Fall 2009
ArtH 3291: Facing the Past: Portraiture in the Early Modern Period
Prof. Julia Dabbs
HFA 5
X6232
Email: dabbsj@morris.umn.edu
Course Syllabus
Slide Review List, Exam 3 (Mon. Nov. 23)
Slide Review List, Exam 2 (Wed. Oct. 28)
Modern State Portraits – possible topics/resources:
[choose topic, let Prof. Dabbs
know by Wed. 10/14; mini-presentations on Wed. 10/21]
“Politician-pictures.com”
(not just U.S.)
(note
– some of these are just “snapshots,” not intentional portraits)
- Official Portraits of
George W. and Laura Bush
- White House webpage for
info, portraits of presidents
- White House webpage
for info, some portraits of First Ladies
- Library of Congress
webpage on portraits of Presidents, First Ladies
- National Portrait Gallery
“Hall of Presidents”
Portraiture
Presentation Topics & Dates, 2009:
Mon. 11/30: Angela
on Buddha
Erin on Napoleon
Jessica on portraits by Julia Margaret
Cameron
Lucy on portraits by John Singer Sargent
Wed. 12/2: Bekah on Repin’s
Portrait of Garshin
Matt on Van Gogh
Janelle on early Picasso
Austin on portraits by August Sander
Mon. 12/7:
Michelle on portraits and mental illness
Fiona on post-mortem portraits
Jodie on Warhol’s portraits of
celebrities
Sander on Warhol’s
self-portraits
Wed. 12/9: Laura
on portraits by Sally Mann
Cortney on
contemporary photographic portraits
Destinee on
contemporary portraiture
Recommended research sources:
Books:
MnCat; WorldCat
Articles:
JSTOR;
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA); Academic Search Premier
Briggs
Library Research
Quick Start for Art History (general list of resources, with descriptions,
links)