 cr.) FINA-A 424 Gothic Art (4 cr.)
FINA-A 520 Topics in Medieval Art (4 cr.) Various topics offered in Medieval Art.
FINA-A 522 Early Medieval Painting (4 cr.) Survey of the major schools of monumental and miniature painting during the early medieval period.
FINA-A 523 Early Christian Architecture (4 cr.) Intensive investigation of secular and church architecture
in the Mediterranean from the Tetrarchy to Iconoclasm in terms of its relationship to topography, urban development, functions, liturgical planning, and related types of monuments.
FINA-A 621 Problems in Early Christian Art (4 cr.) Selected topics in early Christian art.
FINA-A 622 Problems in Early Medieval Art (4 cr.) Selected topics in early medieval art.
FINA-A 623 Problems in Romanesque Art (4 cr.) Discussion of the major problems of eleventh- and twelfth- century sculpture; knowledge of French and one other foreign language necessary.
FINA-A 624 Problems in Early Gothic Art (4 cr.) FINA-A 625 Problems in Late Gothic Art (4 cr.) FINA-A 626 Problems in Byzantine Art (4 cr.)
FINA-A 521 Pagans & Christians: Christian Art in the Roman Empire (4 cr.) Christian Art as it developed in its first centuries within the Roman Empire (200-600).
FINA-A 525 Heaven on Earth: Art and the Church in Byzantium (4 cr.) Art and architecture in the Byzantine Empire (600-1500).
Renaissance and Baroque
FINA-A 430 Trecento Italian Painting (4 cr.)
FINA-A 433 Seventeenth-Century Art in Rome (4 cr.) FINA-A 436 Italian Art of the Fifteenth Century (4 cr.) FINA-A 437 Playing with Pictures in the 15th Century Netherlands (4 cr.)
FINA-A 476 History of the Print (4 cr.)
FINA-A 531 Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Italian Architecture (4 cr.) Validity of concepts of High Renaissance and Mannerism and their application to architecture.
FINA-A 532 Italian Art of the 16th Century (4 cr.) Investigates art in Italy during one of its most important centuries. Focus on the artists of central Italy, including such luminaries as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Examines the puzzling phenomenon of Mannerism (Pontormo, Rosso, Bronzino, Parmgianino) and the warm, painterly naturalism of Venice (Giorgione, Titian).
FINA-A 537 Selected Topics in Northern Painting (4 cr.)
FINA-A 632 Problems in Early Italian Painting (4 cr.) Selected topics in Italian painting of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
FINA-A 633 Problems in Italian Art of the Fifteenth Century (4 cr.)
FINA-A 634 Problems in Italian Art of the Sixteenth Century (4 cr.)
FINA-A 635 Problems in Italian Art of the Seventeenth Century (4 cr.)
FINA-A 637 Problems in Early Netherlandish Painting (4 cr.)