Is Art History as time consuming as APUSH?

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<p>My local library has Gardner’s Art throughout the Ages so I will be able to self-study AP Art History if I want to.</p>

<p>I have no prior knowledge of art history or painting techniques or anything like that. Still, I know I can do it but I don’t know if I would have the time to.</p>

<p>Do you think I should read through the whole book or just buy 2 or 3 prep books 2 months prior to the exam? Should I cram for this exam?
I heard Annotated Mona Lisa, Annotated Arch, REA are good.</p>

<p>Is AP Art History like another APUSH (currently taking with other APs) time wise?</p>

<p>About how many hours do you put into it a day?</p>

<p>I have extracurricular until 5pm 3 days a week. Homework takes at least 4 hours a night. Volunteering for half a day on Saturdays. Church & Church activities until 1 pm on Sundays.</p>

<p>Is it too late to start now?</p>

<p>Any advice would greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’ll bump this since I’m doing the same thing.</p>

<p>Like you, I don’t have any prior experience, so I started out with The Annotated Mona Lisa. Don’t worry too much about the exam in the beginning; focus on getting down the information regarding the pieces. The Barrons book only has black & white, tiny images, and it’s more of a review a month or two before the exam. </p>

<p>I took the APUSH course, so Art History is definitely more time consuming. As for books…The Annotated Mona Lisa, as I already mentioned, is wonderful. I don’t have any experience with Gardner’s book, though. Good luck!</p>