Art 72, American Art History

Museum Paper

Please answer the following questions by typing in your answers after each question. Make sure you have written at least several sentences in each section. There is additional information for you to read at the end of this paper. The more detail you give, the more points you will receive on this assignment.

You will also turn in a copy through www.turnitin.com. This is a program that helps me determine that you have done your own writing and not plagiarized any portion of your paper.

Title of Painting:

Artist:

Date of Painting:

Medium:
1. What kind of person or people is/are depicted in the painting? What is his/her station in life? How does the sitter want you to see him/her? Do some background research on who the sitter was. (You will need to do some outside research to answer this question.)

2. Describe the fabrics depicted in the painting—lace, brocade, satin, etc. Describe colors, type of fabric, patterns, etc. How would the fabric relate to the person’s station in life?

3. Is there anything in the background that is important to the sitter? Is the sitter holding or wearing anything symbolic and if so, what is the meaning?

4. Give a short biography of the painter. What was the artist’s typical subject matter? (You will need to do some outside research to answer this question.)

Include a thumbnail image of the painting you are writing about.

 
Paintings that you can write about for your paper (choose one from the Huntington Library):

The Huntington
Ralph Earl, Mrs. Elijah Boardman and Her Son, William Whiting Boardman
James Peale, Girl Holding a Doll
John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Pauline Astor
John Singer Sargent, Mrs. William Playfair
Julian Weir, The Orchid

Additional information:
Relate your writing to the information you have learned in the lectures and in your reading and internet searches. Make sure you give lots of detail in each of your answers.

Your writing must be your own—it is quite obvious when you have just copied material from the plaques next to the work of art or from a book or a website. Plagiarism will result in a zero grade on your paper. Please use MLA (Modern Language Association) citation style for your references. A very good guide to writing research papers and using proper MLA citation can be found at www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml.

The answers to these four questions must be a total of 500 or more words long. Please double-space your paper and use one-inch margins on all four sides. Use a Times New Roman 12-point font. the spell checker and proofread your paper before you hand it in—proper spelling and grammar will be part of your grade.

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