Current instructor

Daniel Spaulding

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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ARTHIST221 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Not stressful, engaging, actually focused on learning and thought-provoking discussion.
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ARTHIST221 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
This is for AH 105 Loved to talk, passionate, and very clear on expectations
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ARTHIST221 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Incredibly interesting topic, very engaging lecture
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Classes with Daniel Spaulding

ARTHIST 227

The Modernist Revolution

4 credits

ARTHIST 227: THE MODERNIST REVOLUTION covers the emergence and development of modernism in the visual arts from 1880 to 1970.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.77 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=42 letter grades).

Daniel SpauldingDehlia Mitchell-Gray

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample
ARTHIST 481

The Art of Our Time

3 credits

Covers major developments in global visual art from the 1960s to the present.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

Daniel Spaulding

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample
ARTHIST 600

Special Topics in Art History

3 credits

ARTHIST 600 is a variable-topic course in art history covering diverse media, geographies, cultures, and time frames.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Daniel SpauldingElaine Sullivan+3 more

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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
ARTHIST 799

Independent Study

1–6 credits

ARTHIST 799 is an independent study course where students conduct directed projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Nancy MarshallAnna Andrzejewski+15 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ARTHIST 227The Modernist Revolution
Fall 2026ARTHIST 481The Art of Our Time
Fall 2026ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Fall 2026ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2026ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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