This course will survey American art between the end of the Civil War and the appearance of Pop Art. How did this art relate to historical processes of modernization (industrialization, urbanization, the rise of mass media and mass markets, etc.) and to the economic polarization, social fragmentation, political conflict, and myriad cultural changes these developments entailed. In other words, what was modern art in the United States? Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Marcel Duchamp, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol are among the artists to be discussed. Format: seminar. Course requirements include informed participation in class discussion (20%), two short paper assignments (40%), midterm exam (20%), and final exam (20%).
No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 20 (expected: 15). Preference to Art majors.

Hour: LEJA