Write an essay about one art piece currently on display in New York City museums created after 1400 CE (Non-Western Art after 1600 CE) for the Opinion page.

PROMPT:

You are a celebrated public intellectual. People are curious to know your opinion. One day, The New York Times editor contacted you and commissioned you to write an essay about one art piece currently on display in New York City museums created after 1400 CE (Non-Western Art after 1600 CE) for the Opinion page. You said, “yes!” because it is an excellent occasion to voice your opinion.

However, you never wrote about the artwork before. To write a perfect Op-Ed piece, you contacted your former professor at KBCC for help. She worked with you in 4 steps so that you could hand in an excellent essay.

Note: Public intellectual is a well-known intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers but also by many members of society in general

PAPER COMPONENTS and DEADLINES

Pre-Museum Visit: Read several NYT articles on art and culture or Hyperallergic articles (https://hyperallergic.com/reviews/art/). Find a writing style you like
Visit Museum Website, or go over some preselected images or ppt from the class. Write a rough idea, what you want to write about in the selected artwork. Edit your rough draft into the first paragraph of the 4-5-page paper. Make sure to include a topic line.
Addresses:

MoMA: https://www.moma.org/collection/works?locale=en&utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=&classifications=any&date_begin=Pre-1850&date_end=2020&with_images=1

Brooklyn: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/search/?advanced

Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection

Incorporate the feedback from the instructor, write a draft of the final paper.

OPTIONAL: Submit the draft to a writing fellow (Due: 11/15). Get a piece of evidence that you saw them.

Incorporate the feedback from the WF, submit the final paper (Due 12/1).

Formatting: Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced, with 1-inch margins and page numbers

Citation: Did the author properly acknowledge the sources? Use Chicago or MLA style.

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