Art History (ARTH)
1120.
Introduction to Art.
(3)
In this class, students will be introduced to the nature, vocabulary, media and history of the visual arts, illustrated by examples drawn from many cultures, both Western and non-Western and across many centuries. We will begin with a general overview of the subject, including basic concepts and themes that shed light on the continuity of the artistic enterprise across the span of human experience. We will study the visual elements from which art is made, including how artists use these elements and how the artists' use of visual elements affects our experience of looking at art. We will examine both two-dimensional and three-dimensional media including drawing, painting, printmaking, camera and computer arts, graphic design, sculpture, installation, crafts and architecture. Selected works will be examined in context, including the history of the time and place in which they were created, as well as their function, patronage, and the character and intent of individual artists.
Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 7: Arts and Design.
{Fall, Spring}
1996.
Topics.
(1-6, no limit Δ)
2110.
History of Art I.
(3)
This survey course explores the art and architecture of ancient pre-historic cultures through the end of the fourteenth century. While focused primarily on the art of the Western civilizations, this course will also provide insights into the works of other major cultures in order to provide alternate views of art and history. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of artworks to political, social, spiritual, intellectual, and cultural movements that affect and are affected by their creation and development.
Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 7: Arts and Design.
{Fall}
2120.
History of Art II.
(3)
This survey course will explore the architecture, sculpture, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and glass objects from the 14th century to the modern era. While focused primarily on the art of the Western civilizations, this course will also provide insights into the works of other major cultures in order to provide alternate views of art and history. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of artworks to political, social, spiritual, intellectual, and cultural movements that affect and are affected by their creation and development.
Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 7: Arts and Design.
{Spring}
2130.
Modern Art.
(3)
This course is an overview of European and American art and architecture during the Modern era. Students will analyze the various movements in art as they relate to the historical settings in which the works were created. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of artworks to political, social, spiritual, intellectual and cultural movements as they affected and were affected by their creation and development.
{Summer, Fall}
2245.
History of Photography.
(3)
This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental working knowledge of the major trends in the aesthetic, conceptual, and technical aspects of photography from its beginnings in the 1830's to the recent practices of photographers and artists working with photographic technologies. Together we will investigate photography’s role as an artistic medium as a central focus, as well as its broader role in our visual, political, and social culture. Textbook readings, online lectures, discussions boards, exams, and other activities will assist students in gaining a critical understanding of photography.
{Offered upon demand}
252.
Contemporary Art and New Media.
(3)
This course surveys the roots and evolution of what is now regarded as New Media and Contemporary Art, those pioneering new forms and technologies that often blur the boundaries between art, science, and technology.
2996.
Topics.
(1-6, no limit Δ)
310.
Global Photographies.
(3)
An examination of photography from a global perspective, this course sketches the role the medium has played as an engine of globalization. The course focuses on photography from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.
318 / 518.
History of Design, 1800-1960: From the Industrial Revolution to Pop Culture.
(3)
The course introduces the history of modern design. Students explore the relationship between design disciplines and the fine arts. Design theories, design principles and ideas will be discussed in aesthetic, sociopolitical, and historical contexts.
321.
Medieval Art 400-1100 CE: Metalwork and Manuscripts.
(3)
Survey of the visual cultures (architecture, luxury objects, book illumination and illustration) of the Medieval World, including northern and Mediterranean Europe and the Islamic World, from 500 to 1000 CE.
{Offered upon demand}
322.
Medieval Art 1000-1400 CE: Reliquaries and Cathedrals.
(3)
Survey of the visual cultures (architecture, luxury objects, book illumination and illustration) of the Medieval World, including northern and Mediterranean Europe and the Islamic World, from 1000 to 1200 CE.
{Offered upon demand}
323 / 567.
World Architecture I: History of the Built Environment from Prehistory to 1800 CE.
(3)
Lecture survey of the architectural and urban traditions of world cultures from prehistory to the Enlightenment.
{Fall}
324.
World Architecture II: History of the Built Environment From 1800 CE to the Present.
(3)
Survey of the architectural and urban traditions of the modern world from the Enlightenment to the present.
{Spring}
*340.
Baroque Art.
