Art History Major/Good at Art?

answers1: No, you absolutely do not need to be able to draw or paint
to become an art historian. You need to be comfortable with
discussing art, which means that you need to have an understanding of
the basic elements and principles of art, but you will NEVER be
drawing or painting. The job of the art historian revolves around
research and writing, not art making. Fine arts programs require a
portfolio of your work, but art history programs will require writing
samples that demonstrate your writing skills as well as your ability
to research and craft a well-argued paper. Foreign language skills
are also beneficial in art history-- although they aren't a
requirement to be accepted into an undergraduate program, at the
master's level you will have to be able to read and research in one
other language besides English. At the doctoral level, you will have
to know at least two other languages (usually German and something
that pertains to the area of art history you are studying. For
example, if you're interested in French Impressionist art, then you
would definitely want to learn French). <br>
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Think about what direction you want to take with your degree. Art
historians generally work in academia (researching and publishing
papers and books as well as teaching others about art history) or in
museum settings (as a curator, for example). It's basically
impossible to find a job in this field without an advanced degree,
preferably a Ph.D. but at the very least a master's. You should be
aware that to work in this field, you are probably looking at a good
deal of schooling (which isn't a bad thing if you enjoy school!). <br>
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This website has a number of ideas concerning what you can do with an
art history degree, and what level of education is required. <br>
http://www.nd.edu/~crosenbe/jobs.html <br>
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Best of luck to you!
answers2: 1
answers3: yes. its like architects. you cant just draw you need to
study engineering and math. with art history you are going to need to
study multiple aspects of art like drawing and painting and history
and english because you need to understand all the aspects of your
major and if you want to be a curator you need to be able to recognize
the quality of the work and appreciate it.