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Welcome to Art History at Cranford High School!
Art History is an area of study that explores the development of culture and art throughout time. I encourage you to open your minds to new ways of thinking - cultures differ across place and time, and considering the view points of cultures outside of your own is essential. As culture and art are inexorably linked, being open to understanding other cultures will help you to better appreciate and understand the variety of art we will be studying.

Check this Web page regularly:
The Art History Part 1, Part 2, and AP courses are very challenging. We will explore art from the Paleolithic era to today…there is much to accomplish in a short amount of time we have from September to June. We will examine, think, and write about significant works of art created throughout the centuries. Be sure to check further down on this webpage regularly for assignments, course information, links to homework files, and special internet site links. Additional files, links, and assignment information can be found under the tabs above.

For those who love to read: Here are a few suggestions.

Image Challenge: up to 6 points extra credit in Tests & Quizzes category

Previous Challenges:

What theme would you choose?
Both images are discussed in your book, but you can find more detailed information online to support your thoughts.

2 points: Fully identify both works.
2 points: Choose a theme that these works both connect to and explain why you chose it.
2 points: Create a compare and contrast list for these works based on subject, style, and significance.

E-mail me your answers by Wednesday May 1, 2009.

Theme Time Essay: 6 points in Projects category

Select one of the following themes to write an essay comparing and contrasting the listed images for that theme.
Use this worksheet as a guide.
Remember to fully identify each work, and to discuss subject, style and significance within the context of the theme.
Use specific examples, facts, and details to support your answer.

The links included here are simply to get you started...refer to your book as well as other reliable sources.

E-mail your answers to me.

Depicting God: Shiva Nataraja with the Amien's trumeau statue of the Beau Dieu (be careful to read the correct section of the article.) Both of these works are discussed in your book, although the Shiva Nataraja is a different version of the same imagery.

"Violence in Art" and/or "Narrative in Art": The Burning of Sanjo Palace with Trajan's Column or The Bayeux Tapestry. All of these works are also discussed in your book.

Sacred Space: Great Stupa at Sanchi or The Dome of the Rock with The Pantheon or Hagia Sofia . All of these works are also discussed in your book.

Social Commentary: Turner's Slave Ship with Ye Yushan's Rent Collection Courtyard Link to full image of this installation. Both of these works are discussed in your book.

Mother and Child: Mary Cassatt's The Child's Bath with Kitagawa Utamaro’s Midnight: The Hours of the Rat; Mother and Sleepy Child. The Cassatt work is discussed in your book. Althought the Utamaro work is not in your book, this type of work is discussed in chapter 27.

Human Body in Art: Shiva Nataraja with Donatello's David.Both of these works are discussed in your book, although the Shiva Nataraja is a different version of the same imagery.

Narrative in Art: Olowe of Ise's Palace door (click on the second link on the left and then select "more>>>" below the palace door information) with Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise.The Ghiberti image is discussed in your book, but the Olowe of Ise piece is not.

message for 4/27/09: You will need to complete reading Chapter 29 for April 28.

New Study Guides and Due dates:
Chapter 34 study quide
Chapter 34 vocabulary
Chapter 33 study quide
Chapter 33 vocabulary
Chapter 29 study quide
Chapter 29 vocabulary
Chapter 28 study quide 1
Chapter 28 study quide 2
Chapter 28 Important points
Download this guide and use throughout the year to prepare for the exam: Review for AP Exam Study Guide

Upcoming Quizzes & Tests

Upcomming AP Exam: Wednesday afternoon, May 13, 2009

Interactive Site for Architecture. You can view 360^o pans of various great cathedrals of Europe and other great works of architecture from various time periods...very cool!