Section Info: ARTH-250-01

Course Title: American Art

Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026

Term: Fall Semester 2026

Description: A survey of painting and sculpture, this course introduces students to the work of individual artists. Classes also develop ways of looking at and thinking about art as the material expression of American social, political, and cultural ideas, including the depictions of nature, race, revolution, and country life. The course focuses on "American Masters": Copley, Stuart, Cole, Church, Eakins, Homer, Sargent, Whistler, and Cassatt are some of the key artists.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Paul Staiti	413-538-2244	pstaiti@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026	Lecture	Tuesday and Thursday	10:30AM - 11:45AM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
ARTH0003	ARTH-3: Modern and American area	Course counts towards the ARTH major in the Modern and American area

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 25	Enrollment: 22	Available: 0	Waitlist: 6

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.