ARTS 1201 Art History Survey 1 Final Project Imagine that you are a curator for an art museum in charge of creating and organizing the museum’s displays. Put together a proposal for the next exhibit f

There are 4 main tasks included in this project. For this project you will: ● Identify 10 pieces of art to include in your exhibit. At least 5 of these should be from class lectures/readings. ● W rite description placards to be hung next to your pieces. These must include the title of the work, the artist’ s name if known, the date the piece was created, the medium, and a short description of the important elements of the piece and relevant contextual information. ● W rite a report detailing the central topic or theme of your exhibit, which pieces you chose, why you selected these pieces, and why this exhibit is important to the study of art history . About 1,000 words. This report must include references to scholarly research supporting your position and a complete bibliography (not included in the word count). Citations may be in MLA or Chicago format. ● Present your exhibition proposal to your class (8-10 minutes). Grading for this project will be determined by: ● Coherence of your theme or central idea: Does the collection make sense? ● Selection of pieces: Does the art selected adequately support your theme, as described in the written report? ● Understandability of description placards: Do the placards have all the required information, and do they capture the most important elements of the piece? ● Quality of the written report: Does the report adequately describe why the pieces were selected and how they support the theme of the exhibit? Is an understanding of basic art historical methods and theories demonstrated? Are sources correctly cited? ● Quality of the presentation: Is the exhibit thoroughly explained? Art Pieces and Placards: 12 points W ritten Description: 12 points Presentation: 6 points T otal: 30 points G ra d in g C rit e ria :

A rt P ie ce s a nd P la ca rd s 4 P oin ts 3 P oin ts 2 P oin ts 1 P oin t A rt S ele ctio n 1 0 d if f e re nt p ie ce s o f a rt a re s e le cte d. Q ualit y i m ages a re i n clu ded fo r a ll 1 0 p ie ce s o f a rt h ig hlig htin g th e m ost im porta nt f e atu re s o f th e p ie ce . Im ages a re c o rre ctly c it e d g iv in g c re dit to th e p hoto gra pher / s it e w here th e i m age w as a cce sse d.

1 0 d if f e re nt p ie ce s o f a rt a re s e le cte d. Q ualit y i m ages a re i n clu ded fo r a ll 1 0 p ie ce s h ig hlig htin g s o m e im porta nt f e atu re s. Im ages a re c it e d g iv in g c re dit to th e p hoto gra pher / s it e w here th e i m age w as a cce sse d, t h ough c it a tio ns m ay b e i n co m ple te o r i n co rre ctly f o rm atte d.

1 0 d if f e re nt p ie ce s o f a rt a re s e le cte d.

I m ages a re i n clu ded fo r a ll 1 0 p ie ce s, t h ough im ages m ay b e b lu rry , u ncle ar, o r d o n ot r e pre se nt i m porta nt f e atu re s o f th e a rt. S om e im age c it a tio ns a re m is sin g.

F ew er th an 1 0 p ie ce s o f a rt a re i n clu ded, o r p hoto s d o n ot a cco m pany a ll 1 0 p ie ce s o f a rt.

I m ages a re n ot c it e d.

P la ca rd s P la ca rd s a re w rit te n fo r a ll 1 0 p ie ce s c o nta in in g th e T it le , A rtis t, M ediu m , a nd D ate , fo llo w ed b y a s h ort fo rm al / c o nte xtu al d escrip tio n. T he p la ca rd s h ig hlig ht th e m ost im porta nt i n fo rm atio n a bout th e p ie ce .

T here a re fe w o r n o s p ellin g o r g ra m matic a l e rro rs .

P la ca rd s a re w rit te n fo r a ll 1 0 p ie ce s c o nta in in g th e T it le , A rtis t, M ediu m , a nd D ate , fo llo w ed b y a s h ort fo rm al / c o nte xtu al d escrip tio n. T he p la ca rd s h ig hlig ht s o m e i m porta nt i n fo rm atio n a bout e ach p ie ce . T here a re s o m e s p ellin g o r g ra m matic a l e rro rs .

