Ap Art History

Susan_Benford
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:02:10 +0000

here are some thoughts about your art history class. i concur that ‘The Annotated Mona Lisa’ is a great resource – Strickland is excellent in the language of art analysis while remaining highly readable. i suggest that you examine the past AP tests on line (at collegeboard.com) to see what is expected of students taking the test. Now, the exam is 60% writing in the form of both long and short essays, so writing practice is critical.

i recently published a product designed for art history students, ‘250 Masterpieces in Western Painting’. this set of art history flashcards, covering the Renaissance to the 1960s, will prepare you well for the exam - each painting is analyzed by an art historian (generally the author of a survey text like Gardner’s, Janson’s. etc.), modellinghow to write about art.

And here’s a deal – i can’t bear the idea of all 10 of you having a miserable experience in your art history class, so i’ll send you a complimentary set of Cards if 8 of you join the new blog i started (see below). Sound reasonable?

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