Analysis of Gismonda by Alphonse Mucha 1984
OBJECTIVE
Writing about a specific object helps you to really look and analyze what you see. All of the objects we will look at are significant in their own way. It will be helpful for you to determine what makes a designed object significant and to explain the history and intent of an object.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
You will write an essay based on one of the objects that interests you from our September 20th visit to the Cary Collection. The objects we see at this time will be from the Victorian, Arts + Crafts and Art Nouveau movements. Please write 750-1000 words for your essay.
PROMPTS TO HELP YOU WRITE:
Describe the object.
Think of the object in relation to the lecture/reading.
Think of the object in context. How was it used? Why was it used?
Is this object successful? Interesting?
Who designed the object? Why?
Does the object have a political or social intent? What is it?
Is there a contemporary version of this object? What is it? How is it different or the same?
My object is attached in another file, it’s Gismonda by Alfons Mucha in 1894
I attached some example essays for this assignment.
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