P la ca rd s a re w rit te n fo r a ll 1 0 p ie ce s, b ut d o n ot c o nta in a ll r e quir e d i n fo rm atio n. T he p la ca rd i n fo rm atio n d oes n ot s u ff ic ie ntly h ig hlig ht th e i m porta nt e le m ents o f th e p ie ce . T here a re n um ero us s p ellin g o r g ra m matic a l e rro rs .

P la ca rd s d o n ot a cco m pany a ll 1 0 p ie ce s, o r p la ca rd s d o n ot i n clu de a ll r e quir e d i n fo rm atio n o r a re in accu ra te .

P ers is te nt g ra m matic a l a nd s p ellin g e rro rs i m pede r e adin g c o m pre hensio n.

C it a tio ns A ll im ages a nd o th er r e so urc e s u se d a re c o rre ctly c it e d g iv in g c re dit to t h e S om e c it a tio ns a re m is sin g o r i n co rre ct.

M ult ip le c it a tio ns a re m is sin g o r i n co rre ct.

N o c it a tio ns a re p ro vid ed fo r i m ages o r r e se arc h s o urc e s.

p hoto gra pher / s it e w here th e i n fo rm atio n w as a cce sse d.

T o ta l p oin ts p ossib le fo r s e ctio n: 1 2 W rit te n D escrip tio n 4 P oin ts 3 P oin ts 2 P oin ts 1 P oin t C entr a l t o pic /th em e A c le ar c e ntr a l t h em e/to pic is p re se nte d w hic h c o nnects th e 1 0 s e le cte d p ie ce s i n a lo gic a l o rg aniz a tio n.

T he m ost i m porta nt p ie ce s r e le va nt to th e s e le cte d th em e a re s e le cte d.

A c e ntr a l to pic is p re se nte d w hic h c o nnects th e 1 0 s e le cte d p ie ce s.

T he p ie ce s s e le cte d r e pre se nt th e o utlin ed th em e.

T here is lit tle o rg aniz a tio n o f t h e p ie ce s a ro und a c e ntr a l t o pic , o r s o m e o f t h e p ie ce s d o n ot fit w it h in th e i d entif ie d th em e.

T he s e le cte d p ie ce s la ck a n o rg aniz in g t h em e, o r th e p ie ce s d o n ot a t a ll e m body th e t h em e o utlin ed i n th e r e port.

D is cu ssio n o f p ie ce s T he r e port fu lly e xp la in s h ow t h ese p ie ce s fit t o geth er a nd d em onstr a te th e i d entif ie d to pic .

S ubsta ntia l k n ow le dge o f t h e s ig nif ic a nce o f e ach p ie ce to t h e s tu dy o f a rt h is to ry is d em onstr a te d.

T here a re fe w o r n o s p ellin g o r g ra m matic a l e rro rs .

T he r e port e xp la in s h ow th e p ie ce s r e la te to o ne a noth er.

K now le dge o f t h e s ig nif ic a nce o f e ach p ie ce to t h e s tu dy o f a rt h is to ry is d em onstr a te d.

T here a re s o m e s p ellin g o r g ra m matic a l e rro rs .

D is cu ssio n o f h ow th e p ie ce s r e la te to o ne a noth er is i n co m ple te o r i n accu ra te .

D is cu ssio n o f t h e s ig nif ic a nce o f th e p ie ce s to t h e s tu dy o f a rt h is to ry is i n co m ple te o r i n accu ra te .

T here a re n um ero us s p ellin g o r g ra m matic a l e rro rs .

T he r e port d oes n ot a dequate ly e xp la in h ow th e p ie ce s fit t o geth er. T he s ig nif ic a nce o f t h e p ie ce s to th e s tu dy o f a rt h is to ry is n ot d is cu sse d.

P ers is te nt g ra m matic a l a nd s p ellin g e rro rs i m pede r e adin g c o m pre hensio n.

C it a tio ns A ll s u pple m enta ry r e so urc e s u se d a re c o rre ctly c it e d g iv in g c re dit to th e S om e c it a tio ns a re m is sin g o r i n co rre ct.

M ult ip le c it a tio ns a re m is sin g o r i n co rre ct.

