Black Portrait

ART HIS C136D - Black Portrait

<p>Lecture, three hours. Black portraiture is everywhere—gallery walls; Capitol Hill; the cover of Vanity Fair, Time, and Vogue; public and private collections; and the UCLA campus. Examination of the evolution and popularity of the Black portrait across mediums, geographies, and time. Consideration of enduring debates concerning Black figuration while also investigating how artists of African descent have changed the conventions of portraiture and ideas about picturing the self. Consideration of the expectations of portraits, what is Black about the Black portrait, and other questions. Concurrently scheduled with course C136D. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Art History

College of Letters and Science

ART HIS C236D - Black Portrait

Produce public-facing content that models how and why historians of contemporary art and culture are essential to understanding the world.

Explain the relationship between and the evolving relevance of portraits, politics, and Black representation to your daily life

Critically evaluate your own identity as a consumer and maker of art, media, and culture in an increasingly digital, uncertain, image-saturated world

Describe, compare, and analyze portraiture across a range of media, including painting, photography, dance, film, theater, and popular music. 

General Catalog

Black Portrait

ART HIS C236D

4 units