ART 275 - Survey of History of Photography

Credits: 3

Description
Introduction to the artistic development of photography from early inventions as a technique to its use as a fine art. Considered also is relationship of photography to Modern Art movements and mass media. Slide lectures, discussion and field trips.

Student Learning Outcomes

Recognize the different styles, movements and major monuments in the History of Photography.
Understand the relationships photography had with the major artistic movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Appreciate the continuing influence photography has today through not only Fine Art but also through its support of Mass Media.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade