Object Analysis ARTH 104 (a work of art)

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First Object Analysis ARTH 104 On-Line Museum Visitation

Two-Dimensional Work of Art (90 Course Points)

Due by midnight EST Sunday, June 28, 2020

Description:

• Per the syllabus, this assignment consists of an on-line museum visit and written formal analysis of one (1) work of art.

• The short written formal analysis should be 3–4 pages long (more information below). • You may chose any art museum or art gallery in the world that has a well-established

website in English. (Most of the larger museum websites such as the Louvre, the Prado, the Uffizi, the Rijksmuseum, and many others are bi- or multi-lingual.)

• For this second formal analysis, your object choice MUST be two-dimensional. • The assignment is worth 90 of the 500 course points available for this course. • The assignment is due by midnight EST (Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, June

28, 2020.

Purpose:

• The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate your skills in examining a work of art and writing a comprehensive description of it in terms of the 1) assessment of its physical properties, 2) analysis of its formal structure, 3) iconography, and 4) its integration within its cultural context.

Instructions:

• Select a museum or art gallery for your on-line visit • Since this is an on-line assignment and you have your choice of any museum in

the world, it might be best to go with one of the larger institutions. • If you are feeling overwhelmed with choices, browse the captions relating to works

of art in the textbook as each caption includes the museum in which the work of art is located.

• The museum must have a well established website in English. • Select a work of art from that museum.

• The object you choose MUST be two-dimensional.

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• The object you choose MUST NOT be one that appears in the textbook. If you chose an object that appears in the textbook, 5 course points will automatically be deducted from the paper grade.

• The object you choose MUST date between 1400 to 2000 CE, i.e. be included within the temporal parameters of the textbook.

• Do the research. • The museum website will not consist of all of the information you will need to

complete a formal analysis of the work of art. As such, you will need to find supplemental information. This may include books, manuscripts, periodicals, and legitimate academic/scholarly websites by professionals and not by lay people who have no credentials. Wikipedia, Twitter, personal blogs are not acceptable sources.

• The research paper must consist of all of the elements of a formal analysis as outlined on pages XXV–XXXVII in your textbook, which is also outlined on Slide #12 of the Introductory Powerpoint and stated in the four points above.

• Write the paper. • The paper must follow all rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation. • As this is a RESEARCH PAPER, the paper must include CITATIONS and a

BIBLIOGRAPHY • You may utilize MLA, APA or Chicago styles for the citations and references. • As such, the citations may be footnotes OR endnotes OR in-text citations (only

one). • You must be consistent in your use of style throughout the paper • You MUST have a minimum of three (3) different scholarly sources. • Only ACCEPTABLE SCHOLARLY/ACADEMIC SOURCES may be utilized as well

as the museum websource. • The short written formal analysis should be 3–4 pages long (not including title

page), double-spaced in any 12 point font, and include page numbers. • Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a “0” for the grade. You

MUST cite your source material in the proper format according to your citation style.

• More information can be found at the excellent resource of Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL)…https://owl.purdue.edu • MLA style…https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/

mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html • APA style…https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/

apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html • Chicago style…https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/

chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/ chicago_manual_of_style_17th_edition.html

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Submission:

• Title page. • This is a SEPARATE PAGE that is not part of the 3–4 page analysis and should

NOT BE numbered (just as the front covers of books are not numbered). It should include the following:

◦ Art History 104 ◦ Your Name ◦ Date ◦ Museum ◦ Title of Selected Work of Art ◦ Date of Selected Work of Art ◦ Artist (if known)

• Single PDF • Make sure that your title page and 3–4 page paper is a single PDF (not a word

document) that includes page numbers (except for the title page as stated above). • Submit

• Click on Second Object Analysis (in red) and scroll down to Assignment Submission • Click on Browse My Computer and find the correct PDF of the assignment. • At the lower right corner click on Submit

Note:

• The assignment must be submitted in the appropriate assignment tool on Blackboard. • The assignment is due by midnight on Sunday, June 28, 2020 • If you are in need of an extension, please contact me. • Five (5) points will be deducted from the total points earned of the submission for

every 24 hours that the assignment is late. • Any assignment sent to my Bridgewater e-mail address will not be opened, viewed, or

graded. • The following is the grading rubric:

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0–30 Course Points

31–45 Course Points

46–60 Course Points

61–75 Course Points

76–90 Course Points

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