Seated figure, 13th century, Mali, Inland Niger Delta (Djenné peoples), terracotta, 25.4 x 29.9cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Dr. Kristina Van Dyke and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
For more information please visit http://www.moma.org/1913. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Louis Sullivan, Bayard-Condict Building, 1897–99 (65 Bleecker Street, NYC), a Seeing America video. Speakers: Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Smarthistory. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Joan Mitchell’s “Low Water” is an abstract oil painting featuring vibrant colors, dynamic brushwork and dripping fields of paint that draw you in both physically and emotionally. Influenced by the color and beauty of her surroundings, Mitchell often painted complex, captivating landscapes that were extensions of her own memories. Watch Eric Crosby, Director at Carnegie Museum of Art, explore what makes “Low Water” a masterpiece. Video by Bank of America. Created by Smarthistory.
This art history video discussion examines Lucas Cranach the Elder's "Judith with the Head of Holofernes", c. 1530, oil on panel (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
This art history video discussion examines Lucas Cranach the Elder's "Cupid complaining to Venus", c. 1525, oil on wood (The National Gallery, London).
Video by Art21. Luchita Hurtado reflects on her eight-decade-long career and the relationship between the human body and the natural world that is embedded in her work. In her Santa Monica studio, Hurtado works on a new painting from her "Birthing" series, discussing how her experience of motherhood and her commitment to environmental activism merge in this most recent body of work. Born in Venezuela, Hurtado describes her childhood growing up in New York City, her first art classes, and the challenges of starting a family while maintaining an artistic practice. "It takes a great deal of energy, having the life of a parent and having the life of an artist," recounts Hurtado. "My real painting, I could do at night after everyone was asleep." Learn more about the artist at: https://art21.org/artist/luchita-hurtado/
This art history video discussion examines Lucian Freud's "Standing by the Rags" 1988-89, oil on canvas (Tate Britain, London).
Battle of the Romans and Barbarians (Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus), c. 250-260 C.E. (Museo Nazionale Romano-Palazzo Altemps, Rome) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
This art history video discussion examines Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's "Seagram Building", 375 Park Avenue, New York City (1958). Note: In the video I call Le Corbusier a French architect. This is somewhat reductionist since he was born in Swizerland and became a French citizen in 1930.
Lysippos, Apoxyomenos (Scraper, Roman copy after a bronze statue from c. 330 B.C.E., 6' 9" high (Vatican Museums). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Lysippos, Farnese Hercules, 4th century B.C.E. (later Roman copy by Glycon)(Archaeological Museum, Naples). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
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This course is a survey of the world's music with attention to musical styles and cultural contexts. Included are the musical and cultural histories of Ociania, Indonesia, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Course Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of diverse peoples, cultural communities, and traditions while reflecting upon and challenging individual and societal ethnocentrism.
2. Describe and discuss music using appropriate terminology relevant for the field of ethnomusicology.
3. Analyze and identify music from a global intercultural perspective using analytical and critical listening skills.
4. Explain artistic, social, historical, and cultural contexts of world music.
René Magritte, The Treachery of Images (Ceci n'est pas une pipe), 1929 (LACMA) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
In ancient Greece, the phrase "to make pottery" meant to work hard. This video from the Getty Museum reveals how the typical Athenian potter prepared clay, threw vases, oversaw firing, and added decoration or employed vase-painters. Created by Getty Museum.
Short Description:
The book examines the work of Terence Grieder, an early pre-Columbian art historian of wide-ranging interests and often provocative stances. His students and other intellectual descendants discuss his major ideas through examples drawn from their own work. The work of those he mentored is in the end the most important testament to his continuing influence in the field.
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17th Century Spanish polychrome sculpture can achieve remarkable realism. Learn about the techniques estofado—painting and incising to portray silk fabrics, and encarnaciones—for the hair and skin. Created by Getty Museum.
Go backstage at the 1960 Democratic National Convention with photographer Gary Winogrand. Gary Winogrand, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles, 1960 (printed c. 1980), gelatin silver print, 45.88 x 30.8 cm (Minneapolis Institute of Art, © The Estate of Gary Winogrand). A Seeing America video A conversation with Dr. Robert Cozzolino, Patrick and Aimee Butler Curator of Paintings, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
An illuminated manuscript is a book written and decorated completely by hand. Such manuscripts were among the most precious objects in medieval and early Renaissance monasteries and courts. Discover how skilled artists and craftspeople created these beautiful illuminated masterpieces. Created by Getty Museum.