(3)
Painting, sculpture and architecture of the 17th-century European masters, such as Bernini, Rubens, Velasquez, Poussin and Rembrandt, are examined against their background of religious and political conflict, theoretical dispute and the rise of modern science.
350 / 550 [450 / 550].
Ibero-American Colonial Arts and Architecture.
(3)
Architecture, sculpture and painting in the period of Spanish colonization and the relation of these art forms to both the Spanish and the native Indian traditions.
{Offered upon demand}
351.
Artistic Traditions of the Southwest.
(3)
Interrelationships of Native American, Hispanic and Anglo cultures from prehistoric times to the present, emphasizing the major forms of expression–pottery, textiles, jewelry, architecture, painting and photography. Slide lectures supplemented by museum exhibits.
{Offered upon demand}
372 / 572.
American Art: 1675-1875.
(3)
Buick.
Visual culture from colonial times through the Civil War including works by West, Greenough, Duncanson and Homer. Topics include various genres, artistic training and the market and art’s relationship to ethnic, gender and national identity.
379 / 579.
American Art: 1876-1940.
(3)
Buick.
Visual culture from Reconstruction to World War II including works by Eakins, Stieglitz, Douglas and O’Keeffe. Traces the emergence of American Impressionism, early Modernism and Regionalism and explores their engagement with political, cultural and social debates.
389.
Topics in Art History.
(3, may be repeated three times Δ)
Coursework determined by specific student requests or by the professor's current research.
402 / 502.
Native American Art I.
(3)
(Also offered as ANTH 401 / 501)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Arctic Northwest coast and the eastern woodlands of North America.
{Fall}
406 / 506.
Native American Art II.
(3)
(Also offered as ANTH 403 / 503)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Plains, Southwest and western regions of North America.
{Spring}
407 / 507.
Museum Practices.
(3)
(Also offered as MSST 407 / 507)
History, philosophy and purposes of museums. Techniques and problems of museum administration, education, collection, exhibition, conservation and public relations.
{Offered upon demand}
411 / 511.
Pre-Columbian Art: Mesoamerica.
(3)
The art of Mexico and Central America prior to the 16th century.
{Fall}
412 / 512.
Pre-Columbian Art: South America.
(3)
Arts of the Andean region prior to the 16th century.
{Spring}
413 / 513.
Pre-Columbian Art: Central America, Northern South America and the Caribbean.
(3)
Contextualizes artistic traditions of Pre-Columbian Central America, northern South America and the Caribbean. Geographically occupying a critical juncture between major continents and famous empires, these cultures developed visual traditions uniquely divergent from their more well-known neighbors.
415 / 515.
Modern and Contemporary Native American Art.
(3)
Late 19th century through the present, includes painting and photography as well as media more often termed traditional. Examines historical background and current critical issues including the impact of stereotypes and the marketplace.
{Offered periodically}
416 / 516.
Southwestern Native Ceramics.
(3)
Szabo
This course examines Native Southwestern ceramics from the archaeological past to the present. Regional developments, changes in ceramics made for internal use and for outside sale, as well as issues of the contemporary market are investigated.
{Offered periodically}
417 / 517.
Seminar in Souvenir Native American Arts .
(3)
Long undervalued, Native arts made for outside sale provide multi-voiced narratives. Seminar-format will examine the intrinsic, aesthetic value of these complex arts, their roles and their importance to creators, purchasers and various audiences.
420 / 520.
History of Prints I.
(3)
History of European prints from its inception in the early 15th century to its technical perfection and market success in the 18th century. Presenting printmaking as an expression of artistic and intellectual pursuit.
421 / 521.
History of Prints II.
(3)
Printmaking, printing and artists’ books from Goya to present. Including the graphic arts and photography, the rise of the ideas of the original print, 20th-century mixed media and the relationship between words and images.
{Spring}
425 / 525.
19th-Century Photography.
(3)
An in-depth study of historical, critical, and theoretical issues in American and European photographic visual culture from its inception to approximately 1914.
{Offered upon demand}
426 / 526.
20th-Century Photography.
(3)
An in-depth study of historical, critical, and theoretical issues in American and European photographic visual culture from 1914 to approximately 1980.
