Research: Art
Reference | Books | Magazines and newspapers | Web sites
Reference (print)
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Art – R 703 F142
The Oxford Companion to Art – R 703 O985
The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History – R 709 F8483
The Praeger Picture Encyclopedia of Art: A Comprehensive Survey – R 703 P897
The Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists – R 703 L2845 y
Reference Sources (online)
Grove Art Online - Comprises the full text of
The Dictionary of Art and
The Oxford Companion to Western Art.
Oxford Reference Online – Selected reference sources on art and architecture.
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Books
The following books are non-reference sources that deal broadly with the subject of Art:
Art English – floor 3 – 700 R6924 a
Art & Other Serious Matters – floor 3 – 709.04 R8133 a
Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice – folio/floor 3 – 701.8 O2155 a 1968
Art in East and West: An Introduction through Comparisons – floor 3 – 709 R833 a
Art in Everyday Life – floor 3 – 700 G624 a
Artists on Art, from the XIV to the XX Century – floor 3 – 704.9 G624 a
The Meaning of Art – floor 3 – 704 R283 m
On Art and Artists – floor 3 – 704.9 H986 o
To find other relevant books, do a subject search using specific
SUBJECT headings such as:
Art, American Art, Chinese Art -- History Art, Modern -- 20th century Artists
You can also put in names of specific artists and works of art in a keyword search. Pay attention as well to other headings given to books you find on your topic. Also browse the shelf area where you find books on your subject.
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Magazines and Newspapers
Academic Search Premier – More than 4500 magazines and scholarly journals.
JSTOR – Includes full-text scholarly art, art history, and architecture journals.
Click here to find if the library has a specific magazine, journal, or newspaper.
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Web Sites
These web sites are reliable, relevant sources for researching Art and related subjects:
African Art, African Voices – This exhibition surveys the artistic achievements of just a few of the many cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. The online highlights include audio.
Archives of American Art – The Archives of American Art, founded in 1954 and a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution since 1970, provides researchers with access to the largest collection of documents on the history of the visual arts in the United States.
International Center of Medieval Art – The International Center of Medieval Art, founded in 1956, seeks to promote the study of the visual arts of the Middle Ages in Europe.
Whitney Museum of American Art – The Whitney collects and exhibits American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Museum's collections start at 1900 and continue to the present.
World Art Database – Portfolios of art, architecture, and sculpture arranged by geographic area or time period.
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