1. MUSEUM PAPER ASSIGNMENT: (15% of final grade) | 5 pages double spaced || APA Using information provided by the museum (website, catalogs, curatorial files), the knowledge gained from lectures and the text, and research using multiple scholarly sources (available to access online-check out museum websites and the BMCC library's resources), you will complete the assignment below. You may choose any artwork/object currently on display as long as it falls within the general periods/regions that will be covered in class. This is anything prior to 1400. Nothing after 1400 (like Impressionist paintings) will be accepted. If writing about Islamic art any time period is acceptable. If writing about African art you may select something up to 1600. The final document you submit for grading should be a typed essay. The paper should be in standard format: Times New Roman, 12pt. font, double spaced, 1-inch margins. You MUST supply at least one clear image of the chosen artwork. The paper should be about four to five pages long, not including images, citations, and bibliography. Papers may be written in English or Spanish. Introduction: You will write an introduction identifying the object you have chosen from the museum galleries. In this paper you will explain why you chose the object, you will summarize its known function and iconography, and provide provenance. Description: You will write a description of your object. Consider how specific you need to be describing the object you have chosen to make sure the reader can get an understanding of it. Begin with a general overview of the composition and then provide specific description of the visual elements. This is to train your eyes to notice the details and develop the ability to write a complete yet concise paper. Visual Analysis: You will utilize individual research (minimum of 3 scholarly sources beyond the text, lecture notes, and museum information) to write a visual analysis on your object: a paper on context and content. For this paper, you will come to an opinion on the following to help organize your paper: does this object fit its function and its period style (does its look match the reason it was made and the typical characteristics of style for the period and/or culture in which it was made)? You will utilize research and observation skills to identify aspects of the period style, the artist's style, technique, materials, known function, iconography, and provenance. Bibliography and Grammar: You will be graded on grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, so please proofread, and also proper citation of sources used for research. Research the specific artwork and/or artist. Your bibliography must contain at least one book other than your textbook and one article (it may be an article found online, like through the Met's Timeline of Art History). These could be referencing any and all information pertaining to the specific artwork, the artists, or the period/culture in which it was created. Your bibliography MUST be formatted properly do an internet search to see how to do this!