Chapter 1, Iconolgy, Visual Culture by Howells and Negreiros

Arnolfini and His Bride, Jan van Ecyk, 1434, oil paint on oak, 2'8" x 2', National Gallery, London
Mirror and Crystals
Fruit by window
Curtains on bed
Saint Margaret

Candle

Shoes removed, Dog

Merode Altarpiece, Robert Campin, 1425-28, oil paint on oak,  25 3/8 in x 46 3/8 in

The Haywain, John Constable, 1821, oil on canvas, 51.2 in x 72.8 in, National Gallery, London

Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas

The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci, tempera on gesso,
181 inches x 346 inches, 1494 - 1498, current location is Milan

Abbey Road Album cover for the Beatles, 1969, London

Argo, 2012

Test #3

Terms, people and topics for Test #3.  Additions and deletions to this list can be made up until 10:00pm the night  before the test.


Kara Walker, American Civil War, Slavery, Narrative
Greek and Roman Classical Sculpture
Public Sculpture in early stages of America
Maya Lin, Vietnam Memorial
Perception
Tattoo Culture
Feminism
Stigmata
Abjection
Asymmetry and Symmetry (applied to the body)
Icon
Culture
Degenerate Body Photography, Rickets Family
Eugenics
Apartheid
Genocide
National Register
Elimination of Ornamentation by Adolf Loos
Commedia dell'arte
Italian Renaissance
Masks
Cathartic
Spectacle
Music Video
Political Campaigns

Magic Lanterns

Homework, Outline and One Page Discussion Paper

Prepare an outline and then write a one page paper that discusses one of the topics below.  Feel free to incorporate a compare/contrast approach.  Make connections to class content by using terms we discussed in class. Remember to own your thoughts and proof your paper.  Watch out for the use of "they" and "it".  Use spell and grammar check.  Use a thesaurus to improve vocabulary.  Avoid general references such as "the world", "people" and "everyone" - replace these words with specifics.  

Use homework assignments and class notes to help you with this assignment.

Guidelines for the one page paper:

Typed, single spaced, intro sentences and paragraphs, collegiate vocabulary, connections to visual culture. 

Note: Outline can be handwritten.

Topics:

Photography, Then and Now

Females in Society, Then and Now

Racial Profiling, Then and Now

Visual Marks/Symbols on the Body, Then and Now

Travel, Then and Now

Freedom of Expression (painting, sculpture, architecture, fashion), Then and Now

Industry and Technology, Then and Now

Homework, Photography

'The Atlantic" Remembers Its Civil War Stories by Michele Norris.
Link here to read (or listen).  Source is National Public Radio.
HW - Vocab, Summary/Outline, Personal Response (includes connections to course content).

The Spirit Photographs of William Hope
Link here to read and view a collection of images. Source is The Public Domain Review.
HW - Vocab, Summary/Outline, Personal Response (includes connections to course content).

Catching the Shadow of  A Lost World by Petra Mayer
Link here to listen to the story and view a slide show.  Source is National Public Radio.
HW- Vocab, Summary/Outline, Personal Response (includes connections to course content).
For those of you who seek more information and imagery on the photographer Edward S. Curtis, go to the Smithsonian Libraries.  Link here.

In your textbook (Kromm and Bakewell), Chapter 18, Marketing The Slave Trade: Slavery, Photography, and Emancipation: Time and Freedom in The Life of the Picture. pp. 255 - 260.
HW - Vocab, Summary/Outline, Personal Response (includes connections to course content).
Image source link here and here. 

Homework, David Wilson, Museum of Jurassic Technology

An exhibit of the cultural significance of cats cradle.

An arrow shows the path of a deprong mori.

Rotting dice from the collection of Ricky Jay.

An exhibit of the logical alphabet by Shea Zellweger.

Link to the museum's website here.

Homework:
Watch video posted above.
Read article from Smithsonian Magazine.  Link here.
Read article from New York Times.  Link here.
Vocab, Summary and Personal Response.  If you wish, you can combine all info rather than prepare separately.

Additional Reading (optional):
Revisiting the Museum of Jurassic Technology.  Link here.