Franklin & Marshall College

Art and Art History

A list of regularly offered courses follows. The indication of when a course will be offered is based on the best projection of the department and can be subject to change.

Please note the key for the following abbreviations: (A) Arts; (H) Humanities; (S) Social Sciences; (N) Natural Sciences with Laboratory; (LS) Language Studies requirement; (NSP) Natural Science in Perspective; (NW) Non-Western Cultures requirement.

Studio Courses

114. Introductory Drawing. (A) Every Semester

The fundamentals of drawing—still life, landscape, portrait and figure—using traditional and experimental techniques. The relationship of the method and techniques to artistic expression. Staff

116. Introductory Sculpture. (A) Fall 2011

An introduction to how ideas and meaning can be transmitted through three-dimensional forms and materials and to the basic processes involved in the creation of the sculptures that convey those concepts. Materials include clay, wood, metal and mixed media; techniques include modeling, carving and fabrication (basic carpentry and welding). The work of sculptors, both historical and contemporary, will be examined and discussed. Prerequisite: Students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Maksymowicz

126. First-Year Seminar: How Ideas Become Form. (A) (W) Fall 2012

How does an artist get an idea and then go about making something that conveys that idea visually? This course considers the creative process through both conceptual and material approaches. Students read theoretical essays about the nature of artistic inspiration; participate in group discussions; keep a written/visual journal; and critique popular ideas about “artistic genius.” There will also be an op- portunity for at least two hands-on sculptural projects: one in wood and one in metal. Prerequisite: Students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Maksymowicz

162. Introduction to Video Production. Fall 2011

This course teaches video production basics through a series of short creative exercises in videography, location lighting, sound recording, non-linear editing, and video effects. It is a half-credit course, since it meets only for the first seven weeks of the term. The course is designed as an entrée into our full-semester video production workshops (e.g., 362, 364) and may be taken concurrently with one of those courses. Enrollment is by permission; students enrolled concurrently in a full-semester video workshop have first priority. Same as TDF 162. Moss

200. Chinese Brush and Ink Painting. (A) (NW) Fall 2011

An introduction to traditional Chinese painting and art of Chinese calligraphy with emphasis on a variety of traditional and modern Chinese painting techniques through different subject matters such as bird-and-flower painting and landscape painting. The course will also explore the practical aspects of the art of Chinese calligraphy and seal carving and their relationship to Chinese painting. Prerequisite: Students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Liu

214. Figure Drawing. (A) Fall 2011

An intermediate-level investigation of the human figure in a wide range of media, including graphite, charcoal, pastel, ink, acrylic and oil paint. Dual emphasis is placed on the formal and expressive aspects of the subject and students will work both from life and from conceptual and imaginative bases. Prerequisite: ART 114. Peterson

216. Digital Photography I. (A) Fall 2011

Emphasizes making well thought-out artistic statements with the camera. Digital photography offers many of the same practices found in traditional photography, from camera settings with depth of field, ISO speeds and optimal exposure, to reading natural and artificial light. Concentration on potential for aesthetic enhancement, manipulation and storage in the digital darkroom as well as consideration of slides of master photographs and the different genres and approaches available to the artist photographer. Does not supply complete information on all aspects of digital photography or new commercial photographic media. Prerequisite: ART 114 or permission of instructor; students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Holmgren

218. Introduction to Architectural Design. (A) Every Spring

Studio course to focus on elements of design and idea presentation. Design of new buildings, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, solar influences on design, site planning, interior design and historical reference will be considered as background for assigned projects. Presentation will include drawings and models. No prior knowledge of drafting is necessary. Prerequisite: Students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Hickey

222. Painting. (A) Fall 2011

An introduction to oil painting theory and practice with a strong emphasis on color, delineation of form and space, light and shadow, surface and texture, composition and personal expression. Prerequisite: ART 114 or permission of the instructor. Liu