{Offered upon demand}
427 / 527.
Contemporary Photography.
(3)
An in-depth study of recent photographic visual culture, from approximately 1980 to the present. Emphasis on how images are deployed and understood as efforts to explore artistic, cultural, political, social, and theoretical issues.
{Offered upon demand}
429.
Topics in Art History.
(1-3, no limit Δ)
Course work determined by specific students’ request or by the professor’s current research.
{Offered upon demand}
431 / 531.
Byzantine Art and Architecture.
(3)
This course will explore the worship and display of art and architecture from the Byzantine Empire with a specific emphasis on the cross-cultural connections among Byzantium, Medieval Europe, the Islamic world, and the Armenian Kingdom.
432 / 532.
Islamic Art and Architecture.
(3)
An introduction to the visual culture of the Islamic world from its foundations in the seventh century on the Arabian Peninsula to its flowering under Ottoman and Mughal rule in the seventeenth century.
449 / 549.
Art of Spain.
(3)
Survey of Spanish art and civilization.
{Offered upon demand}
453 / 553.
African American Art.
(3)
(Also offered as AFST 453)
Buick.
This class provides an overview of African American artists and contextualizes their creativity within the wider framework of U.S. art. What, for example, are the benefits and pitfalls of assigning race to any creative practice?
455 / 555.
Arts of New Spain during the Hapsburg Period, 1521-1700.
(3)
This course focuses on the art and architecture of New Spain from 1521 through 1700.
456 / 556.
Arts of New Spain during the Bourbon Period, 1700-1821.
(3)
This course covers the art and architecture of New Spain from 1700 up to 1821, when Mexico declared independence from Spain.
464 / 564.
European Art 1750-1830.
(3)
Painting, sculpture and architecture in France, England, Spain and Germany from the twilight of Absolutism through the Industrial and French Revolutions.
481 / 595.
European Art 1830-1900.
(3)
Painting and sculpture in France, England and Germany from Courbet’s Realism and the Victorian Pre-Raphaelites through Impressionism and the late works of Cezanne and Monet.
485 / 585.
Seminar in Museum Methods.
(3, no limit Δ)
(Also offered as ANTH, MSST 485 / 585)
Theoretical and practical work in specific museum problems. May be repeated as subject matter changes.
Prerequisite: 407 or MSST 407.
{Offered upon demand}
486 / 586.
Practicum: Museum Methods.
(1-3, no limit Δ)
(Also offered as ANTH, MSST 486 / 586)
Practicum in museum methods and management.
Prerequisite: 407 or MSST 407.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
487 / 587.
Contemporary Interdisciplinary Topics.
(3, may be repeated once Δ)
(Also offered as DANC, MUS, THEA 487 / 587; FDMA *487)
Analyzes major instances of interdisciplinary influence and collaboration in the present day.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
490.
Muralism in the Americas- 19th and 20th Centuries and Beyond.
(3)
Murals are an ancient and global phenomenon. This course studies the multiplicity of forms, topics, issues, contexts, aesthetic programs, and effects associated with those murals painted throughout the Americas from the 19th century to the present.
491 / 591.
Late 20th-Century to 21st-Century Art.
(3)
Painting and sculpture, 1940 to the present.
Prerequisite: 2130.
492 / 592.
American Landscapes.
(3)
Buick
The class provides an examination of how densely populated American environments were reinterpreted by Europeans upon contact in the process of designing and implementing various systems for their habitation, exploitation, and consumption.
496.
Undergraduate Tutorial.
(3, no limit Δ)
Individual investigation or reading under faculty direction.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
498.
Art History Capstone.
(0)
Art History Capstone course allows the student to demonstrate skill at art historical research and writing. Students work with professors, producing a final paper articulating the results of their findings, correctly revised and edited.
Prerequisite: one 400-level ARTH course.
Restriction: permission of instructor and senior standing.
499.
Honors Thesis.
(3-6)
Directed independent study in a field of special interest culminating in a written thesis. Open only by invitation to departmental honors candidates.
{Fall, Spring}
500.
Philosophy and Methods of Art History.
(3)
A seminar for graduate students in art history stressing the history of the discipline and the methodology of research.
Open to graduate students in art history.
