WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICAN ART ARH 3873.U01 PROFESSOR CAROL DAMIAN Florida International University Fall 2015 3 credits Course Description: This course will introduce Women in Latin American Art from its Pre- Columbian beginnings, through the twentieth century, to the art of today. The emphasis will be on painting and sculpture of the twentieth century. There will be readings, lectures, museum and gallery visits. Latin America is a huge area with a rich tradition and art movements that vary from country to country so this course is meant to be a survey and not at all inclusive. Requirements: Class attendance is mandatory and will be considered in final grade - tests will be based on lectures and visual material not always covered in text or in online images. There are no make-up exams. The class will require lectures and museum/gallery visits. The Miami area is rich in Latin American Art. A schedule will be distributed with highlights. Assignments from visits & readings; attendance: 25% Paper 35% (instructions to follow) Final Exam 40% (slide identifications, definitions and essay) Please read the University Code of Academic Integrity. This course will reference university policies on all conduct, including cheating and plagiarism. CLASSROOM POLICIES: YOU MAY NOT take notes on laptops or have any electronic equipment except for presentations it is distracting. TURN OFF all cellphones, music listening devices, etc. Texting or checking messages will be considered equivalent to talking on cell phone. Ignoring these rules of conduct or disrupting the class in any other way affects the entire class, so you will be asked to leave and forfeit credit for that day. This course requires concentration by observing, listening and writing by hand all notes. Outcomes: Students will be expected to read, write, and answer text questions on the topics below. Students will: Have a solid understanding of the role of women in the art of Latin America Be able to identify key artists and historical personalities 1
2 Have an understanding of the complex history of Latin America and the Caribbean Be able to identify key works on slide identification tests Be able to do research and write scholarly essays and papers, per assignments Be able to visit museums and galleries and see art in person and understand what is represented LATENESS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. IT IS DISRUPTIVE AND DANGEROUS IN A DARK CLASSROOM. Office hours: Mon 12:30-1:30, and by appointment phone 348-3366, 443-5033 (H), 443-1820 (fax) email: damianc@fiu.edu The following is a list of topics for lectures. Associated reading in the text follows the same order and should be done BEFORE the lecture to familiarize you with the vocabulary, names, titles, etc. Additional reading about general Art History may be found in any art history survey text (Gardner, Stokstad, Honour & Fleming, Hartt, etc.); in the many monographs and reference books in the library (5 th floor), and in certain materials on reserve in the library. The syllabus is on Blackboard and comments and changes will also be posted. Text Books: Required: Geraldine Biller. Latin American Women Artists, 1915-1995. Recommended additional readings for research projects: Dawn Ades. Art in Latin America: The Modern Era. N6502.A33 1989 Jacqueline Barnitz. Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America. N6502.5.B36.2001 Patrick Frank, ed. Readings in Latin America Modern Art Asuncion Lavrin. Latin American Women: Historical Perspectives. HQ1460.5.L37 Virginia Miller. The Role of Gender in Precolumbian Art and Architecture. Goldman. Dimensions of the Americas. N6501.G64.1994 Edward Lucie-Smith. Latin American Art Holiday Day. Art of the Fantastic. N8217.F28.D39 The Latin American Spirit. N6538.L38.1998. Kellen K. McIntyre. Modern Latin American Women N6730.W66.2007 Whitney Chadwick. Women, Art and Society N8354.C48 2012 John Moffitt. Our Lady of Guadalupe.N7914.A1.M642006 Linda Nochlin. Women, Art and Power. (includes essay: Why Are There No Great Women Artists? )