224. Introductory Computer Art. (A) Spring 2012

A beginning-level studio course in which the Macintosh computer and basic graphics software will be used to introduce the student to the revolutionary new processes of thinking about and making images generated by this technology. Relationships with traditional drawing and other two-dimensional media will be emphasized. Prerequisite: ART 114. Peterson

226. Introduction to Photography. (A) Every Summer

Designed to teach the student the fundamentals of “photographic seeing,” to acquaint him or her with important historic and contemporary practitioners of the art and to provide basic technical skills required to expose, process and print using black and white photographic materials. C. Welch

228. Scene Design. (A) Every Fall

Emphasizes the design process and the visual idea and analyzes designs and designers. Students prepare models and renderings of assigned productions. Same as TDF 228. Whiting

230. Papermaking and Casting. (A) Fall 2013

Designed to introduce students to both the history and the processes involved in hand papermaking. Basic techniques for pulling sheets of paper, designing books, building plaster molds, casting pulp positives and freehand building will be explored. The work of visual artists working in the medium will be examined and discussed. Students design their own final projects that have the potential for interfacing with a variety of other academic disciplines. Prerequisite: ART 114 or ART 116 or ART 126, or permission of instructor; students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Maksymowicz

232. Casting: From the Body to Bronze. (A) Fall 2011

This intermediate-level sculpture course will consider different methods of moldmaking and how multiple forms can be used to construct meaning in art. Both the history and various techniques of casting will be studied and materials such as plaster, clay, wax and bronze will be explored. The work of sculptors who have used this method of making images will be addressed. Students will be required to complete a series of assigned projects as well as to create a sculpture of their own design. Prerequisite: ART 116 or ART 126; students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Maksymowicz

316. Sculpture and the Environment. (A) Spring 2014

This course brings the study of sculpture into the wider context of environmental considerations —whether they be issues of location or ecology. Once sculpture moves off the pedestal and into a larger physical scale, questions regarding its relationship to the surrounding space (whether interior or exterior) are magnified and often become integrated into the structure of the artwork. Once sculpture expands into a larger conceptual framework, questions about the nature of materials, their manufacture, recyclability and relationship the natural world also arise. Prerequisite: ART 116, ART 126 or permission of the instructor; students will be charged a fee for materials in this course. Maksymowicz

322. Advanced Painting. (A) Spring 2013

An exploration of technical and expressive skills with complex painting and mixed-media techniques. This course will also develop critical thinking, aesthetic values and an awareness of contemporary issues in painting and their relationship to individual student work. Prerequisite: ART 222. Liu

362. Narrative Video Workshop. (A) Fall 2011

An intensive workshop in visual storytelling. Students work in teams to develop, shoot and edit short narratives. This course requires an unusual amount of outside-of-class work. Pre or corequisite: ART/TDF 162. Same as TDF 362. Moss

363. Film Theory Seminar. (A) Spring 2012

Advanced seminar devoted to applying classical and contemporary film theory to particular problems and movies. Topic varies from term to term. Same as TDF 363. Eitzen

364. Documentary Video Workshop. (A) Spring 2012

An intensive video production workshop, focusing on documentary as a means of community building and grass-roots activism. Students work in small groups to produce short documentaries, frequently with a community partner. The topic or focus of the course varies from term to term. Students may take this course twice. Pre- or corequisite: TDF 162. Same as TDF 364. Moss

462. Studio Capstone Course. (A) Spring 2012

Designed to guide advanced major and minor students concentrating in studio art through a critical examination of what they have accomplished in recent semesters and what their direction and goals are for the foreseeable future. Emphasis on production of substantial and challenging new work within a coherent direction and choice of media as well as research into the wider context of promoting and exhibiting work as a future professional. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Staff

270 – 278, 370 – 378, 470 – 478. Studio Topics.

Special studio offerings, varying in subject. May be taken more than once for different subjects. Permission of instructor.