Restriction for others: permission of instructor.
{Fall}
502 / 402.
Native American Art I.
(3)
(Also offered as ANTH 501 / 401)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Arctic Northwest coast and the eastern woodlands of North America.
{Fall}
506 / 406.
Native American Art II.
(3)
(Also offered as ANTH 503 / 403)
Archaeological and historic art forms of the Plains, Southwest and western regions of North America.
{Spring}
507 / 407.
Museum Practices.
(3)
(Also offered as MSST 507 / 407)
History, philosophy and purposes of museums. Techniques and problems of museum administration, education, collection, exhibition, conservation and public relations.
{Offered every academic year}
511 / 411.
Pre-Columbian Art: Mesoamerica.
(3)
The art of Mexico and Central America prior to the 16th century.
{Fall}
512 / 412.
Pre-Columbian Art: South America.
(3)
Arts of the Andean region prior to the 16th century.
{Spring}
513 / 413.
Pre-Columbian Art: Central America, Northern South America and the Caribbean.
(3)
Contextualizes artistic traditions of Pre-Columbian Central America, northern South America and the Caribbean. Geographically occupying a critical juncture between major continents and famous empires, these cultures developed visual traditions uniquely divergent from their more well-known neighbors.
515 / 415.
Modern and Contemporary Native American Art.
(3)
Late 19th century through the present, includes painting and photography as well as media more often termed traditional. Examines historical background and current critical issues including the impact of stereotypes and the marketplace.
{Offered periodically}
516 / 416.
Southwestern Native Ceramics.
(3)
Szabo
This course examines Native Southwestern ceramics from the archaeological past to the present. Regional developments, changes in ceramics made for internal use and for outside sale, as well as issues of the contemporary market are investigated.
{Offered periodically}
517 / 417.
Seminar in Souvenir Native American Arts.
(3)
Long undervalued, Native arts made for outside sale provide multi-voiced narratives. Seminar-format will examine the intrinsic, aesthetic value of these complex arts, their roles and their importance to creators, purchasers and various audiences.
518 / 318.
History of Design, 1800-1960: From the Industrial Revolution to Pop Culture.
(3)
The course introduces the history of modern design. Students explore the relationship between design disciplines and the fine arts. Design theories, design principles and ideas will be discussed in aesthetic, sociopolitical, and historical contexts.
520 / 420.
History of Prints I.
(3)
History of European prints from its inception in the early 15th century to its technical perfection and market success in the 18th century. Presenting printmaking as an expression of artistic and intellectual pursuit.
521 / 421.
History of Prints II.
(3)
Printmaking, printing and artists’ books from Goya to present. Including the graphic arts and photography, the rise of the ideas of the original print, 20th-century mixed media and the relationship between words and images.
{Spring}
525 / 425.
19th-Century Photography.
(3)
An in-depth study of historical, critical, and theoretical issues in American and European photographic visual culture from its inception to approximately 1914.
{Offered upon demand}
526 / 426.
20th-Century Photography.
(3)
An in-depth study of historical, critical, and theoretical issues in American and European photographic visual culture from 1914 to approximately 1980.
{Offered upon demand}
527 / 427.
Contemporary Photography.
(3)
An in-depth study of recent photographic visual culture, from approximately 1980 to the present. Emphasis on how images are deployed and understood as efforts to explore artistic, cultural, political, social, and theoretical issues.
{Offered upon demand}
529.
Topics in Art History.
(1-3, no limit Δ)
531 / 431.
Byzantine Art and Architecture.
(3)
This course will explore the worship and display of art and architecture from the Byzantine Empire with a specific emphasis on the cross-cultural connections among Byzantium, Medieval Europe, the Islamic world, and the Armenian Kingdom.
532 / 432.
Islamic Art and Architecture.
(3)
An introduction to the visual culture of the Islamic world from its foundations in the seventh century on the Arabian Peninsula to its flowering under Ottoman and Mughal rule in the seventeenth century.
549 / 449.
Art of Spain.
(3)
Survey of Spanish art and civilization.
{Offered upon demand}
550 / 350 [550 / 450].
Ibero-American Colonial Arts and Architecture.
