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This guide provides resources for research into Art and Art History.
Start searching fast using the Quick Picks listed below, or explore all of the many resources we have to help your studies.
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Find Images
This is the place to start looking for images. For more options, see the Finding Images page.
Find Books and Articles
Check out our other Art databases for more options, including some targeted towards specific areas of research.
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The Dictionary of Art by Call Number: Reference N31 .D5 1996 v. 1-34Publication Date: 1996A classic! The 34-volume Grove Dictionary of Art holds 45,000 articles by more than 6,000 contributors from 12 countries, offering readers authoritative and comprehensive global coverage of all the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, drawing, printmaking, as well as the decorative arts.
The Oxford Companion to Western Art by Call Number: View Ebook Reference N33 .O923 2001Publication Date: 2001Covers all facets of Western art: artists, movements and styles, museums, etc. Descriptions are sometimes brief compared to the Grove Dictionary of Art and similar works, but it's all conveniently arranged in one volume.
Find other reference sources to look up terms, browse topic ideas, or get information on artists, movements, etc.
Worksheet of Useful Library Links
Need a printable sheet of links to cool library stuff? This worksheet from a recent Art library-orientation class gives you what you need: http://bit.ly/2QUQyfI