College Art History Tutoring
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Art History is a complicated topic, combining Philosophy, Sociology, Art Theory and Practice, Performance Studies, and more. It can get a little overwhelming, and trust me, it can feel like more than what you signed up for. Art History is so much more than memorizing artists and paintings, and our Art History tutors can help. These challenging courses can require you to discuss ideas, feelings, and movements and to find ways to piece everything together on a larger scale. We can help deepen your understanding of Art History on a level past facts and figures. We can assist you in writing papers, creating cohesive arguments, and act as a sounding board for all your Art History ideas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why Tutoring By A College Professor?
Our tutors are the best because they have more than just Art History knowledge. They have studied other related topics alongside Art History such as Performance Studies and Sociology, and they utilize their knowledge in these fields to strengthen their understanding of Art History. They also have hands-on experience. Many have spent their time working in museums and have even curated their own art exhibits.
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How are tutoring sessions conducted?
Tutoring sessions are online on Zoom. You can receive tutoring from the comfort of home or the bustle of a coffee shop. It’s up to you.
How long are most tutoring sessions?
Students typically tutor in 1 hour increments, but sessions can run as long as you need.
What if I need an emergency tutoring session for a test tomorrow?
Don’t hesitate to call us at 614-264-1110. We can have you connected with a tutor today to begin scheduling.
What Art History courses do you help with?
Please see below for a list of some of the Art History courses we’re familiar with. If you do not see your student’s class listed below, we have likely still helped with the course previously and are still highly qualified to help--our tutors are amazing experts in Art History. Please call 614-264-1110 for more information.
History of European Art:
University of Miami: ARH 131, ARH 132, ARH 270, ARH 332, ARH 333, ARH 335, ARH 336, ARH 341
Ohio State University: HISTART 2001, HISTART 2002, HISTART 3010, HISTART 3521, HISTART 4510
University of Michigan: HISTART 221/CLARCH 221, HISTART 222/CLARCH 222, HISTART 228/ARCHAM 228, HISTART 250/MEMS 250, HISTART 271/FRENCH 241
Indiana University: ARTH-A 201, ARTH-A 206, ARTH-A 214, ARTH-A 337, ARTH-A 434
Vanderbilt University: HART1100, HART1105, HART1120, HART2220, HART2225, HART2270, HART2325, HART2625
Clemson University: AAH 1010, AAH 1020, AAH 4230, AAH 4240
University of Alabama: ARH 350, ARH 352, ARH 360, ARH 365, ARH 368, ARH 369
New York University: ARTH-UA 1, ARTH-UA 2, ARTH-UA 4, ARTH-UA 5, ARTH-UA 101, ARTH-UA 301, ARTH-UA 304
Northwestern University: ART_HIST 225-0, ART_HIST 250-0, ART_HIST 310-1, ART_HIST 310-2, ART_HIST 340-1, ART_HIST 342-0
Emory University: ARTHIST 190, ARTHIST 220, ARTHIST 222, ARTHIST 252, ARTHIST 749R
Washington University (St. Louis): L01 ART-ARCH 106, L01 ART-ARCH 113, L01 ART-ARCH 207, L01 ART-ARCH 1095, L01 ART-ARCH 1096
Lehigh University: ART 002, ANTH 176
Cornell University: ARTH2600, ARTH3300, ARTH3741
History of American Art:
University of Miami: ARH 340, ARH 345, ARH 540
Ohio State University: HISTART 4630, HISTART 8561
University of Michigan: HISTART 211/WGS 211, HISTART 230/AMCULT 230, HISTART 244/AMCULT 244
Indiana University: ARTH-A 345, ARTH-A 446
Vanderbilt University: HART1400, HART1750W, HART2660, HART2750, HART2760
Clemson University: AAH 1010, AAH 1020, AAH 4300, AAH 4320
University of Alabama: ARH 374, ARH 376, ARH 377, ARH 379, ARH 380, ARH 388
New York University: ARTH-UA 10, ARTH-UA 316, ARTH-UA 404
Northwestern University: ART_HIST 222-0, ART_HIST 230-0, ART_HIST 365-1, ART_HIST 365-2
Emory University: ARTHIST 266, ARTHIST 369R, ARTHIST 480RW, ARTHIST 485RW
Washington University (St. Louis): L01 ART-ARCH 125, L01 ART-ARCH 185, L01 ART-ARCH 214, L01 ART-ARCH 290, L01 ART-ARCH 2153, L01 ART-ARCH 3545
Lehigh University: ART/AAS/GS 124, ANTH 178
