1. Art History Critique Art 1

2. Protocol Everyday (or close to everyday) we will be practicing the art of LOOKING. We need to be specific with what we are looking at. Never be vague.

3. 1. Credit Line Name, title, date, media, size, museum/gallery/location This information gives us a lot of clues about the work and gives credit to the artist and location.

4. Description Paragraph Yes, paragraph. At least three (3) sentences are required. Be specific! What do you see? Describe in detail objects, people, colors, lack of colors, shapes, text, etc.

5. Analysis What does the artwork mean? What is the artist trying to tell us? What does the artist want us to see/know/feel? What is the story? Is there a story? What is the mood (feeling)?

6. Personal Response Paragraph Yes, paragraph (again). Do you like the work? Why? Why not? Explain your opinion and why you have that opinion.

7. Thumbnail Sketch Don’t freak out, it does not have to be a perfect replica. The drawing does however need to resemble the work of art. Pay attention to placement, overlapping, line Don’t worry about color, this is only with pen/pencil.

8. Week 2 – Pablo Picasso Guernica, Pablo Picasso 1937, oil on canvas 137.4 × 305.5" inches, Madrid, Spain: Museo Reina Sofia

9. Week 3 – Andy Warhol Andy Warhol, Double Mickey Mouse, 1981 Polychrome screenprint on paper, 30 ½” x 43”, private

10. Week 4 – Jean Basquiat Fallen Angel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1981 acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 66” x 78”, private

11. Week 5 – Stuart Davis Colonial Cubism, Stuart Davis, 1954; Oil on canvas, 44 7/8 x 60 1/8 in; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

12. Week 6 – Alexander Calder Big Red, Alexander Calder, 1959, Chain and Steel, size NA, San Jose Fine Arts Museum

13. Week 7 – David Smith Left to right: Cubi XVIII, 1964, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, burnished stainless steel Cubi XVII, 1963, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, burnished stainless steel Cubi XIX, 1964, Tate, London, burnished stainless steel