SURVEY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: 1839 TO 1989

ARTHIST 206

Course Description

Survey of 150 years of photography's processes, practitioners, and genres. Emphasis on tensions between its commercial, vernacular, and artistic forms.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

1.94

-25.4% from Historical

Completion Rate

96.55%

9.5% from Historical

A Rate

13.79%

-50.16% from Historical

Class Size

-19.33% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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