ARTH143
ART FROM 1940 TO 1970
Also listed under 4 other titles
- Art from 1940 to 1970: Modernism and Its Discontents
- ART FROM 1940-1970
- COURSE CANCELLED
- ART FROM 1945-1965
- Department
- Art History
- Terms offered
- 14
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
A survey of the major trends in art between 1940 and 1970, focused primarily on the art scene in the U.S. and Europe. We will begin with the emergence of New York as the center of the international avant-garde and the seat of Abstract Expressionism in the years after World War II. Abstract Expressionism is typically understood as the exemplary moment in high modernism, and we'll discuss how an artist's gender and race profoundly shaped this influential moment. The course will then trace the disintegrating confidence of mid-twentieth-century modernism, examining such movements as neo-Dadaism, pop art, minimalism, land art, and AfriCOBRA. We will discuss how these movements critiqued both modernism and postwar society itself, as they paralleled (and participated in) the Civil Rights protests and international student uprisings of the 1960s.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count rising about 3% per year. | 2030 Spring: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 21% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 21% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 22% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM TC111 2025
- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM TC111 20232015
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM TC111 202120202013
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM TC111 20112007
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM TC111 2010
- Mon, Thu, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM TC111 2005
- Mon, Wed, 1:00 PM–2:15 PM TC111 200320011999
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Elissa C. Chase | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 28 enrolled | 23856 |
| Spring 2023 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 28 enrolled | 32373 |
| Fall 2021 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 28 enrolled | 28287 |
| Spring 2020 | Elissa C. Chase | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 28 enrolled | 37792 |
| Fall 2015 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 28 enrolled | 24631 |
| Fall 2013 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 28 enrolled | 23058 |
| Fall 2011 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 28 enrolled | 21416 |
| Spring 2010 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 28 enrolled | 37532 |
| Fall 2009 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 0 enrolled | 26262 |
| Fall 2007 | Nancy Burns | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 28 enrolled | 24759 |
| Fall 2005 | Kristina Wilson | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 28 enrolled | 23212 |
| Spring 2003 | Monica Kjellman | Lecture | 1 | 34 of 35 enrolled | 37346 |
| Spring 2001 | Monica Kjellman | Lecture | 1 | 39 of 30 enrolled | 35431 |
| Spring 1999 | Bonnie L. Grad | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 40 enrolled | 33481 |