Cornell University: ARTH4166, ARTH6166
History of Latin American Art:
University of Miami: ARH 321, ARH 365, ARH 420, ARH 421
Ohio State University: HISTART 2005, HISTART 3603
University of Michigan: HISTART 216/ARCH 216/WGS 215, HISTART 372
Indiana University: ARTH-A 156, ARTH-A 410
Vanderbilt University: HART2214, HIST3718W
Clemson University: AAH 3050, ANTH 3200
University of Alabama: ARH 386, ARH 390
New York University: ARTH-UA 315, ARTH-UA 409, ARTH-UA 570
Northwestern University: ART_HIST 228-0, ART_HIST 235-0, ART_HIST 384-0
Emory University: ARTHIST 226, ARTHIST 485RW, ARTHIST 735
Washington University (St. Louis): L01 Art-Arch 3830, L01 Art-Arch 4977
Lehigh University: ART 001, ART/AAS/GS 124, ART 227
Cornell University: ARTH2550, ARTH3550, ARTH4155
History of Asian Art:
University of Miami: ARH 260, ARH 326, ARH 327
Ohio State University: HISTART 4820, HISTART 2003, HISTART 4815
University of Michigan: HISTART 243/ASIAN 243, HISTART 285/ISLAM 285/MIDEAST 285, HISTART 292/ASIAN 292, HISTART 335/ASIAN 335
Indiana University: ARTH-A 204, ARTH-A 261, ARTH-A 327
Vanderbilt University: HART1200, HART1205, HART1220, HART2110, HART2120, HART2130, HART2180, HART3140, HART3164W, HART3172
Clemson University: AAH 1010, AAH 1020
University of Alabama: ARH 254, ARH 354, ARH 355, ARH 356, ARH 357, ARH 455
New York University: ARTH-UA 510, ARTH-UA 511, ARTH-UA 531, ARTH-UA 540, ARTH-UA 541
Northwestern University: ART_HIST 240-0, ART_HIST 380-1, ART_HIST 382-1, ART_HIST 389-0
Emory University: ARTHIST 225, ARTHIST 289, ARTHIST 345, ARTHIST 470RW
Washington University (St. Louis): L01 ART-ARCH 111, L01 ART-ARCH 146, L01 ART-ARCH 3442, L01 ART-ARCH 3482, L01 ART-ARCH 4489
Lehigh University: ANTH 173
Cornell University: ARTH2800, ARTH2805, ARTH4855, ARTH6816
History of Contemporary Art and Photography:
University of Miami: ARH 207, ARH 344, ARH 345, ARH 346, ARH 360
Ohio State University: HISTART 3605, HISTART 4640
University of Michigan: HISTART 210, HISTART 272/RCHUMS 272, HISTART 372, HISTART 379/FTVM 379/HISTORY 379/JUDAIC 379
Indiana University: ARTH-A 336, ARTH-A 443
Vanderbilt University: HART2175, HART2192, HART2772, HART2808W, HART3735
Clemson University: AAH 3050
University of Alabama: ARH 381, ARH 382, ARH 488
New York University: ARTH-UA 414, ARTH-UA 431, ARTH-UA 432, ARTH-UA 433, ARTH-UA 661
Northwestern University: ART_HIST 260-0, ART_HIST 366-0, ART_HIST 370-2, ART_HIST 379-0
Emory University: ARTHIST 210, ARTHIST 266, ARTHIST 775R
Washington University (St. Louis): L01 ART-ARCH 1076, L01 ART-ARCH 3795, L01 ART-ARCH 3836, L01 ART-ARCH 3874
Lehigh University: ART 124 (AAS 124/GS 124), ART 137, ARCH 210, ART 221 (AAS 221/GS 221), ARCH 335
Cornell University: ARTH2500, ARTH3111, ARTH6151, ARTH6190
Other Art History Courses:
University of Miami: ARH 225, ARH 320, ARH 340, ARH 450
Ohio State University: HISTART 4001, HISTART 3050
University of Michigan: HISTART 201, HISTART 205, HISTART 208/AAS 208, HISTART 362/AAS 362
Indiana University: ARTH-A 156, ARTH-A 200, ARTH-A 340, ARTH-A 410
Vanderbilt University: HART1300, HART2288, HART2275, HART2775, HART3753W
Clemson University: AAH 2030, AAH 2040, AAH 2050, AAH 2060
University of Alabama: ARH 151, ARH 252, ARH 253, ARH 378, ARH 490
New York University: ARTH-UA 3, ARTH-UA 110, ARTH-UA 407, ARTH-UA 560, ARTH-UA 701
Northwestern University: ART_HIST 101-8, ART_HIST 220-0, ART_HIST 232-0, ART_HIST 378-0, ART_HIST 395-0
Emory University: ARTHIST 102, ARTHIST 190, ARTHIST 385W, ARTHIST 393R
Washington University (St. Louis): L01 ART-ARCH 3090, L01 ART-ARCH 3830, L01 ART-ARCH 3892, L01 ART-ARCH 3975, L01 ART-ARCH 4675
Lehigh University: ART 001, ART 069, ART 125 (AAS 125/GS 125), ART 175
Cornell University: ARTH2000, ARTH3620, ARTH4320, ARTH4625
Testimonials
See what Art History students and their parents say about their experience with Tutoring By A College Professor. To search for testimonials by school, go to our Testimonials section at the top:
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“Brittany arrived to each tutoring session with a smile on her face. I felt her genuine desire to help me. She gave me confidence in my ability to understand the material we were reviewing. Her mastery of the subject was evident.”
