ART 295-03 - Special Topic: History of Prints

4 credits (Spring)

Prints play a vital role in the dissemination of imagery throughout artistic and popular cultures alike. This course surveys the history of printmaking as the first “mass media” in the western world, highlighting renowned masters of the medium such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Kollwitz, Picasso, and Warhol. Class meetings will consist of lecture and weekly visits to the Print and Drawing Study Room in Burling Library. Periodic studio demonstrations will also introduce various printmaking techniques.

Prerequisite: ART 103.
Instructor: Popp