PROJECT: INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY OBJECTIVES
Explore the life and works of a favorite artist.
Write a 500-word essay about the artist you choose.
Choose an artist whose work you find interesting. Write a 500-word essay describing the artist, his or her life, the time period, the medium in which he or she worked and one or two works.

You may want to peruse art books to find an artist, or you may want to choose one of the artists whose works you have seen in this lesson and look him or her up on the Internet. When you use information from books or websites, be sure to cite the sources you use in MLA style.

If you are not familiar with MLA, there are many resources available on the Internet that explain how to use the style. Here is a good one: The Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Use complete sentences and cite all of your resources.

Write a 500-word essay.

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