Advanced Placement Art History
Summer Assignment
June 2011
Dear Student:
Welcome to AP Art History! I am excited that you are interested in this course, as it will be a great learning experience! In order to prepare you for the AP exam for this course, I have put together a summer assignment.
Art History encompasses the entire history of art starting with cave painting from 15,000 years ago and ending with work that is created today. We look at all cultures, so we are spanning the world and all of the time periods within it. In order for us to finish the curriculum by May, we will need to get a jump start in the first few chapters. I have attached the assignment to this sheet.
If you lose this assignment, it will be posted on msmarinoheartsart.blogspot.com
You may want to explore some of the tidbits on the sidebar; you will find some of them interesting!
Please feel free to email me over the summer with any questions you may have: daniellemarino@gmail.com
Have a wonderful summer,
Ms. Marino
P.S: You will need to buy a sketchbook for this class. It should be about 8x10 or so. If you happen to find one you like over the summer, you can get it. If not, you can purchase it in September.
P.S.S: Try to get to an art museum over the summer! On the blog, there is a list of local and NYC museums, or visit one while you are on vacation! The more art you see, the more you will appreciate and understand it!
Summer Assignment
1.) Please Purchase the Barron’s AP Art History Review Book by John Nici. You will most likely not find this in a bookstore. Your best bet is purchasing it on amazon.com or bn.com. We will use this book throughout the school year.
Please read the Introduction (pages 3-22). This is only to help introduce you to the course and help you understand how the test is set up.
Next, read Chapter 1 on Prehistoric Art. (pages 67-70). Please know the vocabulary word post and lintel.
Please read Chapter 2 on Ancient Near Eastern Art. (pages 71-82).
- Know the timeline (page 71) “SABHAP.”
- Please be familiar with these works of art featured in this chapter (page 73-78)
- Vocabulary List (page 78)
- Complete the Practice Exercises (Multiple Choice and Short Essay)
Please read Chapter3 on Egyptian Art. (pages 83-96).
- Pay attention to the intro on pages 84-46
- Know all the featured artwork (pages 87-91)
- Know all the vocabulary terms (page92)
- Complete the Practice Exercises (Multiple Choice and Short Essay)
Once we start each chapter, a short quiz will be given on the information you studied over the summer.
