You must select one artist from each of the following movements to research:
Neoclassicism
Benjamin West
Angelica Kauffman
Antonio Canova
Romanticism
Caspar Friedrich
Henry Fuseli
Théodore Géricault
Impressionism
Berthe Morisot
Mary Cassatt
Alfred Sisley
Post-Impressionism
Pierre Bonnard
Paul Sérusier
Emilé Bernard
Expressionism and Fauvism
Franz Marc
Georges Rouault
André Derain
Cubism and Futurism
Sonia Delaunay
Alice Bailly
Gino Severini
Dada and Surrealism
Max Ernst
Hannah Höch
Yves Tanguy
Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art
Cy Twombly
Joan Mitchell
James Rosenquist
Minimalism and Post-Minimalism
Robert Ryman
Robert Morris
James Turrell
Postmodernism and Deconstructivism
Yasomasa Morimura
Daniel Libeskind
David Salle
Questions
Once you’ve selected the 10 artists you would like to focus on, you’ll need to research answers to the following seven questions or question groups:
What’s the year of the artist’s birth (and, where applicable, death)?
Where was the artist born? Where did he or she create the majority of his or her work (if at a different location than this place of birth)?
What medium did the artist use? Did he or she use more than one main medium?
Which art movement did the artist contribute to? If he or she contributed to more than one movement, where did this artist make the greatest impact?
What are some of the artist’s most famous works of art? Choose one of these works. In what ways is the piece characteristic of the movement specified above? (Include an image of the chosen piece.)
What challenges, if any, did the artist face that may have affected his or her work? What was happening in the world at that time that influenced the artist’s work?
What’s innovative about the artist’s work for that time period?
You’ll then write an APA-formatted essay that contains a title page, a brief introduction and conclusion, in-text citations supporting your research, and a reference list. Answer each question using complete sentences. The essay should be a minimum of 1,200 words. However, most students finish the project in about 2,000 words.
Answer the questions in essay format; do not answer them in list format.
You’ll need to find at least one source for each artist from the internet, a library, or elsewhere. Be sure to use reputable sources when searching for information on your selected artists.
Writing Guidelines
Your essay should be a minimum of 1,200 words.
Your essay should be double-spaced, with 1″ margins and 12-point Times New Roman font.
Your entire project should be contained in one (1) Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format file.
Your essay should include a cover page and works cited page using APA formatting.
List all sources cited in your essay (including images). Begin your list on a new page after your conclusion paragraph. List sources alphabetically by author’s last name (or title if author is unknown). Capitalize the first word of the title plus all major words except articles and prepositions.
Titles of books and websites are in italics while articles, postings, or smaller works are set in quotation marks.
