LIBRARY
ART 110HM: Curves Ahead: Women Artists and the Female Form (Bryant): Module 1
Module 1 - Prehistory
Slatkin, Chapters 1-6 (Prehistory through the Ancient World)
Beall-Fofana, Chapter 1, Defining the Museum and Chapter 5 Talking About Art
Nochlin, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?"
- The Woman Problem1. What is "the woman problem," as Nochlin refers to it?
2. What does Linda Nochlin mean when she says "great artist?" Do you agree with her definition?
The Image of Woman in Prehistoric Art
- PrehistoryWhy was the Woman from Willendorf represented as full-figured? Who painted on the cave walls and why?
The Female Form in Aegean Art
- Aegean ArtWhat is the Minoan legend of the minotaur?
The Female Form in Egyptian Art
- Egyptian ArtCompare the images of the royal couple as seen in Menkaure's statue and Akhenaten's.