Mellon Objects and Material Seminar (403-0-2)

Topic

Objects and Materials in Art History

Instructors

Jesus R Escobar
847/467-0854
Kresge 4321
Office Hours: W 3-4pm; R 3:30-4:30pm

Meeting Info

Meets in Non-General PurposeRm: Fri 1:00PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

The Chicago Objects Study Initiative (COSI), a tri-institutional collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and the Departments of Art History at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, was established in 2014 with funding from the Mellon Foundation. This co-taught seminar lies at its core. The course focuses on sustained, close engagement with art objects in the collection of the Art Institute and the methods and questions such inquiry raises. The course is organized about major themes such as materials, properties, and afterlives. Although there are three primary instructors for this course, it relies on the contributions of a host of other Art Institute colleagues who will introduce students to the complex workings of a major public institution and the ways in which object-focused research is conducted in such a setting. The course is required for all first-year art history graduate students at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago.

This course will meet at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Registration Requirements

This course is only for first-year Art History graduate students.

Class Materials (Required)

N/A

Class Notes

This course is only for first-year Art History graduate students.