490. Independent Study in Studio Art. (A)

Independent study directed by the Studio Art staff. Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson.

Studio Topics Courses Expected To Be Offered In 2011– 2012

The Constructed Image. Architectural Design and Sustainable/Green Principles. Digital Art and Experimental Media. The Figure in Sculpture. Multiples. Painting and Landscape. Sampling in Art: Collage and Appropriation.

Courses In Art History

ART 103 is normally open only to first-years and sophomores.

103. Introduction to Western Art. (A) Every Semester

An introduction to major monuments, institutions and methodologies of art in the west, from the classical period to the present. While the course spans more than 2000 years, we will focus on approximately 25 artworks as in-depth case studies for our exploration, carefully reconstructing not only their conditions of creation and patronage, but also their social, political and cultural contexts. The course also introduces important art-historical methods and lays a foundation for future study in art history. Staff

105. Introduction to Asian Art. (A) (NW) Spring 2012

An introduction to the visual culture of East Asia (China and Japan), including a unit on Indian Buddhist art. The course examines a small number of topics with an aim to introduce basic art historical method through the close study of key monuments. Kent

148. Greek Art and Archaeology. (A) Every Fall

This course provides an overview of the archaeological monuments of ancient Greece. Coursework will focus on methodological approaches to analyzing building techniques, trends, styles and the social, political and religious functions of art and monumental architecture in ancient Greek society. Topics covered in lecture and classroom discussion will include archaeological and art historical interpretations of sacred and public architecture, urbanism, three-dimensional sculpture, relief sculpture, painting, decorative arts. There is a required field trip. Same as CLS 148. Meyers

149. Roman Art and Archaeology. (A) Every Spring

This course provides an overview of the archaeological monuments of ancient Rome. Coursework will focus on methodological approaches to analyzing building techniques, trends, styles and the social, political and religious functions of art and monumental architecture in ancient Roman society. Topics covered in lecture and classroom discussion will include archaeological and art historical inter- pretations of sacred and public architecture, urbanism, three-dimensional sculpture, relief sculpture, painting and decorative arts. There is a required field trip. Same as CLS 149. Meyers

231. Art and Architecture of the Italian Renaissance. (A) Fall 2011

An examination of the changes in artistic production in Italy from ca. 1300 to the Sack of Rome in 1527. Special consideration is given to the interplay of cultural, economic and political forces created by urbanization and the emergence of city-states alongside feudal territories on the Italian peninsula. Aleci

233. Art of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. (A) Spring 2012

Painting, sculpture and the graphic arts in the Netherlands and Germany during the 15th and 16th centuries. Emphasis is placed on the emergence of startling new forms of naturalism during the period and their relationship to religious beliefs, commerce and changing systems of patronage. Aleci

241. 18th- and 19th-Century Art. (A) Fall 2012

A survey of European art from 1750 to 1900, including such movements as Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Impressionism and such artists as Constable, Delacroix and Van Gogh. We will consider art, architecture and decorative arts in their historical and cultural contexts, examining such themes as the significance of landscape in an industrializing world, the cultural competition of World’s Fairs and the fashion for Orientalism. Prerequisite: No prerequisite, but ART 103 is strongly recommended. Staff

243. American Art. (A) Fall 2013

Historical and aesthetic consideration of architecture, painting, decorative arts and sculpture produced in the United States from colonial settlement through the 1913 Armory Show. Course themes include the social functions of works of art, the relationship of U.S. and European cultures, the role of art in building a national identity, the development of an infrastructure of art institutions and the contrast and connection between popular and elite art. Prerequisite: prior coursework in art history or American studies is recommended. Same as AMS 243. Clapper

245. The History of Photography: The First 100 Years. (A) Fall 2011

An examination of the first 100 years of the medium from its invention to the documentary photography produced under the Farm Security Administration in the late 1930s. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship of photography to the arts of painting and literature, as well as on contextualizing photographs as documents of scientific investigation, ethnographic research, social history and personal expression. Prerequisite: Strongly recommended that students have had at least one art history course. Same as TDF 245. Kent

