WEEK 14: Africa / Modern Movements

Complete readings and video viewing assignments BEFORE class

 

Assignment

  • Museum Visit Paper DUE

Readings/Video

  1. Murrell, Denise. “African Influences in Modern Art.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–, retrieved from: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aima/hd_aima.htm (April 2008)
  2. The British Museum, “The Kingdom of Benin,” in Smarthistory, August 29, 2016, retrieved from: https://smarthistory.org/the-kingdom-of-benin/.
  3. Steven Zucker and Dr. Peri Klemm, “Dogon Couple (Dogon peoples),” in Smarthistory, September 16, 2016, retrieved from: https://smarthistory.org/dogon-couple/.
  4. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, “Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Gertrude Stein,” in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, retrieved from: https://smarthistory.org/picasso-portrait-of-gertrude-stein/.

Readings/Video

  1. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, “Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, retrieved from: https://smarthistory.org/pablo-picasso-les-demoiselles-davignon/.
  2. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, “Inventing Cubism,” in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, retrieved from: https://smarthistory.org/inventing-cubism/.
  3. Dr. Virginia B. Spivey, “Fauvism, an introduction,” in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, retrieved from: https://smarthistory.org/a-beginners-guide-to-fauvism/.
  4. Voorhies, James. “Post-Impressionism.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–., retrieved from: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/poim/hd_poim.htm (October 2004)