Research for the
Studio Artist
Print Resources
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:
Chilvers,
Ian, ed.
(Revised, updated & condensed edition of the 1988 Oxford
dictionary of art)
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Chilvers,
Ian and Harold Osborne, eds. The
[
Dempsey,
Amy. Art
in the modern era : styles, schools, movements (2002).
[Ref: N6490 .D415
2002]
Gowing,
Lawrence, ed. The Encyclopedia of visual
art (1983).
(
Vol.1 History of art; Vol. 2 Biographical dictionary of artists).
[Ref: N25 .E53 1983]
Harrison,
Charles and Paul Wood, eds. Art in
theory, 1815-1900 : an anthology of changing ideas
(1998).
[
Hope,
Augustine and Margaret Walch. The color
compendium (1990).
(Color Dictionary)
[
Howard,
Michael. Encyclopedia of impressionism (1997).
[Ref: ND547.5.I4 H7
1997]
Jacobs, Jay,
ed.. Color encyclopedia of world art
(1975).
[
Kelly,
Michael, ed. Encyclopedia of aesthetics (1998).
[Ref: BH 56 .E53 1998]
Kort, Carol
and Liz Sonneborn. A to Z of American women in the visual arts (2002).
[Ref: N6505 .K59 2002]
Langmuir,
Erika, and Norbert Lynton, eds. Yale
dictionary of art and artists (2000).
[Ref: N33 .L353 2000]
Myers,
Bernard Samuel, ed. Encyclopedia of world
art (1959-1983).
[
Pierce,
James Smith. From abacus to Zeus : a
handbook of art history (2004).
(Dictionary of Christian art and symbolism)
[
Piper,
David, ed. Random House library of
painting and sculpture. The Illustrated dictionary of art
and artists (1984).
(Enlarged edition of the 4th volume of the 1981 Random House
library of painting and
sculpture)
[
Reid, Jane
Davidson and Chris Rohmann. The
1300-1990s (1993).
[
Roberts,
Helene E., ed. Encyclopedia of
comparative iconography : themes depicted in works of
art (1998).
[Ref: N7560 .E53 1998]
Turner,
Jane Shoaf, ed. Encyclopedia of American art before 1914 (2000).
[Ref: N6507 .E53 2000]
_____. Encyclopedia
of Italian Renaissance & Mannerist art (2000).
[Ref: N6370 .E53 2000]
_____. Encyclopedia
of Latin American & Caribbean art (2000).
[Ref: N6502 .E53 2000]
Vinson,
James, ed. International dictionary of
art and artists (1990).
(Vol. 1 Artists (biographies); Vol. 2 Art (discussion of 500
artworks))
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Biographical Resources:
Congdon,
Kristin G. and Kara Kelley Hallmark. Artists from Latin American cultures : a
biographical dictionary (2002).
[Ref: N6502.5 .C657
2002]
Dunford,
Penny. A Biographical dictionary of women artists in Europe and
(1989).
[
Emanuel,
Muriel, et al., eds. Contemporary artists
(1983).
[
Gaze, Delia,
ed. Dictionary
of women artists (1997)
[
Hillstrom,
Laurie Collier and Kevin Hillstron. Contemporary women artists (1999)
[Ref: N8354 .C66 1999]
Marks,
Claude. World artists 1980-1990 : an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary
(1991).
[
(Focus on British painters and sculptors)
[
Vaughan,
William H. T., ed. Encyclopedia of artists (2000).
[Ref: N31 .E53 2000]
Directories:
American
Federation of Arts. American art directory (2005/2006).
(
[Ref: N50 .A54 v.60 (2005/06)]
_____. Who's
who in American art (2003/2004).
[Ref: N 6536 .W5]
Dolman,
Bernard. Who's who in art (2000).
[Ref: N40 .W6 2000]
Jones, Lois
Swan. Art information and the Internet :
how to find it, how to use it (1999)
(Web sites of museums; Web sites of academic institutions,
corporate sponsors, and
individuals , etc.)
[
Bibliographies:
African
Studies Association. The Arts of
[
Association
of Art Historians (
(Periodical – Art Bibliography)
[
Chiarmonte,
Paula L., ed. Women artists in the
resource guide on the fine and decorative
arts, 1750-1986
(1990)
[
College Art
Association of
International repertory of the
literature of art (1975-1990).
[
Ehresmann,
Donald L. Fine arts : a bibliographic guide to basic reference works, histories,
and
handbooks (1990)
[
Freitag,
Wolfgang M., ed. Art books : a basic
bibliography of monographs on artists (1997).
[
Igoe, Lynn
and James Igoe. 250 years of Afro-American art : an annotated bibliography (1981).
