September 8 - September 14
Section outline
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Tuesday:We will discuss the very idea of modernism and what everyone expects in this class. We will examine a number of paintings to compare earlier styles and modernist forms. Before coming to class, look at these three paintings, each of which you can see by clicking on the title: Jean Baptiste Corot's "Portrait of a Woman" ;' Pablo Picasso's "Portrait of Dora Maar" ; and Picasso's " Portrait of Daniel Henry Kahnweiler".Friday: Read Clement Greenberg's essay on "Modernist Painting"; also, Wallace Stevens, "The Snowman" and "The Anecdote of the Jar"