249. History of Printmaking. (A) Fall 2012

Comprehensive historical consideration of the development and use of printmaking in the West from the 15th century to the present, emphasizing the social and aesthetic ramifications of the medium. The course introduces various processes, including woodcut, engraving, etching, aquatint, lithography and screen printing and considers such artists as Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Daumier and Warhol. Includes study of actual prints and studio demonstrations of techniques. Prerequisite: ART 103, 105, 114 or permission of the instructor. Clapper

251. 20th-Century Art. (A) Spring 2012

A chronological survey of painting, sculpture and architecture in Europe and the United States from the late 19th century to the end of the 20th century with an emphasis on modernism. The course concentrates on major artistic movements, studying their visual features, conceptual basis, relation to artistic tradition and cultural context. Staff

267. Film History. (A) Every Spring

An introduction to doing history with movies. Treats movies from the 1890s to the 1960s. Provides an overview of the evolution of popular movies and of influential artistic and rhetorical counter-currents, including national film movements, experimental cinema and documentary. Same as TDF 267. Eitzen

281. Sages and Mountains: History of Classical Chinese Painting. (A) (NW) Fall 2013

An introduction to the most important genres and themes in Chinese painting from roughly the midfourth to the end of the 14th century. Special attention will be given to the illustration of narrative and lyric poetry, the rise of monumental landscape painting, the ideal of reclusion, the painting theory of scholars, imperial patronage, Ch’an (Zen) Buddhist painting and the dynamic interaction between painting and calligraphy. Kent

335. Reformation/Counter-Reformation. (A) Fall 2012

An examination of the political and doctrinal conflicts between the Roman Catholic Church and the “reformed” religions of northern Europe and their impact on art and architecture of Germany and the Netherlands during the 16th and 17th centuries. The following topics are emphasized: iconoclasm (the destruction of images), new forms of iconography and church architecture and the transformation of visual culture in emerging Protestant states. Prerequisite: Prior course in art history recommended. Same as RST 335. Aleci

383. Landscape in Chinese Poetry, Painting and Gardens. (A) (NW) Spring 2012

An examination of the most enduring theme in both the literary and visual arts of China from the Han dynasty to the modern period. An introductory unit explores the philosophical foundations for later cultural development. The course then investigates the theme of landscape as it is expressed in literature (especially poetry) and painting, as well as how these two arts informed the making of gardens. Prerequisite: ART 105, ART 281 or permission of the instructor. Kent

431. Politics of Gender in Contemporary Art. (A) Fall 2013

An advanced seminar examining the challenges posed by the modern political movement of feminism to traditional ways of thinking about, looking at and making art. Emphasis is placed on work made during the last three decades of the 20th century. Questions considered include the feminist challenge to the cultural stereotype of “Artist”; women’s efforts to define a “female” aesthetic (or, is there such a thing?); the feminist critique of visual representation. Prerequisite: ART 103 or permission of the instructor. Same as WGS 431. Aleci

461. Methods in Art History. (A) Fall 2011

An advanced course intended primarily for junior and senior art history majors, structured around a single artist, genre or theme to gain an in-depth understanding of the various methods art historians use in their research and writing. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Staff

271–279, 371– 379, 471– 479. Art History Topics.

Special art history offerings, varying in subject. May be taken more than once for different subjects. Permission of instructor required.

491. Independent Study in Art History. (A)

Independent study directed by the Art History staff. Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson.

Art History Topics Courses Expected To Be Offered In 2011–2012

17th Century Dutch Art.

American Photography: Expressive Documents.

The Archaeology of Lancaster.

Curatorial Practices.

Introduction to Western Architecture I.

Introduction to Western Architecture II.

London and Paris.

Medieval Art and Architecture.

Popular Art in the United States.

Survey of Japanese Art.