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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - History of Photography

Course Information

Subject: Art History (ARTH)
Number: 317
Language of Instruction: English
Prerequisites: Introduction to Western Art II or permission

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester credits, 4 quarter credits

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Introduces students to the evolution of photography, which is both closely related to modern painting and clearly distinct from it. Focuses on major figures such as Atget, Weston, Stieglitz, Steichen, Hine, Brassaï, and Man Ray, in an effort to develop the visual skills necessary to understand photographs as specific forms of artistic vision and creation.