[
Karpel,
Bernard, ed. Arts in
[
Robertson,
Jack. Twentieth-century artists on art :
an index to writings, statements, and
interviews by artists, architects,
and designers
(1996).
[NX 456 .R59 1996]
Tufts,
Eleanor. American women artists, past and present : a selected bibliographic
guide (1984-
1989)
[
Indexes & Indexes to
Reproductions and Illustrations:
Clewis,
Beth. Index to illustrations of animals and plants (1991).
[
Ellis,
Jessie (Croft). Index to illustrations (1966).
[
Havlice,
Patricia Pate. World painting index
(1977).
[Ref: ND45 .H38]
_____. World
painting index. First supplement, 1973-1980 (1982).
[Ref: ND45 .H38 Suppl. 1973-80]
Korwin,
Yala H. Index to two-dimensional art works (1981).
(Vol. 1 Artist index; Vol. 2 Title-subject index)
[
Monro,
Isabel Stevenson. Index to reproductions of American paintings; a guide to pictures
occurring in more than eight hundred
books (1948).
_____. Index to reproductions of American
paintings; a guide to pictures occurring in more than
eight hundred books. Supplement (1964).
[
Schmidt,
Mary Morris. Index to nineteenth century American art periodicals (1999).
[Ref: Z5935.3 .S36
1999]
Smith, Lyn
Wall and Nancy Dustin Wall. Index to reproductions of American paintings
appearing
in more than 400 books mostly
published since 1960
(1977).
[
Various
Authors. Illustration index (1966-1986).
[
[
[
[
[
Other Print Resources:
Gardner,
Helen et al.
[Ref: N5300 .G25 2001]
_____.
[Ref: N5300 .G25 2003]
Onians,
John, ed. Atlas of world art (2004)
[Ref: G1046.E1 O9
2004]
Electronic Resources
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:
Grove Art
Online provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996,
34 vols.). The database contains more than 45,000 articles and over 22,000
links to important art images in galleries and museums around the world.
Updates, new articles and new image links will be added as an on-going feature
of this dynamic product.
Oxford
Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and
reference works published by Oxford University Press, containing well over
60,000 pages. You can search the contents of the entire collection, individual
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Xreferplus
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Biographical Resources:
A comprehensive
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reviews). More than 2,700 periodicals and 2,000 books are examined and indexed.
Indexing begins in 1984.
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Image Databases:
The ARTstor
Digital Library documents artistic traditions across many times and cultures
and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts,
and design as well as many other forms of visual culture. It currently contains
approximately 300,000 images; by 2006 it is expected to contain 500,000.
ARTstor is derived from several source collections and is the product of
collaborations with libraries, museums, photographic archives, publishers,
slide libraries and individual scholars. ARTstor's software allows users to:
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groups of images online for personal or shared uses, and create and deliver
presentations both online and offline. ARTstor is made available solely for
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Bridgeman Art
Library Archive
(Xrefer Plus)
Founded
in 1972, the Bridgeman Art Library works with museums, art galleries and
artists to make the best art available for reproduction. The result is an
outstanding archive of images drawn from collections throughout the world.
Every subject, concept, style and medium is represented, from the masterpieces
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just one of the sources of images; design, antiques, maps, architecture,
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feature in the collection. The Bridgeman
Art Library Archive represents a large part of the complete collection,
chosen for its suitability for web use. Over 17,000 individual works of art are
featured here, cross-referenced and linked using Bridgeman's own categories.
Indexes & Abstracts:
Art
Abstracts/Art Retrospective
Art
Abstracts indexes and abstracts articles from more than 200 periodicals
published throughout the world. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994.
Art Retrospective cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed
index published between 1929-1984. Both resources cover English-language
periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published
in other languages. They also index reproductions of works of art that appear
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American Humanities Index is a collection of bibliographic references to
literary, scholarly and creative journals published in the
Arts
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Part of ISI
Web of Science, Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary
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paper or other published item has had on current research. The database
averages 2,300 new records per week and includes approximately 15,250 new cited
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Architecture, Literary Reviews, Art, Literature, Asian Studies, Music,
Classics, Philosophy, Dance, Poetry, Folklore, Radio, Television & Film,
History, Religion, Language and Theater. Coverage is from
Black
Studies on Disc is made up of two components: a) The Catalog of the Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture, and b) G. K. Hall & Co.'s annual
Index to Black Periodicals (1988 through 1998), which covers a wide range of
scholarly and popular journals. The Catalog of the
Communication
& Mass Media Complete
Communication
& Mass Media Complete is a valuable resource for students, researchers and
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CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication
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Abstracts is a guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding
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