AMST0245A-S11
American Landscape: 1825-1865
American Landscape: 1825-1865
This course will explore American landscape painting through an interdisciplinary approach, employing art, literature, religion, and history. In studying the landscape paintings of Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Frederic Church, we will also consider the commercial growth of New York City; the myths and legends of the Catskill Mountains; the writings of James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, and Henry David Thoreau; the opening of the Erie Canal; and the design and construction of Central Park. (Formerly AMCV 0245) 3 hrs. lect./disc.
This course will explore American landscape painting through an interdisciplinary approach, employing art, literature, religion, and history. In studying the landscape paintings of Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Frederic Church, we will also consider the commercial growth of New York City; the myths and legends of the Catskill Mountains; the writings of James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, and Henry David Thoreau; the opening of the Erie Canal; and the design and construction of Central Park. (Formerly AMCV 0245) 3 hrs. lect./disc.
- Term:
- Spring 2011
- Location:
- Library 201(LIB 201)
- Schedule:
- 7:30pm-10:25pm on Tuesday (Feb 7, 2011 to May 9, 2011)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Christopher Wilson
- Subject:
- American Studies
- Department:
- Program in American Studies
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- ART HIS NOR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 21509
- Subject Code:
- AMST
- Course Number:
- 0245
- Section Identifier:
- A