This course is designed to familiarize students with the major art movements from the late 19th century to the 1970s. It will investigate notions of Modernism and look at painting, sculpture, and architecture in a manner that emphasizes social, political, and cultural developments of that time period. Prerequisite: upper-division standing. GE: F, WRT .

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A general survey of the main developments of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Mexican art in its social context. Particular attention given to the Mexican mural renaissance and the works of Posada, Rivera, Siquieros, Orozco, Tamayo, and Frida Kahlo.

FROM ISLAM TO SANTA BARBARA: THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
This seminar traces the landscaped garden legacies of the Moorish Spain, Italian Renaissance, and the Golden Age of America and their influences on a unique style of garden design practiced in Santa Barbara during the early part of the century. California's romance with the mission and hacienda life will be addressed. And finally, the gardens of Santa Barbara will take center stage to demonstrate how these influences dictated the "indoor-outdoor" living unique to the Santa Barbara Mediterranean architectural and garden style. Included will be the study of 2-3 local extant estates - tours and study groups.
Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen.

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