Numerous monographs on women artists and topics. See library catalog. LIST OF TOPICS/SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Aug 24-26 INTRODUCTION WOMEN ARTISTS IN ART HISTORY THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Read: Linda Nochlin: Why Are There No Great Women Artists? on reserve in Nochlin: Women, Art and Power, and online. Biller 17-25 McIntyre, Introduction, 1-17 Aug 31-Sep2 PRE-COLUMBIAN CULTURES Read: Moffitt, Our Lady of Guadalupe ; and one of many articles on Malinche and The Virgin of Guadalupe (see Blackboard). Sep 7 Sep 9 Sep 14-16 Sep 16 Sep 21-23 Sep 28- Sep 30 Oct 5-7 Oct 12 Oct 14 Oct 19 Oct 21 Oct 26 Oct 28 Nov 2-4 Nov 9- LABOR DAY HOLIDAY NO CLASS THE CONQUEST - COLONIAL ART/SYNCRETISM The story of Malinche - Pre-Columbian-Colonial Mexico The Virgin of Guadalupe Read: Damian, The Virgin of the Andes in McIntyre, p.73-98 Pre-Columbian-Colonial Peru: Inka Portraits The Virgin Mary Digital Library of the Caribbean visit and information session: Meet in Green Library GL280. ASSIGNMENT #1: WRITE 1 page summary of each reading above. Due October 7 th. MODERNISM AND THE SEARCH FOR ROOTS Read: Biller, 26-47 & 73-169 (individual artists). Day, 66-75; 212-217 Anita Malfati, Tarsila do Amaral and Brazil Cross Fertilization Amelia Pelaez and Raquel Forner and Tilsa Tshushiya NO CLASS MUSEUM/GALLERY VISITS & ASSIGNMENTS MEXICO MURALS and INDIGENISMO Frida Kahlo Mexico continued Maria Izquierdo, Olga Costa ASSIGNMENT #2: WRITE 1 page summary of Surrealism reading. SURREALISM and the FANTASTIC: Mexican Women - Remedios Varo Leonora Carrington and Leonora Fini A NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE The School of the South Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Rosa Acle CONSTRUCTIVE UNIVERSALISM AND ABSTRACTION Read: Biller 49-72 Chicano Art 3
Nov 11 Nov 16 Nov 16-18 Nov 23 Nov 25 Nov 30 Dec 2 VETERAN S DAY HOLIDAY NO CLASS PAPERS DUE CUBAN ART IN EXILE Ana Mendieta CUBA continued Miami artists Miami artists LAST CLASS FINAL EXAM Dec 7-9 FINAL EXAM WEEK NO CLASSES REWRITES/INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PAPERS 4
ART HISTORY RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES A BRIEF INTRODUCTION In addition to the databases in the library that have significant information in RILA, Getty databases, Dictionary of Art and Artists online and in books, Artstor, etc. (constantly updated), sources for Art History research are dependent on the period and searching for the main scholars in the field by looking at bibliographies in text books, monographs, etc. The Art Index and The Reader s Guide to Periodical Literature are major sources for articles by subject and author, as are Guides to Dissertations and Masters Theses available in the Reference area of the library and online. A Dissertation on a particular subject will provide the most significant Primary Sources on a subject (historical references, archival references, contracts, early writings, autobiographies, first biographies, etc.); Secondary sources draw from many different primary and other secondary sources. All scholars are expected to refer to Primary Sources as their first explorations into a subject and to familiarize themselves with the key authors and key experts on a given subject. This is done by examining bibliographies in key works. For example, for the Ancient and Christian world: The Ancient World is described by Greek and Roman writers in great detail (Homer, Vitruvius, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, etc.); Sir James Frazer, The Golden Bough traces the evolution of human thought and magic, customs, social practices and religion; Edith Hamilton, Mythology; J.E. Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols; Hans Biedermann, Dictionary of Symbolism. For Christian symbolism and iconography, there are numerous books and dictionaries on symbols and the Catholic Encyclopedia is an excellent source of information and bibliographic material. George Ferguson, Signs and Symbols in Christian Art; JCG Metford, Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend; Apostolos- Cappadona, Dictionary of Christian Art; Grabar, Christian Iconography; the Bible, and numerous guides to Christianity are among the many sources. The Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Baroque into the Modern World have their own research guides and numerous sources published on primary materials, literature, histories, etc. There are documentary histories and compilations and biographical sources and artists writings to be considered. Dictionaries on art and artists provide basic descriptions and definitions. Digital Library of the Caribbean a unique source at FIU. Art History research is a detective game, as is all scholarly research, and demands working backwards in many cases to find primary information. Never take the word of only one scholar research the scholar as well as his/her work! 11/6/2016 5