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REFERENCE BOOKS

  • The dictionary of art / editor, Jane Turner. 34 vol. Grove, 1996. R703 D53 1996
  • The Bridgeman Art Library Archive, London: Bridgeman, 2003. Includes 15,000+ images. Credo eBook
  • The Grove encyclopedia of classical art and architecture. Oxford University Press, 2007.  R722 G76 2007
  • Atlas of World Art, New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, R700.9 O94 2004
  • Encyclopedia of World Art. 17 vol., McGraw-Hill, 1967, R703 M178
  • The Oxford Companion to Art. Clarendon Press, 1970, R703 O9
  • Praeger Encyclopedia Of Art. 5 vol., Praeger Publishers, 1971, R703 P884
  • Thesaurus of the Arts. Philosophical Library, N.Y., 1951, R703 W64
  • Who's Who in American Art. R.R. Bowker Co., 1970, R705.8 W5
  • The World's Master paintings. 2vol., Rutledge, N.Y., 1992 R750 W75

DATABASES

Grove Art Online: Contains the The Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols.) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Hugh Brigstocke (2001). Includes new and updated articles, 3,000+ thumbnail art images and line drawings, and extensive image links.

Click here for additional Humanities databases (includes Art).

PERIODICALS

Find Journals on Art, available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases.

WEBSITES

General | Art History | Images | Museums & Galleries

-- GENERAL

  • Art & Architecture Thesaurus: AATO contains more than 125,000 terms covering “fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture” and is more than a thesaurus, including brief definitions and a navigable hierarchical tree. Extensive and still growing, it includes historic and contemporary terms.
  • Art Deadlines List: Art contests and competitions, grants, scholarships
  • Artjob.org: Comprehensive listing of career and employment opportunities.
  • ArtLex: Art Dictionary: Provides over 2600 definitions of terms covering all aspects of art, along with quotations, pronunciation notes, illustrations, and links to related websites.
  • Arts Journal Daily News
  • AskART.com: Information on over 34,000 North American artists, including biographies, books and articles on artists, artwork for
  • Digital Art Source: Opening the World of Digital Art: Links to sites on different aspects of digital art, organized by category.
  • Journal of Contemporary Art: Interviews with and projects by contemporary artists.

-- ART HISTORY

  • Archives of American Art: Provides access to the largest collection of documents on the history of visual arts in the United States.
  • Art in Historical Context: Offers free public access to information added by curators, dealers, artists, writers and others from around the world.
  • Timeline of Art History: Chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of history of art from around the world, as illustrated by Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.

-- IMAGES

  • Art Images for College Teaching: Intended primarily to disseminate images of art and architectural works in the public domain on a free-use basis to all levels of the educational community.
  • Mark Harden's Artchive
  • Artcyclopedia: Artcyclopedia is a comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. As of January 2006: they have indexed over 2,100 art sites, and offer over 75,000 links to an estimated 180,000 artworks by 8,200 renowned artists.

-- MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

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