Video by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Surrounded by his paintings …
Video by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Surrounded by his paintings in SFMOMA’s galleries, German artist Anselm Kiefer describes the challenges and significance of exploring the past in his work. He highlights the subjective, emotional nature of both history and art. Created by Smarthistory.
Video by SFMOMA. German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer discusses the meanings …
Video by SFMOMA. German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer discusses the meanings behind some of his favorite materials, including straw, cow manure, and lead. He describes how he strives for fluidity and malleability in his work, though conservation can be a challenge. Created by Smarthistory.
This art history video discussion examines Antoine or Louis Le Nain's "Peasant …
This art history video discussion examines Antoine or Louis Le Nain's "Peasant Family in an Interior", 2nd quarter of the 17th century, oil on canvas (Musee du Louvre, Paris).
Apollonius, Boxer at Rest, c. 100 B.C.E., bronze, Hellenistic Period (Palazzo Massimo, …
Apollonius, Boxer at Rest, c. 100 B.C.E., bronze, Hellenistic Period (Palazzo Massimo, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Apulu (Apollo of Veii), from the roof of the Portonaccio temple, Italy, …
Apulu (Apollo of Veii), from the roof of the Portonaccio temple, Italy, c. 510-500 B.C.E., painted terracotta, 5 feet, 11 inches high (Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome). Speakers: Dr Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.
The drum is the heartbeat of the Arapaho Tribe. In the accompanying …
The drum is the heartbeat of the Arapaho Tribe. In the accompanying lesson plan (found in the Support Materials) students will learn that the drum represents thunder and the drumsticks represent lightning. Our old people would make songs for the family. If some person was going to war, we would make songs. Traditionally women wore blankets or a shawl. The drums were for the singers to use. When a woman took off her shawl, they would sing a song for a style of dance. But it has changed, now it's the other way around the women put on their shawls. Today we call it round dance, participation dance, or social friendship to get everybody together. The drum was very important and was considered sacred. It still is.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Students will learn how to make a Native American Drum from beginning to end. Students will learn the Art of weaving/looping the raw hide straps when lacing up the straps/raw hide drum.
This class investigates the theory, method, and form of collage. It studies …
This class investigates the theory, method, and form of collage. It studies not only the historical precedents for collage and their physical attributes, but the psychology and process that plays a part in the making of them. The class was broken into three parts, changing scales and methods each time, to introduce and study the rigor by which decisions were made in relation to the collage. The class was less about the making of art than the study of the processes by which art is made.
Arch of Constantine, 312-315 C.E., approximately 20m high, 25m wide, and 7m …
Arch of Constantine, 312-315 C.E., approximately 20m high, 25m wide, and 7m deep, central opening approximately 12m high, Rome. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Video produced by Dr. Naraelle Hohensee, Dr. Beth Harris, and Dr. Steven Zucker.
Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus, 203 C.E., marble above a travertine base, …
Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus, 203 C.E., marble above a travertine base, roughly 23 x 25 m, Roman Forum speakers: Dr. Darius Arya, executive director of the American Institute for Roman Culture and Dr. Beth Harris This video was made in collaboration with the American Institute for Roman Culture.
Take a guided virtual tour of the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, in Padova, …
Take a guided virtual tour of the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, in Padova, Italy — thanks to Matthew Brennan. 360-degree video allows you to look around the interior freely, and provides a new perspective on this masterpiece of Italian Renaissance art. See the frescoes up-close and at eye-level, as if you were floating right in front of them, thanks to a new approach developed by Mirror Stage Studio. Narration by SmartHistory: www.smarthistory.org Video production by Mirror Stage: www.mirrorstage.io This video makes use of imagery available in the public domain, as well as provided by Smarthistory. Created by Smarthistory.
Art 200 is an introductory course that chronicles the major developments in …
Art 200 is an introductory course that chronicles the major developments in art that span from the Upper Paleolithic Period through the Fourteenth Century. This broad, comprehensive survey details this time period’s diverse range of artistic output while identifying the wider contexts (historical, social, cultural, religious) that affected the characteristics and motivations of early art production.
This entry-level course is designed to help you gain a general appreciation …
This entry-level course is designed to help you gain a general appreciation for art as well as to help you develop a working vocabulary for the knowledgeable analysis of art based on the Visual Elements and the Principles of Design. The syllabus is included in the course and contains the course objectives, student learning outcomes, list of assignments and names of the course textbooks.
The Art Appreciation course explores the world’s visual arts, focusing on the …
The Art Appreciation course explores the world’s visual arts, focusing on the development of visual awareness, assessment, and appreciation by examining a variety of styles from various periods and cultures while emphasizing the development of a common visual language. The materials are meant to foster a broader understanding of the role of visual art in human culture and experience from the prehistoric through the contemporary.
This is an Open Educational Resource (OER), an openly licensed educational material designed to replace a traditional textbook. The course materials consist of 24 lessons each with a presentation, reading list, and/or sample assignment. For ease of adapting, materials are available as PDFs and Microsoft PowerPoint or Word documents.
What is art conservation? Who does it and how does it work? …
What is art conservation? Who does it and how does it work? Take a behind-the-scenes look inside the Art Conservation department at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and meet the team of trained conservators who specialize in the treatment of objects, paintings, and textiles. Want to learn more about art conservation at the Gardner? Visit http://www.gardnermuseum.org/collection/conservation Filmmaking by SheridanWorks.
The history of Art is long and varied, spanning tens of thousands …
The history of Art is long and varied, spanning tens of thousands of years from ancient paintings on the walls of caves to the glow of computer-generated images on the screens of the 21st century.
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