What do art historians, art professionals and/or art critics say about your chosen artist and their body of work? What are your thoughts about the work?

RESEARCH PAPER

Write a 2 page research-based paper in current MLA format that focuses on 1 of the following artists that was introduced in chapter 7 or 8.

Choose from 1 of the following artists:
Jacob Lawrence
Susan Rothenberg
Albrecht Dürer
Rembrandt Van Rijn
Philip Guston
Ed Ruscha
Mary Cassatt
Channing Hansen

The research paper must include at least 3 scholarly references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.
Include an image of your chosen artist’s work, as well as the year created, title of the work, medium, dimensions, and current location of the work.

Include their year of birth/death, place of birth, family history, institutions of study, and biographical information of importance.

What art movement is the artist associated with? Describe the tenets that define that particular art movement.

What do art historians, art professionals and/or art critics say about your chosen artist and their body of work? What are your thoughts about the work?

Some suggestions to write to about: Do you like or dislike the work? Why or why not? Are there any spiritual aspects to the work?

Does the work evoke any feeling or emotion in the viewer? Does the work stimulate your intellect? What are the strengths/weaknesses of the artists’ body of work?

What do art historians, art professionals and/or art critics say about your chosen artist and their body of work? What are your thoughts about the work?
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