(3)
Architecture, sculpture and painting in the period of Spanish colonization and the relation of these art forms to both the Spanish and the native Indian traditions.
{Offered upon demand}
551 / 552.
Problems.
(2-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
553 / 453.
African American Art.
(3)
Buick
This class provides an overview of African American artists and contextualizes their creativity within the wider framework of U.S. art. What, for example, are the benefits and pitfalls of assigning race to any creative practice?
555 / 455.
Arts of New Spain during the Hapsburg Period, 1521-1700.
(3)
This course focuses on the art and architecture of New Spain from 1521 through 1700.
556 / 456.
Arts of New Spain during the Bourbon Period, 1700-1821.
(3)
This course covers the art and architecture of New Spain from 1700 up to 1821, when Mexico declared independence from Spain.
560.
Seminar in Pre-Columbian Art.
(3, may be repeated four times Δ)
Aspects of Pre-Columbian art, architecture, and culture in Mesoamerica and South America are examined in depth.
Prerequisite: 511 and 512.
{Offered upon demand}
564 / 464.
European Art 1750-1830.
(3)
Painting, sculpture and architecture in France, England, Spain and Germany from the twilight of Absolutism through the Industrial and French Revolutions.
567 / 323.
World Architecture I: History of the Built Environment From Prehistory to 1800 CE.
(3)
(Also offered as ARCH 523)
Lecture survey of the architectural and urban traditions of world cultures from prehistory to the Enlightenment.
{Fall}
572 / 372.
American Art: 1675-1875.
(3)
Buick.
Visual culture from colonial times through the Civil War including works by West, Greenough, Duncanson and Homer. Topics include various genres, artistic training and the market and art’s relationship to ethnic, gender and national identity.
579 / 379.
American Art: 1876-1940.
(3)
Buick.
Visual culture from Reconstruction to World War II including works by Eakins, Stieglitz, Douglas and O’Keeffe. Traces the emergence of American Impressionism, early Modernism and Regionalism and explores their engagement with political, cultural and social debates.
580.
Seminar in Spanish Colonial Art.
(3, no limit Δ)
Prerequisite: 450.
{Offered upon demand}
582.
Seminar in 20th-Century Art.
(3, no limit Δ)
Prerequisite: 491.
{Offered upon demand}
583.
Seminar in Modern/Contemporary Latin American Art History.
(3, no limit Δ)
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
584.
Problems in Interdisciplinary Studies.
(3, may be repeated once Δ)
(Also offered as FDMA *485; MUS 584)
An independent study in either critical studies or studio, beyond the scope of the Fine Arts interdisciplinary courses, which may occur within or outside the College of Fine Arts.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Fall, Spring}
585 / 485.
Seminar in Museum Methods.
(3, no limit Δ)
(Also offered as ANTH, MSST 585 / 485)
Theoretical and practical work in specific museum problems. May be repeated as subject matter changes.
Prerequisite: 507 or MSST 507.
{Offered upon demand}
586 / 486.
Practicum: Museum Methods.
(1-3, no limit Δ)
(Also offered as ANTH, MSST 586 / 486)
Practicum in museum methods and management.
Prerequisite: 507 or MSST 507.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
{Offered upon demand}
587 / 487.
Contemporary Interdisciplinary Topics.
(3, may be repeated once Δ)
(Also offered as DANC, MUS, THEA 587 / 487; FDMA *487)
Analyzes major instances of interdisciplinary influence and collaboration in the present day.
{Spring}
591 / 491.
Late 20th-Century to 21st-Century Art.
(3)
Painting and sculpture, 1940 to the present.
Prerequisite: 2130.
592 / 492.
American Landscapes.
(3)
Buick
The class provides an examination of how densely populated American environments were reinterpreted by Europeans upon contact in the process of designing and implementing various systems for their habitation, exploitation, and consumption.
595 / 481.
European Art 1830-1900.
(3)
Painting and sculpture in France, England and Germany from Courbet’s Realism and the Victorian Pre-Raphaelites through Impressionism and the late works of Cezanne and Monet.
599.
Master's Thesis.
(1-6, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
{Fall, Spring}
699.
Dissertation.
(3-12, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
{Fall, Spring}
