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ASSIGNMENTS: MUSEUM ASSIGNMENT Research paper #1: (25% final grade; worksheet 5%) Students
are required to write a 4-6 pages. comparison and contrast paper on two
artworks they have viewed and analyzed at one of the Houston art
museums (1 Menil Collection www.menil.org; 2) Museum of Fine Arts
Houston www.mfah.org
Choose from among the following topics:
Menil Collection 1) compare and contrast a Byzantine icon with an African tribal sculpture
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 2) compare and contrast an Italian Renaissance painting with a Greek vase painting
Menil
Collection, or MFAH 3) Modern and Contemporary art: compare and
contrast a contemporary nonrepresentational artwork (i.e. Barnet Newman;
Mark Rothko; Jackson Pollock; David Smith (sculpture or painting) with
an early 20th century modern abstract artwork (i.e. Picasso; Matisse).
Research each artist and stylistic movement or civilization. Apply the visual elements in a comparison and contrast pattern of development.
Briefly research the artists' biography and define the stylistic movement, and place the artwork within a cultural context (two-three paragraphs).
Then apply the concepts and vocabulary listed on the Museum Assignment Worksheet (Do not submit the worksheet here.) Write a stylistic analysis of three-five paragraphs. Develop paragraphs of three-five sentences in length, each of which begins with a topic sentence for each applicable visual element or principle of design! Be sure to clearly define and illustrate the use of each term by describing specific areas of the artwork’s composition.
Provide at least two research references for each artwork, in addition to the textbook.
Bibliography:
Carr, Annemarie Weyl, Bertrand Davezac, and Clare Elliott. Imprinting The Divine : Byzantine And Russian Icons From The Menil Collection. n.p.: 2011.
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- The Menil Collection: A Selection from the Paleolithic to the Modern Era. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. Print.
Newman, Barnett, et al. Barnett Newman : The Late Work, 1965-1970. n.p.: Houston : The Menil Collection, [2015], 2015.
Van Dyke, Kristina. African Art From The Menil Collection. n.p.: 2008.
Wilson, Carolyn C. Italian Paintings Xiv-Xvi Centuries in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, Tex: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in association with Rice University Press and Merrell Holberton Publishers, London, 1996. Print.
Papers must be typed double-spaced with one inch margins and black 12pt Times Roman font. Use formal English composition format and organization. Use MLA source citation method (Author, page) in body text to document your research, and attach a separate Works Cited page. Use a minimum of two research sources other than your textbook. Use the MLA Handbook as a reference guide to style, formatting and documentation, and the Writing Center for assistance. [Fully document web sources according to the MLA style:
Author. “Title”. Journal/Sponsor. date. web. In-text: (shorten“title” paragraph).]
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ARTS 1301 MUSEUM PAPER
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November 14, 2019
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ARTS 1301 MUSEUM PAPER
Museum Paper
Jukun peoples; standing female figure
This artistic and delicately carved wooden sculpture of a female figure was created by the Jukun
people and is a clear illustration of the fine Jukun artistry. Aside from the usual nature of the
female figure, several distinctive features may be identified in this sculpture such as; the ornate
headdress, flat face, sharply cantilevered head, and the distended earlobes. It currently measures
at 59.7 x 20 x 22.2 cm. This sculpture dates back to the 19th century and relates in style to
sculptures found in the Jukun town of Wurbon Daudu.
The Jukun people are an ethnic group currently dwelling in West Africa. They are
believed to be partly Cameroonians and partly Nigerians, and they are traditionally located in
Gombe states, Adamawa, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, and Taraba in Nigeria and some regions in
the northwest of Cameroon. A great majority of the tribes in northern and central Nigeria trace
their roots to the Jukun people and are related to them in one way or another. Also, they were
traditionally pagans before the coming of Christianity and Islam. The Jukun people are mainly
divided into two distinctive groups; the Jukun Wapa and the Jukun Wanu.
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ARTS 1301 MUSEUM PAPER
This artistic sculpture i...