Brief Description of Course

AP Art History is a full year course offered at the Junior/Senior level.
Students will chronologically survey the history of Western Art from the PreHistoric to the present.The goal of this course is to prepare the student to take the Ap Art History Exam. NonWestern Art will also be included especially in comparison to particular styles and function and societal influences.
This course enables students to understand the artwork as a cultural and aesthetic object and also appreciate the iconographic importance within a cultural context.
Students also are able to identify and relate varoius themes, reasons for art production and uses for the arts. Students will become familiar with the technical aspects of art production and their evolution as technological advances occurred in society.

Unit Information

Unit Name or Timeframe:
Week 1: Introduction to Art History and key concepts; formal, technical terms and processes. Prehistoric Art.
Week 2: Art of the Near East. The beginnings of civilzation. Test #1
Week 3: Art of Ancient Egypt Test #2
Week 4/5: Art of the Aegean and Ancient Greece
Week 6:Ancient Greece (continued) Test #3
Week 7:Etruscan Art and Ancient Rome
Week 8 Ancient Rome (continued) Test #4

Content and/or Skills Taught:

Major Assignments and/or Assessments:

Alternate Approaches

Textbooks

Author:Kleiner, Fred S.
Second Author:Christin J., Mamiya
Title:Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 12th Edition
Publisher:Thomsen/ Wadsworth
Published Date:2005
Description:Two volume set covering Western and Non-Western Art. College level text.

Author:Stokstad, , Marilyn
Title:Art History
Publisher:Prentice Hall ,Abrams
Published Date:1996
Description:2 Volume Art History Western and Non-Western. College level text, available for additional information to students.

Other Course Materials

Material Type:Audiovisual Materials
Description:Michael Woods "Art of the Western World"
Set of VHS tapes.

Material Type:Primary Source
Description:Student Study Guides from Gardner's Art Through the Ages

Material Type:Software
Description:CD accompanying textbook. Each student is given a copy to use at home for study and review.

Material Type:Primary Source
Description:The collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum
The collection of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
The Museum of contemporary Art in Chicago.
The Art Institute of Chicago, permanent collection.

Material Type:Primary Source
Description:Specific handouts with additional material.Timelines, Graphic organizers, thematic comparisons, etc.

Material Type:Primary Source
Description:Slide Lists, (my own) with spellings, dates, titles and vocabulary for each chapter and lecture.

Websites

Periodicals