Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours
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Prerequisites: sophomore, junior or senior standing; or consent of instructor
Description: Introduces the history, theory, and practice of self-portraiture in Western art, from its beginnings in Antiquity to contemporary works. Discusses concepts of identity, ‘self-fashioning’, and artistic thinking chronologically. Introduces major works of art and important interpretations/methods of art history.