N o c it a tio ns a re p ro vid ed fo r i m ages o r r e se arc h s o urc e s.

p hoto gra pher / s it e w here th e i n fo rm atio n w as a cce sse d.

F orm attin g o f c it a tio ns is c o nsis te nt a nd c o rre ct.

T o ta l p oin ts p ossib le fo r s e ctio n: 1 2 P re se nta tio n 4 P oin ts 3 P oin ts 2 P oin ts 1 P oin t P re se nta tio n T he p re se nta tio n f u lly e xp la in s th e c e ntr a l o rg aniz in g id ea, i d entif ie s th e s e le cte d p ie ce s, a nd d is cu sse s h ow th e p ie ce s s u pport th e t o pic . Im ages a re u se d to d em onstr a te i d eas. T he p re se nte r is c le ar, e ngagin g, a nd k n ow le dgeable , a nd a nsw ers q uestio ns e ff e ctiv e ly .

T he p re se nta tio n a dequate ly i n tr o duce s th e s e le cte d p ie ce s a nd e xp la in s th e c e ntr a l o rg aniz in g id ea a nd w hy th e p ie ce s w ere s e le cte d. S om e i m ages a re u se d. T he p re se nte r d em onstr a te s k n ow le dge a bout th e s u bje ct.

T he p re se nta tio n a tte m pts to e xp la in th e c e ntr a l id ea a nd w hy th e p ie ce s w ere s e le cte d.

T he p re se nta tio n i s u norg aniz e d, t h e p re se nte r is u npre pare d, o r t h e p re se nta tio n i s d if f ic u lt to f o llo w .

T he p re se nta tio n d oes n ot a dequate ly a ddre ss th e c e ntr a l id ea o r w hy th e p ie ce s w ere s e le cte d.

T he in fo rm atio n i n th e p re se nta tio n is i n co rre ct o r i n accu ra te . T he p re se nta tio n is u ncle ar a nd d if f ic u lt to u nders ta nd.

A tte ntiv e ness T he s tu dent is a tte ntiv e a nd e ngaged d urin g o th ers ’ p re se nta tio ns.

T he s tu dent a sks q uestio ns w hen r e le va nt.

T he s tu dent is n ot a tte ntiv e d urin g o th er p re se nta tio ns o r i s a bse nt fo r p art o r a ll o th er p re se nta tio ns.

T o ta l p oin ts p ossib le fo r s e ctio n: 6 Additional Resources ● https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_art_history/museu m_title_cards.html ● Exhibit examples and inspiration:

https://www .britishmuseum.org/exhibitions-events , http://www .getty.edu/whats-on/#exhibitions , https://nelson-atkins.org/exhibitions/ , https://nelson-atkins.org/exhibitions/ ● Nelson Atkins museum (free admission) https://nelson-atkins.org/plan-your-visit/dates-hours/ Example: Greek Architecture For my exhibit I’ve decided that I want to explore developments in Greek architecture and building decoration. I’ve selected a few pieces we discussed in class or were featured in our reading, and supplemented these with some I found in museum collections online. Some of the pieces I chose for this are: ● The Funerary Pillar of Dermys and Kitylos ● Statue of Apollo, from the temple pediment at Olympia ● Horse and Rider relief from the Panathenaia frieze, Parthenon - west wall ● Ionic column from the Erechtheion (British Museum:

https://www .britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1816-0610-1 10 ) ● Black Figure Alabastron of a Hydrophoria (British Museum:

https://www .britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1873-0915-2 ) For the first section of the assignment, I will submit something like this for every piece:

P hoto : A im ée H anso n F unera ry p illa r o f D erm ys a nd K it y lo s, u nkn ow n a rtis t, 6 00-5 5 0 B C , p oro s m arb le .

This pillar from the site of Tangara in Greece depicts two brothers identified in the inscription as Dermys and Kitylos. The brothers are depicted in the style of the Kouros, a statue typology of the Archaic period borrowing heavily from Egyptian styles and characterized by a stif f upright posture. The sculpture has depicted arms descending from the upper platform to represent the brothers’ arms wrapped around each other .