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Collier Library - Pathfinder

AMERICAN ART

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field of American Art. 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 American Art is N. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

N 1 - 9211

Visual Arts

NC 1 - 1940

Drawing. Design. Illustration

NB 1 - 1952

Sculpture

ND 25 - 3416

Painting

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 SUBJECT HEADINGS are:

ART, AMERICAN
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
ARTISTS, AMERICAN

Other related SUBJECT HEADINGS are:

ART, MODERN UNITED STATES
PAINTING, AMERICAN
PHOTOGRAPHY, ARTISTIC
SCULPTURE, AMERICAN

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

Ø BEGINNING RESEARCH - SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and Overview Material

American Art of the 1960s [N 6512 .A5122 1991] edited by John Elderfield
American Art Since 1945 [N 6512 .A79 1982] by Dore Ashton
American Art: History and Culture [N 6505 .C7 1994b] by Wayne Craven
American Art: Readings From the Colonial Era to the Present [N 6505 .A6188] edited by Harold Spencer
American Views: Essays on American Art [N 6505 .W57 1991] by John Wilmerding
American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America [N 6505 .H84 1997] by Robert Hughes
Framing America: A Social History of American Art. [N 6512 .P59 2002] by Frances K. Pohl
Still Looking: Essays on American Art [N6505 .U64] by John Updike
The Invention of Painting in America [ND 205 .R67 2004] by David Rosand
The Story of Painting [ND 450 .B43 1993] by Wendy Beckett

Literature Guides and Bibliographies

· Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists [Ref Z 5938 .F73 1997] by Wolfgang M. Freitag

· Art in the Modern Era : a Guide to Styles, Schools & Movements 1860 to the Present [N 6490 .D415 2002] by Amy Dempsey

· Feminist Art Criticism: An Annotated Bibliography [Ref Z 5956 .F44 L36] by Cassandra L. Langer

· 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 2 [Ref Z 5951 .M374 2005] by Max Marmor

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

· Dictionary of Art [Ref N 31 .D5] edited by Jane Turner

· Encyclopedia of American Art Before 1914 [Ref N 6507 .E53 2000] edited by Jane Turner

· Encyclopedia of American Folk Art [Ref NK 805 .E6] by Gerard C. Wertkin

· Encyclopedia of World Art [N 31 .E533]

· Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture [Ref 5610 .G76 2007]

· HarperCollins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques [Ref N 33 .M37 1991] by Ralph Mayer

· International Dictionary of Art and Artists [Ref N 40 .I55 1990]

· Oxford Dictionary of Art [Ref N 33 .O93 1988] by Ian Chilvers, Harold Osborne, & Dennis Farr

· Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History [Ref N 5300 .F64 2000] by Nancy Frazier

· Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists [Ref N 33 .L353 2000] by Erika Langmuir

Directories

· American Art Directory [Ref N 50 .A54 2008]

· Art Across America [Ref N 510 .A777 2000]

· Art in America (August edition.) Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, Artists (Periodicals Department)

· Artist's Resource: the Watson-Guptill Guide to Academic Programs, Artists' Colonies and Artist-In-Residence Programs, Conferences, Workshops [Ref N 8600 .C49 1999] by Karen S. Chambers

· National Directory of Arts Internships. Millennium Ed. [Ref NX 396.6 .N38 2003]

Indexes to Illustrations

· Contemporary Art and Artists: An Index to Reproductions [Ref N 6490 .P3234 1978] by Pamela Jeffcott Parry

· Illustration Index VI: 1982-1986 [Ref N 7525 .V3 1988] by Marsha C. Appel

· Index to Reproductions of American Paintings Appearing in More Than 400 Books, Mostly Published Since 1960 [Ref ND 205 .S575] by Lyn Wall Smith

· Index to Reproductions of American Paintings; a Guide to Pictures Occurring in More Than 800 Book [Ref ND 205 .M57] by Isabel Stevenson Monro

· Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works [Ref N 7525 .K67 1981] by Yala H. Korwin

· Library of Congress Prints and Photographs: An Illustrated Guide Library of Congress [Collier Government Documents LC 1.6/4:P93]

· Photography Index [Ref TR 199 .P37] by Pamela Jeffcott Parry

· Sculpture Index [Ref NB 36 .C55] by Jane Clapp

Handbooks & Manuals

Art Marketing 101: A Handbook for the Fine Artist [N 8353 .S63 2000] by Constance Smith

Biographical Sources

· African-Americans in the Visual Arts [Ref N 6538 .N5 .O86] by Steven Otfinoski

American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions [NB 236 .R8 1990] by Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein
A Biographical Dictionary of Artists [Ref N 40 .B53 1995] edited by Sir Lawrence Gowing
Biographical Dictionary of Women Artists in Europe and America Since 1850 [Ref N 6757 .D86] by Penny Dunford
Contemporary Artists [Ref N 6490 .C6567] edited by Colin Naylor
Contemporary Photographers [Ref TR 139 .C66 1988]
Dictionary of American Biography [Ref E 176 .D562]
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists [Ref N 6512 .C854 1994] by Paul Cummings
Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists [Ref 6538 .A83 H35 2007] by Kara Kelley Hallmark

· Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists [Ref N6538 .J4 B37 2007] by Samantha Baskind

Encyclopedia of Living Artists in America [Ref N 6512 .E45]

· Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photographers [Ref N 6536 .W5] by Lynne Warren

Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary [Ref 7348 .S85 2006]
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century [Ref N 6503 .N67] by Jules Heller

· North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century [Ref N 6503 .N67 1995] by Jules Heller

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

Who's Who in American Art 2007/2008 [Ref N 6536 .W5]

Histories

American Art to 1900: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture [N 6505 .B76] by Milton W. Brown
American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America [N 6505 .H84] by Robert Hughes
American Art, 1700-1960: Sources and Documents [N 6505 .M26] by John W. McCoubrey
American Art Since 1900: A Critical History [N 6512 .R63] by Barbara Rose

Ø SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOCATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on AMERICAN ART

Academic Search Premier (online database)
AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive (online database of photographs)
Art Full Text (online database)
Bibliography of the History of Art (online database)
Grove Art Online (online database)
General OneFile (online database)
Newspaper Source (online database)

PERIODICALS held by Collier Library can be identified in UNACAT or in the periodicals holdings list located in the REFERENCE ROOM. A few frequently used periodicals in AMERICAN ART are:

American Art

Art in America

American Art Journal

Art Journal

American Artist

ArtForum

Aperture

ARTnews

Apollo

Artweek

Art and Antiques

October

Art Bulletin

Women's Art Journal

INTERLIBRARY LOAN is available to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. From the library homepage, look under Online Forms. Then click on Interlibrary Loan to fill out the form online. If you need additional help, inquire at the reference desk.

Ø SUGGESTED WEBSITES (Remember to evaluate any website you use as a source for a research paper or other class assignment.)

INTERNET SITE

URL

Archives of American Art

http://artarchives.si.edu/

Artcyclopedia: The Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet

http://artcyclopedia.com/

Art History Research Centre

http://art-history.concordia.ca/AHRC/?splash.htm

ArtSource (international web sites relating to art and architecture)

http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/artsourcehome.html

Animation Art Sources