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“These tutors have been fantastic. They are extremely knowledgeable in their fields and importantly, they really understand how to teach the subject. Our daughter has found them absolutely invaluable.”
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“Dr. Erin was great! She was very good at explaining in a way that brought understanding, not just memorization, of the problems. I highly recommend Tutoring By A College Professor!”
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“My tutor was really good at helping me break down the concepts and understand them. She helped me come up with tips of how to approach the different problems and was very organized.”
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Student at Butler University
Common Topics in Art History
In many ways, learning art history in college is simply a matter of analysis. Much of your success comes down to your ability to take in a visual source and construct an argument using context, close observation of the “work” in question, and your own powers of communication. In other words, you don’t have to be an artist endowed with imagination and creative skill; instead, think of art history as a craft (pun intended) that you can hone by building knowledge, writing focused essays, and expressing your ideas with thoughtfulness and confidence. If you need some help getting there, our expert art history tutors are here to help. To start, here are some helpful tips.
Practice visual analysis:
Think back to the moment you first finished a detective story, or at least got to the part when Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot explain how, exactly, they used extraordinary observations to solve a murder. Unlike in an Agatha Christie novel, the stakes in an art history class aren’t quite so high; however, you will be expected to analyze visual sources by combining a rigorous attention to detail with strong knowledge of the period or place you’re writing about.
Therefore, it’s good to get in the habit of asking yourself questions that will maximize your ability to critically observe a historic work of art. This will not only demonstrate to your professor that you’re an original thinker; tapping into your “detective” side will lay the groundwork for interesting, thought-provoking written work as well. Here’s how art historian Bradford Collins describes this process:
“Here, as elsewhere, the aim of study is specificity. Are the characters old or young? Happy or unhappy? Aristocrats or peasants? Ordinary looking or idealized? What do they seem to be thinking? How do they relate to one another? What has happened just before this moment? What will happen next? and so on. An important aspect of visual analysis often overlooked is the question of the relationship between the spectator and the depicted scene or figure(s). Are we a removed, thoughtful bystander? Or are we invited in to participate? If so, how and by what means?” (Bradford R. Collins, “What Is Art History?”, Art Education, 44:1, 1991, 53–59.)
Remember: You’re still a historian
Your success in art history will still come down to your ability to use the same fundamental skills – contextualization, synthesis of source material, not to mention a clear, clean writing style – that form the “historian’s craft” more broadly, despite this subject being an especially visual type of history. Without a solid command of what surrounds a work of art, you simply won’t be able to get as much out of the types of questions that we’ve listed above. If analyzing art is like detective work, think of your role as a historian as being like an investigative journalist. With regard to photography, historian Martin A. Berger describes a few approaches (which we’ve bolded for clarity) you could take in your new courses:
Traditionally inclined art historians are likely to point to the need to consider the intent of the photographer or commissioner, and to know more about the narrative depicted or the history of the people and things portrayed. Such inquiries privilege the object and its makers. Social art historians would surely advocate for the importance of studying the economic or social relations that brought the photograph into existence; they might also consider how the meaning of the image was embedded in the technology of reproduction—with the choice of Daguerreotype, salt, or digital prints altering how the image is understood. These contextual additions are typically concerned less with what was made than why. Scholars informed by poststructuralism might highlight the role of discourse in shaping the photograph’s subject matter and appearance; conditioning specific subjects to make (and interpret) photographs in particular ways during discrete periods of history; or policing the valences of photography itself, and so separating snapshots from masterworks, and photographs from paintings. They might also focus their inquiries on a photograph’s links to other photographs and to other types of images. Regardless of methodological rooting, each approach to supplying context for photographs holds the potential to shed light on an aspect of the past, even as the variety of the list is enough to problematize the question of the medium’s ultimate connection to history. Unsurprisingly, the history we find in each instance has much to do with how we conceptualize history in the first place.” (Martin A. Berger, “Photography, History, and the Historian”, American Art, 29:1, 2015, 2–5.)
Best resources are always your university database access such as JSTOR, but here are some others that may be useful!
Other Resources:
MetPublications (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
On the Met website, you can find resources from short articles to entire books and education guides on almost any topic in Art History
The Tate is another great resource for most periods of Art History.
The National Museum of Asian Art
The National Museum of Asian Art has a variety of free publications and resources available online
The archives of the Africa Center provides in-depth overviews of specific artists, topics, and movements related to African Art
Project Himalayan Art (Rubin Museum)
Kubikat (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz)
The International Dada Archive (University of Iowa)
Getty Research Portal (The Getty)