Art 2201 Exam 1 Summer 2009, due via CourseDen by June 25, 2009, 5PM

(Exam 1 dropbox, under Assignments)

 

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Please note:  If the last name that you use is different from what appears on rosters, please include both names as part of document title (example Mary Wilson, who enrolled at UWG before she married but, now married and uses the name Mary Johnson -- document title should be: wilson-johnsonm2201exam1.doc).

 

DO NOT submit your essays in separate files, put them all in one document, with the essays numbered, and submit only one file to me.

 

THE EXAM:

  1. a. Select 2 pairs of works, 1 pair from Group A and 1 pair from Group B.  A pair is one to the right with one to the left of the same number. Number your choices: A2, B8, etc. For each of those pairs, fully identify the works, using the following scheme: (can cut and paste into your document)

     A1.       Your Left:                                                                               Your Right:

    Period/Style:                                                                                      Period/Style:

    Title:                                                                                                    Title:

    Date:                                                                            Date:

    Artist/Architect, if known:                                                             Artist/Architect, if known:

    Location, only if architecture                                                                  Location,  only if architecture   

                     or architectural decoration:                                                            or architectural decoration:
             NO museum locations                                                                       NO museum locations

    b. For each pair you select Write a fully-developed essay in which you compare and contrast these works. For each pair, write a UNIFIED essay, using complete sentences, in which you discuss the works in relationship to one another. What is the point of the comparison?  Is the subject matter similar, or is there some other issue by which the two might be linked? Evaluate similarities and differences between each two. Consider purposes of each and its significance within the stylistic/historical/cultural period and context in which it was created. Also consider: media/material, size, style, artist, location, etc., as appropriate, with particular attention to the ways in which these features differ between these two works. Do not make lists, tick points, or write separate essays on each. Do not write a skimpy or minimal answer.  Discuss as fully as possible, using only information from  your PPT files and your text materials, and your own thoughtful observations.  Use proper terminology and explain what the terms mean, as appropriate.   Do not use Web materials. (this will result in a 0 (ZERO) for the exam. AND for the course) Write a fully developed essay of 1-2 pages for each topic, and be sure to cover the issues fully. 

  2. Select 4 more single works, different from the ones you used for the comparison/contrast essay.  Identify them fully, in the sample format, state one significant art historical  fact for each, in sentence form.

  3. EXTRA CREDIT (Optional, up to 20% extra).  Select another pair from the choices, again none of the ones used for either part above, and identify, as above, then write a compare-and-contrast essay, as above.

Form your answers from both the text and PPT videos.  This NOT a research project. DO NOT go surfing the web for your essay material. If you use any sources, give proper citations.  Do not take data from text or PPT videos verbatim-- paraphrase -- use your own words and synthesize the information, and add your own reflections to these sources from looking at the works and considering the issues.  Do not limit yourself to the short segments on the specific works, but consider also the information and opinion given on the eras and their concerns, as well as other examples of similar monuments, as long as you are careful to distinguish the one here from the others in relevant ways. 

 

Scoring: ID points = 4 points per work of art; C & C  essays = 25 points each; significant facts, in part 3 = 4 points each; extra credit = up to 20 points.  Test total = 100.  ( you could make more than 100%) 

           

click on thumbnails to enlarge the images:

↓GROUP A ↓
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 ↓GROUP B ↓

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If you included images in your essay, make them very small -- less than 50K.