Art History

ART 1, WESTERN ART HISTORY I   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.

This course is a survey of the chronological development of Western art from the Stone Age to the end of the Roman Empire with emphasis on the cultural, political, and social factors that influenced this evolution.

1055   9:30a-10:50a MW   A 214   Semere M G

4017   6:45p-9:50p W   A 214   Madans C J

ART 2, WESTERN ART HISTORY II   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.

This course is a survey of the chronological development of Western art from the Early Christian period to the end of the 16th Century. This includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture, and manuscript illumination in Italy, Greece, Spain, Germany, England, France, Holland, and other European venues.

1056   9:30a-10:50a TTh   A 214   Semere M G

2487   2:15p-3:35p TTh   A 214   Staff

ART 3, WESTERN ART HISTORY III   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC: AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is a survey of the chronological development of Western art from the Baroque period to the end of the 19th Century. This includes Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism in Italy, Holland, Belgium, Spain, France, Germany, and England.

4018   6:45p-9:50p M   A 214   Walker K L

ART 8, WESTERN ART HISTORY IV   3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

This course is a survey of the chronological development of Western art from impressionism to today. It includes Post-Impressionism, Visionary Art, Modern Architecture, Art Nouveau, Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Abstract Formalism, Cinema, and the Contemporary World of Art, or Art and Architecture.

1057   9:00a-12:05p F   A 214   Segalla M A

1058   11:15a-12:35p MW   A 214   Pagel D M

ART 9, MEXICAN ART HISTORY    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.

This course covers the historical development of Mexican art from its pre-Columbian past to the present with a review of painting, sculpture, architecture, and their social, political, religious, and economic relevance.

1059   8:00a-9:20a MW   A 214   Urmston W J

ART 72, AMERICAN ART HISTORY    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Art) • Prerequisite: None.

This course satisfies Santa Monica College’s American cultures requirement.

A survey of the chronological development of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the United States from its pre-colonial past to the end of the 19th Century. The contributions and influences of a variety of ethnic groups to the diversity of art in the United States will be addressed. The artistic contribution of Native American, African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicano/Latino Americans and European Americans will be studied in the larger context of American society, history, and culture.

1117   12:45p-2:05p TTh   A 214   Segalla M A

1118   2:15p-3:35p MW   A 214   Schapa E J

4028   6:45p-9:50p T   A 214   Schapa E J

4029   6:45p-9:50p Th   A 214   Walker K L

ART 73, HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY    3 UNITS

Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts and Humanities) • Prerequisite: None.

This is a historical survey of the evolving nature of photography from the early 1800’s to the present digital age.

Art 73 is the same course as Photography 52. Students may receive credit for one, but not both.

1119   3:45p-5:05p TTh   A 214   Fier B

ARTS 88A, INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN THE ARTS   1 UNIT

Transfer: CSU

Please see Independent Studies section.

1120   Arrange-1 Hour    MS 114   Harrop A M

1121   Arrange-1 Hour    AET 227C   Lancaster W F

1122   Arrange-1 Hour    A 102A   Barattucci M

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