Impressionism in 19th Century Art
I chose Impressionism as my topic for my JOMC 50 Treasure Hunt because I am fascinated with the Impressionism period of art and the many Impressionists who changed the art world in the late 1800's. Impressionism is a type of art that uses short strokes and shading techniques that give paintings a dream-like quality.
Through my research on this topic I wish to discover how the Impressionist movement transpired from the earlier trend of realism. Also, how did this movement transform art? And finally, how is Impressionism viewed today?
My target audience would be art-lovers such as myself, especially those with a penchant for the Impressionist era. I hope my research would prove interesting not only to those well acquainted with art, but also spark interest in those who are unfamiliar with art.
Web sources:
Title of Web page: Gallery of the 19th Century: Impressionism 1850-1875
Brief Description: Gallery of Impressionist Art and Artists from 1850 to 1875. This site has short descriptions of paintings and many Impressionists artists listed chronologically. Each artist has a painting under their name that can be linked to see more paintings by that particular artist.
Source of Web site: Tigertail Virtual MuseumTitle of Web page: Impressionism (1860-1900).
Brief Description: This website provides a detailed history of Impressionism in English and French. The site also lists many Impressionists alphabetically, with links to each artist. A lengthy summary of the artist is given, with several examples of their paintings following.
Source of Web site: Webmuseum, Paris.Title of Web page: The First Impressionist Exhibition, 1874.
Brief Description: This website is a tribute to the early Impressionist first showing. It has many links to various artists, with their paintings that were displayed at Capucines, Paris, April 15, 1874. Under each painting is the option to zoom in, see critiques of the painting, or how it was cataloged.
Source of Web site: The ArtchiveTitle of Web page: The Artist's Perspective
Brief Description: This website has the names of many artists listed with links to each. Under the different artists, there are quotations or excerpts from letters they wrote. It is a fascinating site because you truly see the artist's perspective.
Source of Web site: constable.netTitle of Web page: French Painting of the 19th Century
Brief Description: This site is a tour of various artists and their contributions to 19th century art. When you select a particular artist, you go to an overview of the artist. Then you can select specific "rooms" where they will show different paintings with descriptions, similar to a museum tour. Some even offer audio options.
Source of Web site: The National Gallery of ArtNon-Internet Sources:
Dunstan, Bernard. Painting Methods of the Impressionists. New York: Watson-Guptill
Publications, 1976. Call number: ND 192.I4 D86 1976Howard, Micheal. The Impressionist by Themselves. London: Conran Octopus
Ltd./Amazon Publishing Ltd, 1991. Call number: N6847.5.I4 I45 1991Impressionism. (1993). In Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia [CD-ROM]. Available: UNC
Davis Library Reference Electronic Resource Interactive Multimedia Call number:
I.M. 10-18Kenyon, Ghislaine (2000, November 17). Fleeting Impression. The Times Educational
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Universe [2001, May 27].Knapp, Ruthie and Janice Lehmberg (1998, December 1). Impressionist Art. Kirkus
Review [Online], 210 words. Available: LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe [2001,
May 27].
Internet Story on College Internet Use:
As college students throughout America are graduating, an important trend among them has arisen; they are "web-savvy." (1) The Internet is becoming increasingly important to the lives of people, especially students. The growing popularity of the Internet is also affecting colleges, as they are increasing Internet spending and online courses to better accommodate their students.
A poll of college students recently found that practically 100 percent use the Internet, with college seniors averaging 11 hours of Internet use per week. (1) Students us the Internet for a wide variety interests such as reading the news, downloading music, or even searching for a job. (1) Email is also a huge reason for students spending time on the web. Only 13 percent of college seniors still send letters through the post office, whereas nine out of ten use email daily. (1)
This increase of Internet use has led many colleges to extend their Internet spending, which will be 3.3 billion among American universities this year. (2) 98 percent of US public schools are now wired for Internet access, with online courses also becoming popular. (3) This is a tremendous increase from the 35 percent using the Internet in 1994. (3) Every educational institution surveyed in a recent poll offered its students Internet access in the library. (2) Amazingly, Michigan State University is now offering a complete college degree online. (4)NOTES:
(1) Soon-to-be graduates truly Web-savvy (2001, May 28). Harris Interactive [Online]. Available: http://www.nua.org/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356805&rel=true
(2) Colleges increasing IT spending (2001, April 5). Dun & Bradstreet [Online]. Available: http://www.nua.org/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id= 905356636&rel=true
(3) Almost all US public schools online (2001, May 21). eMarketer [Online]. Available: http://www.nua.org/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id= 905356783&rel=true
(4) Miller, Patricia and Radford Jones. (May 1999). Online option extends classroom. Security Management [Online], 43, 5 pages. Available: ABI/INFORM Global
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