Catalog: Skidmore College 2006-2007 Catalog
Company/Brand: Skidmore College Saratoga Springs New York
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the Department of Art and Art History: Peter Stake Director of Art History: Robert ... Linrothe Professor: Penny Jolly, Kenan Professor of Liberal Arts Associate Professors: ... Hauser, Robert Linrothe Assistant Professor: Mimi Hellman Lecturers: Leslie Mechem, ... Affiliated Faculty: John S. Weber, Professor of Liberal Studies; Dayton Director, ... roles of artists, their art, and their patrons across diverse cultural and historical ... addition, they experience the creative process of making art. Students gain a breadth ... that are applicable to a wide range of personal, civic, and professional endeavors; they ... on to graduate work in art history and professional work in art-related fields. THE ART ... studio art course of your choice (note prerequisites where necessary) 2. Breadth (five art ...

OF EAST ASIA 3 Buddhist art (sculpture, painting, architecture, calligraphy, graphic arts ... examines the religious and aesthetic principles underlying Buddhist art of East Asia, ... local cultures. Special attention is paid to the site of Dunhuang, and to three ... modes of Buddhist art: Esoteric, Pure Land, and Zen Buddhist. Prerequisites: ... AH105 or 106 or 210 or HI241 or permission of instructor. (Designated a non- ... works of art found in the sites will be placed within their aesthetic, social, and ... political contexts. These sites are mainly newly ... tombs, and special attention will be paid to the evolving attitudes to the ... afterlife in ancient China. Prerequisites: AH106 or 210, HI241, or permission of ... of India. The course will survey the primary sites of Buddhist art production, with ...

cultural study in an author, a genre, a period, or a topic. Prerequisite: permission of ... . INDEPENDENT STUDY 3 Individual study projects under the guidance of the department. M ... written Spanish emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar ... class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of Spanish. The ... written Spanish emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on grammar, ... who have completed one or two yeas of pre-College Spanish, and who have not placed in FS ... of the Spanish language. Extensive practice in conversation and writing. Vocabulary ... hours of class and one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FS102. The Department FS 206. SPANISH ...