Welcome to Art History!
In Art 101 we will examine the history of Western Art from the cave paintings of France and Spain to the cathderals of Europe. Art 102 focuses on the art of Europe and America from the Renaissance to the Present. We will study the history of art chronologically and examine the ways in which contemporary political, scientific, and social events affect art. On this website you will find listings of art events and exhibitions in Los Angeles that relate to material covered in class, extra-credit opportunities, and exam study questions from our course work. Special notices and dates for exams and field trips will be posted here as well. I hope that you will find these classes in art history to be interesting, enriching, and rewarding.
Louise Mandell
Office hours for Fall 2009: Immediately after class or by appointment.
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EXHIBITIONS:
BOWERS MUSEUM OF CULTURAL ART:
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE:
THE GETTY CENTER:
Irving Penn: Small Trades
September 9, 2009–January 10, 2010
Foundry to Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculpture
June 23, 2009–Ongoing
La Roldana's Saint Ginés: The Making of a Polychrome Sculpture
February 17, 2009–Ongoing
GETTY VILLA: Admission is free, but advance, timed tickets will be required for each visitor. Tickets online at http://www.getty.edu/ or by phone at (310) 440-7300
The Chimaera of Arezzo
July 16, 2009–February 8, 2010
Roman Ephebe from Naples
May 7, 2009–Ongoing
THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY:
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART (free second Tuesday of each month):
Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life
Through January 3, 2010
Renoir in the 20th Century
February 14, 2010–May 9, 2010
American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915F
February 28, 2010–May 23, 2010
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART:
Feathered Edge: A new Installation by Ball-Nogues Studio
Through November 15, 2009
Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years
November 15, 2009-May 3, 2010
Folly--The View from Nowhere
December 6, 2009-February 28, 2010
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective
June 6, 2010-September 20, 2010
THE NORTON SIMON MUSEUM:Through March 8, 2010
Ingres's 'Comtesse d'Haussonville' from The Frick Collection
October 30, 2009 - January 25, 2010
Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres
October 30, 2009 – April 5, 2010
Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art
Through March 8, 2010
THE SKIRBALL:
UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM:
Steeped in History: The Art of Tea
Through November 29, 2009
African Basketry Arts, Thinking outside the Basket
Through January 24, 2010
UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM:
Heat Waves In A Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield
October 4, 2009-January 3, 2010
The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis
October 24 - February 7, 2010
