ART-1035 - History of Photography (A) (3)

This course will explore the history of photography by examining photographers and examples of their work from the earliest concept of the use of mathematics and optics to the independent art form into which the medium has evolved. Careful attention will be paid to the diversity of the medium, i.e. photographs as documents, as products of a particular scientific process, and as communication in the context of word/picture relationships. Examination of photography as a fine art expression and learning the criteria for criticism will provide a forum to explore the debate between the technical and the artistic merit of the medium. This course satisfies the General Education Arts requirement.

List Course Outcomes (consistent for all sections)
CO1 - Assess stylistic characteristics of photographic art from the early 19th century to the present.

CO2 - List terminology necessary to communicate in a scholarly appraisal of the works of art from the historical period.

CO3 - Evaluate the aesthetic goals of the artists.

CO4 - Assess socio-historical context for the works of art.

CO5 - Interpret the purpose for which the art objects were used.

CO6 - Categorize stylistic traits that characterize the culture for which the art works were created.