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ART HISTORY MUSEUM PAPER
50 points
(LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED)
Please read the instructions very carefully.
Visit The Getty Center, The Norton Simon, The Broad, Huntington, MOCA or LACMA.
YOU MUST GO TO ONE OF THESE MUSEUMS IN PERSON. If you are not located in the Los Angeles area, email me and we’ll figure out another place that you can go.
You will want to bring this sheet of the museum paper instructions with you to the museum so that you won’t forget to list any of the details that I mention here.

Select TWO works of art from the museum to write about. This can be something that strikes you as beautiful, interesting or thought provoking, and hopefully something that spurs thought about the other works of art that you have seen in your text. You will have already chosen TWO artworks from the text BEFORE YOU GO TO THE MUSEUM, and will match the THEME of those two artworks to the two you will find at the museum.

In your own words, describe the works of art in detail. Describe the gallery setting in detail and how the objects are presented in the museum setting. For example, are they in a case, or on a pedestal? Do the objects look different in natural light? Mention how they relate to the other works of art around them, and describe the surrounding art carefully, as they are all related in the room’s thematic display. List the name of the artist, the title and the date of the artworks on your chosen work’s right and left side (this helps show me that you were really at the museum, and paid attention to the display of your chosen artworks). Do the dates of the surrounding artworks correspond with the ones you chose? If not, are they displayed together because they are all from the same art movement? Why are they displayed together? By theme? By date? By content? This is about observing how different the experience of viewing art in a museum is versus seeing it in a textbook.

Compare the works of art that you choose at the museum to the that you chose from the text. Again, that’s TWO artworks from the museum, TWO from the text. This means that you will write a comparison of the works in the museum (one by one) to the objects in the text, noting stylistic differences or similarities between them, the common thematic matter, as well as a very different use of color or style (artistic technique) between the artworks. You might want to get my advice on your selections to be sure that you’re on the right track.

Discuss the functions (were they meant for a private commission? Meant for a church? For a public square?) of your chosen works of art, their methods of creation, and focus on what is important or historical about them. Discuss how your selections reflect the culture and the time in which they were created. This means that you must include quite a bit of history about the country/region that it was created in, and a “taste” of the times (was it made during a period of war, famine, artistic rebirth, etc.)

In addition, provide a paragraph or two in which you give a personal response to the artworks that you saw at the museum. Discuss your reaction to seeing them in person, as compared to the experience of viewing images in reproduction. Discuss any emotional response you may have to the works. Most of this paper, however, will not be about your opinion but historical information about your choices.

Do lots of additional research on your artwork. You must nclude information about the stylistic movement that your artwork is identified with (Impressionism, Pop Art, the Baroque, etc.) This is an exercise in viewing art, and understanding its context.

All references must be documented with proper citations. That includes museum placards, the textbook, my notes, or any other written sources such as journals, websites or books. Also provide a bibliography, and format it in Chicago style. If you are unsure how to footnote, just Google “Chicago Footnotes” or “Chicago bibliography,” and numerous help sites will appear.

All papers must include a cover page, page numbers, an introduction, subsequent paragraphs, and a conclusion. Do not title all of the parts of your paper separately, but write your paper as one continuous exploration of your subject.

Your paper must be typed, double-spaced, and in Times New Roman in size 12 font. Please proofread your paper carefully.

Your museum paper MUST be at least 6 pages in length. If it is 5.75 you will receive no credit for this assignment. This page length refers to the text only, and does not include your cover page, an illustrations page or bibliography. Also, any paper with this much information on every page will have at least 5 footnotes per page. Do not use Wikipedia, it is NOT a scholarly resource.

Watch for plagiarism! This means NO cutting and pasting of information of any kind. Put data in your own words, then footnote every time you take information from any outside source. You should have dozens of footnotes for a paper of this size. If there is ANY plagiarism, you will get a ZERO on your paper without a chance to re-do the work. I will also have to report you in a BIT form to Moorpark.