{"id":39821,"date":"2017-11-22T16:54:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T16:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art\/?page_id=39821"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:28:31","slug":"art-history-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/art-history-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Art History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u201cHistory has remembered the kings and warriors because they destroyed. Art has remembered the people because they created\u201d \u2013 William Morris<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HISTORY IS ALIVE; it is a delicate and complicated, organism&#8211;for which we as art historians, are responsible for breathing more life into each time we give it careful attention. At Augsburg University, the Art History curriculum is a &#8220;petri dish&#8221; of sorts where high-level intellectual discussion can lead to breakthroughs and new ways of thinking about a topic or subject. Our faculty have a commitment to this philosophy. The structure, design, and encourage passion and curiosity through innovative curriculum and approaches to looking at art history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The B.A. degree program at Augsburg introduces students to a wide range of artistic styles and periods, art historical theory and criticism, and research methodology in the field. Critical thinking, research and writing skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration are cultivated in this program, which emphasizes visual and experiential literacy, an understanding of history as well as the social forces and cultural ideologies that have shaped and informed different periods and styles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Student Work<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-39821 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Avillageburning.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Four white-clad figures stand in front of a large, intense fire at night.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Avillageburning.jpeg 500w, 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portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Backsteinburg.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Painting of a snowy path leading to a red brick archway surrounded by bare trees.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Backsteinburg.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Backsteinburg-216x300.jpeg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Decaypost1410.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Monochromatic painting of a corridor with arches, leading to a building in the background in black and white.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Decaypost1410.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Decaypost1410-215x300.jpeg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Pagan.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A snowy, nighttime scene featuring a rustic, snow-covered A-frame cabin in a dark forest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Pagan.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/Pagan-222x300.jpeg 222w\" 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Surrounding the arch are textured areas of red, brown, and black.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/RedNave.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2021\/04\/RedNave-185x300.jpeg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHistory has remembered the kings and warriors because they destroyed. 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