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Essay Instructions: i have to write on Harlem Renaissance artists. the artist to choose from are Henry Ossawa Tanner Or Augusta Savage. you can choose one. then give biographical information for that guy. Describe the artists style, medium used(sculpture, paintings, etc.) and general information about the artists. How were they drawn to express themselves through visual art? Did it come easy, or were there any struggles they had to overcome. explain why was harlem renaissance such important historical movement for African American artists at the time? include brief biography of the guy. give examples of his work. was the artist associated with the movement. what were positive outcomes and contribution of the visual arts during the Harlem Renaissnace.
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Essay Instructions: Your assignment is to write a paper placing ONE of these artworks into the context of American art in the later decades of the 20th century when Zen Buddhist thought served as one of numerous inspirations for artists. You need to choose a work in which you see connections to Zen Buddhist thought and Chinese/Japanese brush painting. You also nee to choose a work that inspires you to learn more about the artist who made it and about other works the artist made. Here's the list:
1. Adolph Gottlieb, Rising, 1962
2. Willem DeKooning, Untitled, 1961
3. James Brooks, Rodado, 1961
4. Robert Motherwell, Elegy to the Spanish Republic #58, 1957-61
5. Louise Nevelson, Landscape, 1957
6. Morris Louis, Number 3, 1961
7. Ana Mendeata, Body Tracks, 1982

Building on the strategy of close visual analysis, write a paper that considers the visual and philosophical connections between Zen Buddhist thought and asian brush painting and this work.
Set the stage by discussing the nature of Zen (Chan) Buddhist thought and its effect upon the mid-20th century American art scene. Use at least 3 outside sources (OTHER THAN THE FOLLOWING:
Phoebe Pool, Impressionism
Doreen Bolger, “American Artists and the Japanese Print” in Bolger and Cikovsky, American Art Around 1900
Bernard Denvir, Post-Impressionism
Robert Hughes, American Visions
Hugo Munsterberg, Zen & Oriental Art
Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual in Art
David Anfam, Abstract Expressionism
Michael Sullivan, The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art
Joan Stanley-Baker, Japanese Art
YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO USE ANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED UNLESS YOU WANT TO).
***Have to be periodicals and books- NO WEBSITES

Relate Zen Buddhist thought to at least 3 Chinese and/or Japanese brush paintings (include illustrations in your paper) that relate to the 20th century American painting you have chosen.

Expand your understandings of the American artist whose work you chose by considering at least 5 additional artworks by him/her (include illustrations in your paper). Support your own visual analysis with the observations and conclusions of at least 3 art historians/critics whose ideas you research in books and periodicals.
USE FOOTNOTES OR ENDNOTES TO CITE YOUR SOURCES.

Essay Instructions: Formatting Requirements: All research papers will be typed using the Modern Language Association (MLA) format. The research papers will be double-spaced and the margins will be set to 1 inch on all sides. You will use 12-point font. The research paper assignment should be submitted as a Word document or Rich Text file to the Assignments area on the course site.
Make sure that you write this paper in your own words! If you must quote the author to make a point, then use quotation marks to indicate any words that are not your own.
Each research paper is required to be a minimum length of four complete pages, typed, double-spaced, using 12 point font, using MLA format. You will need to include a minimum of 3 sources. Your textbook does not count as a required source! Encyclopedias do not count as sources. Wikipedia does not count as a source! Your source MUST have an author and a publication date. You will select a topic based on an artist or artistic style that is especially interesting to you. You may certainly choose your topic from artists and artistic styles that you encounter in our text, but do not limit yourself to those artists and styles. You will also want to click on the sites available on our course site External Links to look for topics. Additionally, you may want to peruse publications such as: American Artists, Art News, Art in America, Museums Washington, Smithsonian, and any other major art magazines, newspapers, internet sites, etc. The research paper topic should focus on particular artists, collections of art, movements and trends in art, or other pertinent topics related to Visual Art. In the final paragraph of your research paper, state what you think about what you have learned regarding your topic and then why you came to that conclusion. Make sure to include your Works Cited page, where you will type the author and publication date(s) of the sources you chose. The source(s) should be cited on a works cited page in the MLA format.

This is a college-level course, and all written work will be graded accordingly. I read principally for content, although at this level of higher education, format is also very important. I stress the basics of standard practice in written English. Standard sentences with subject agreement, adequate grammar, and no typographical or spelling errors are considered the basics of college-level written communication. Criterion offers you the opportunity to make any necessary