Wednesday, October 27--Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Our next museum trip will be a joint adventure with Professor Carole Gavin. French students, Art students and community members can join us for a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to view the African Art show listed below, and to come on a guided tour by the Art History teacher through one of the museum's collections. Tentative topics include: "Modern Art in France and the Influenced of African Art," including the works of Picasso and Matisse. For information, contact Jayne Yantz jyantz@bcc.edu or Carole Gavin cgavin@bcc.edu.
Spring Semester Trips
In February, Art History students, Art students and community members will be traveling with me and Leslie Kaufman to see Christo's Gates in New York's Central Park. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of Christo's installations in person. Professor Kaufman, who is a sculptor herself, will be giving a guided tour of the Gates and leading a discussion of the nature of Christo's art. For information, or to see a show at the Met on Christo's Gates, visit: http://www.metmuseum.org/
The information below is from the Met's web page for this show.
Also in February, join me for a guided tour of the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology collection of
Egyptian Art. Each February, in honor of African American History
month, I take a group of students and community members to Penn to view
material that originates on the African continent. Last year, we
investigated the art of sub-Saharan African; this February, we will
visit the Egyptian collection.
Art History teacher
standing by the 12-ton Sphinx of Ramses II, located at the University
Museum. We cover this on our tour. Look for more information as
Spring Semester starts.
The following February, in 2006, I will return again to tour the Sub-Saharan collection at Penn. We cover masks, statues and object of everyday use, focusing on an understanding of the beliefs revealed by these objects. We also consider ideals of beauty in African art and the purposes that art objects serve, such as gold weights made by the Asante people. The gold weight (right) depicts a bird with its head turned backwards. Each Asante weight, like this one, conveys a proverb that teaches. This bird, for instance, illustrates the proverb, "There is nothing wrong with learning from hindsight." The message of the proverb is that we need to learn from looking at and building on our past; we must maintain our legacy. For more information on Asante gold weights and proverbs, visit http://www.marshall.edu/akanart//abrammoo_abramobe.html
Our next museum trip will be a joint adventure with Professor Carole Gavin. French students, Art students and community members can join us for a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to view the African Art show listed below, and to come on a guided tour by the Art History teacher through one of the museum's collections. Tentative topics include: "Modern Art in France and the Influenced of African Art," including the works of Picasso and Matisse. For information, contact Jayne Yantz jyantz@bcc.edu or Carole Gavin cgavin@bcc.edu.
African
Art, African Voices: Long Steps Never Broke a Back 
October
2, 2004 - January 2, 2005
Drawn
primarily from the excellent collections of the Seattle Art Museum, the
exhibition will be organized into thematic categories described by
representatives from various African cultures and backgrounds. Personal
narrative, interactive media and contextual information will breathe
life into the many diverse and beautiful art objects on display.
Spring Semester Trips
In February, Art History students, Art students and community members will be traveling with me and Leslie Kaufman to see Christo's Gates in New York's Central Park. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of Christo's installations in person. Professor Kaufman, who is a sculptor herself, will be giving a guided tour of the Gates and leading a discussion of the nature of Christo's art. For information, or to see a show at the Met on Christo's Gates, visit: http://www.metmuseum.org/
The information below is from the Met's web page for this show.
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Art History teacher
standing by the 12-ton Sphinx of Ramses II, located at the University
Museum. We cover this on our tour. Look for more information as
Spring Semester starts. The following February, in 2006, I will return again to tour the Sub-Saharan collection at Penn. We cover masks, statues and object of everyday use, focusing on an understanding of the beliefs revealed by these objects. We also consider ideals of beauty in African art and the purposes that art objects serve, such as gold weights made by the Asante people. The gold weight (right) depicts a bird with its head turned backwards. Each Asante weight, like this one, conveys a proverb that teaches. This bird, for instance, illustrates the proverb, "There is nothing wrong with learning from hindsight." The message of the proverb is that we need to learn from looking at and building on our past; we must maintain our legacy. For more information on Asante gold weights and proverbs, visit http://www.marshall.edu/akanart//abrammoo_abramobe.html
