REMAINING PAPERS FOR ART HIST 2A03, 2I03 and 3S03

Please know that all remaining papers will be made available for collection at the School of the Arts (SOTA) office after 1:00 pm., today. The office (TSH 414) is open from Monday to Friday until 4:00 pm.

Good luck on your remaining exams!

GD

ART HIST 2I03, 3S03 and 2A03: Assignment Collection

Hello everyone,

Please know that I will be on campus and in my office (TSH 429) on Thursday Dec. 12 from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm. I will have the papers for ART HIST 2I03 and remaining assignments for ART HIST 3S03 and 2A03 available for pick up.

Best,

GD

ART HIST 2A03 & 3S03 ESSAY PICK UP

Please note that I will be in my office today (Thursday December 5) from 10:0 am until 1:30 pm to return essays for ART HIST 2A03 (CMST 2I03) and ART HIST 3S03. Remaining papers will be brought to the final exams (to be collected at the end of each examination period).

ART HIST 3S03 FINAL EXAM QUESTION

The final for ART HIST 3S03 is a partial take-home exam. This means that you have the question in advance but you will not be able to bring aids (notes, etc.) on the day of the final. The question has been presented and discussed in class and it is once again presented below.

Written Response to Exam Question:  (Value: 100 points; Duration: 2 hours)

Read the following question carefully and present a response using full sentences in your examination booklet(s). All cited works of art or architecture must be identified by the title, date and the name of the artist or architect.

QUESTION: 

Discussions on early Renaissance art in Italy must, by necessity, draw upon some general, working definition. Using appropriate examples explain how it is that we can recognize a work of art as such and why our defining criteria might be problematic.  

ART HIST 2A03 / CMST 2I03 FINAL EXAM QUESTION

The final for Visual Literacy is a partial take-home exam. This means that you have the question in advance but you will not be able to bring aids (notes, etc.) on the day of the final. The question is presented below. Think carefully about your response. We will have our last class on Wednesday Dec. 4 during which time you may ask questions about the format, requirements, etc.

Written Response to Exam Question: (Value: 100 points; Duration: 2 hours)

Read the following question carefully and present a response using full sentences in your examination booklet(s). All cited images must be identified by the title, date and, whenever possible, the name of the maker or source (artist, magazine, website, etc.).


QUESTION:

Throughout history meaningful connections have been forged between people and ‘living’ images. This is particularly evident in the history of icons though it is also evident in a host of other images that have woven their way into the fabric of our lives. Using examples from the lectures and / or readings discuss several diverse types of images that rely upon our double consciousness to give them meaning and purpose in our culture.

ART HIST 4E03: Reading (Dec. 2)

Hello everyone,

We've had some problems getting this reading online in a timely fashion. Here is the link for Ailish's reading nonetheless:

(Guido Schoenberger, A Goblet of Unicorn Horn, Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 9., no. 10, (June 1951), pp. 284-288.

http://www.jstor.org.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/stable/3258091?&Search=yes&searchText=goblet&searchText=unicorns&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dunicorns%2B%2Bgoblet%26f0%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q1%3D%26f1%3Dall%26acc%3Don%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3D%26pt%3D%26isbn%3D%26Search%3DSearch&prevSearch=&item=1&ttl=33&returnArticleService=showFullText