Collier Library – Pathfinder

 

ART HISTORY

 

SCOPE  The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the subject of ART HISTORY. Please note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.

 

The Library of Congress Class that includes ART HISTORY is N. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles:

 

N 5300-7418

(Visual Arts) History

ND 49-813

(Painting) History

NB 60-1115

(Sculpture) History

NX 440-632

History of the Arts

NC 50-266

(Drawing) History of Drawing

 

 

 

For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

 

In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing, consult  UNACAT, the online catalog. The following are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

 
Highly Relevant                                                                                      Other Related Headings
ART—HISTORY                                                                                  ART CRITICISM
ART HISTORIOGRAPHY                                                                    ART, AMERICAN
ART, MODERN – 17 – 18TH CENTURIES – HISTORY                                   ART, ANCIENT                     
ART, MODERN – 19TH CENTURY – HISTORY                                 ART, RENAISSANCE             
ART, MODERN – 20TH CENTURY – HISTORY                                 Individual Names of Artists

 

Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area. 

 

BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and overview material

·         Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks [Ref  Z  5931  .E47] by Donald L. Ehresmann

·         Guide to the Literature of Art History [Ref  N 380  .A76] by Etta Arntzen

·         The Visual Arts a History [on order]

 

Literature Guides & Bibliographies  

·         Arts in America: A Bibliography [Ref  Z  5961  .U5  A77] by Bernard Karpel

·         Twentieth-Century Artists on Art: An Index to Writings, Statements, and Interviews by Artists, Architects, and Designers [Ref  NX  456  .R59] by Jack Roberston

·         Twentieth-Century European Painting: Guide to Information Sources [Ref Z 5949 .E9 C87] by Ann-Marie Cutul

 

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

·         Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools & Movements 1860 to the Present [Ref  N  6490 .D415] by Amy Dempsey

·         Encyclopedia of World Art [Ref N 31 . E533]

·         Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture [Ref  N  5300  .R24] edited by David Piper

·         Bulfinch Guide to Art History  [Ref N 33 .B56]

·         The Dictionary of Art [Ref   N  31  .D5]

·         The Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art [Ref  N  7740  .C29]

·         The HaperCollins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques [Ref  N  33  .M37] by Ralph Mayer

·         The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History [Ref  N 5300  .F64] by Nancy Frazier

Directories

·         American Art Directory (Latest Edition) [Ref  N  50  .A54]

·         Official Museum Directory [Ref  AM  10  .A2  O4]

 

Handbooks & Manuals

·         Oxford Companion to Western Art [Ref  N  33  .O923] by Hugh Brigstocke

 

Biographical Sources

·         Benezit Dictionary of Artists [Ref N 40 .D5213]

·         Biographical Dictionary of Artists [Ref  N  40  .B53]

·         Dictionary of Women Artists [Ref  N  8354  .D53]

·         Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists before 1900 [Ref  N  43  .P47] by Chris Petteys

·         Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America [Ref  N 6536  .W56]

 

Other Relevant Reference Tools

·         Fine Art Reproductions of Old and Modern Masters [Ref  N  4035  .N48]

·         World Painting Index (Lists locations of reproductions of paintings in books and catalogs around the world.) [Ref  ND  45  .H38]

·         Contemporary Art and Artists: An Index to Reproductions [Ref N 6490 .P3234] by Pamela J. Parry

 

SUGGESTED DATABASES  & INDEXES FOR LOCATING ARTICLES ON Classical Literature

Academic Search Premier (Online Database)

Art Full Text (Online Database)

Art Index  (Print Index, Available Volumes:1967/68-1988/89)

Grove Art Online (Online Database)

 

A few frequently-used PERIODICALS on ART HISTORY are:

 
African Arts                                                     Art History                              October
American Art                                                   Art in America                         Oxford Art Journal
American Art Journal                                       Art Journal                               Renaissance Quarterly
American Artist                                               Artforum                                  Woman’s Art Journal
Archives of American Art Journal                    ARTnews
Art Bulletin                                                      Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism
 

PERIODICAL titles held by the library (in print and electronic format) can be identified by clicking the “PERIODICAL HOLDINGS” link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www.una.edu/library  or by searching in UNACAT.

 

INTERLIBRARY LOAN -  it is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally.  Inquire at the Reference Desk or consult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www.una.edu/library/about/departments/ill/

 

SUGGESTED WEBSITES

 

Art History Resources on the Web
<http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html>

 

Mother of All Art and Art History Link Pages
<http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/index.html>

 

Timeline of Art History
<http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm>

 

HAVE A QUESTION?  ASK A LIBRARIAN.

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