A lecture course in selected major figures and movements of twentieth-century European and American art. The course will begin with the revolutionary experiments of early twentieth-century painting (mostly Paris) and shifts its focus at mid-century to the U.S., and especially to New York. Featured artists will include Matisse, Braque, Picasso, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Miro, Pollock, de Kooning, Newman, Johns, Stella, and Smithson. The aim of the course is to develop the students' literacy in the canonical art of the century. Requirements will include readings, mid-term, final exam, short writing assignments, and possibly a field trip. Prerequisites: ArtH 101-102 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limit: 40.

Hour: PALERMO