
		Mabee Learning Center
	Brent Russell, Business Management
		Saturday, July 19, 2008

Art

Looking for information about painters? Need to find resources to develop an art history research paper? These and many other questions can be answered with the aid of the resources listed below. If you have additional questions, ask the librarians. They are ready to assist you in finding the information you need.

General Background Information
American House Styles, Ref 728.37 B255ahs
Art in Life, Ref 709 C58a
Art Pottery of the United States, Ref 738.0973 E92as
Atlas of Western Art History, Ref 700.223 S514ah
Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Ref 709.2 B91d
Chronicle of Impressionism, Ref 759.409 D416ch
Commercial Artist’s Handbook, Ref 741.6 S675c
Contemporary Artists, Ref 709.22 C761n3
Contemporary Women Artists, Ref 704.042 B396cw
Dent Dictionary of Symbols in Christian Art, Ref 704.9 S741dds
Dictionary of Art, Ref 703 D554tnr
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists, Ref 709 C97d3
Dictionary of Interior Design, Ref 747.03 P37d
Dictionary of Modern Painting, Ref 750.3 D54el
Dictionary of Modern Sculpture, Ref 730.3 D55dew
Encyclopedia of American Architecture, Ref 720.973 H943e
Encyclopedia of American Art Before 1914, Ref 709.7303 E56tur
Encyclopedia of Art Deco, Ref 709.04 E52du
Encyclopedia of Latin American & Caribbean Art, Ref 709.803 E56tur
Encyclopedia of Photography, Ref 770.3 E56
Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art, Ref 704.9424 A645ewa
Encyclopedia of World Art, Ref 703 E56
From Abacus to Zeus, a Handbook of Art History, Ref 703 P616fr
Great Museums of the World, Ref 708 N55
Guide to Art Reference Books, Ref 707.016 C44g
Harlem Renaissance, Ref 700 H284k
Illustrated Dictionary of Art and Archaeology, Ref 703 M72i
Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics, Ref 738 S263i
Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in East and West, Ref 704.94603 H177ia
Index of Reproductions of American Paintings, Ref 759.13 M75i
Index of Reproductions of European Paintings, Ref 759 M75i
Interpreting Contemporary Art, Ref 709.04 I61bn
Larousse Encyclopedia of Byzantine and Medieval Art, Ref 709 H981eg
Modern Arts Criticism, Ref 709.04 M689prk
Modern Italian Painting, from Futurism to the Present Day, Ref 759.5 B19mew
New Century Handbook of Greek Art and Architecture, Ref 709.38 N532
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, Ref 709.22 N864he
Oriental Antiques and Art, Ref 745.10951 A543oa
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1900’s, Ref 700 R356og
Oxford History of Classical Art, Ref 709.38 O98bo
Painter’s Dictionary of Mat erials and Methods, Ref 703 T222pd
Phaidon Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art, Ref 709 P533
Potter’s Dictionary of Materials and Methods, Ref 738.103 H214p
Praeger Picture Encyclopedia of Art, Ref 703 P89
Theories of Contemporary Art, Ref 709.04 H576tc2
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms, Ref 703.21 L937th
World Artists, 1950-1990, Ref 709.22 M346wo
World Atlas of Architecture, Ref 720.9 W927no

Also check the On-line Library Catalog for listings of video recordings.

Locating the Art Collection
700              Fine and Decorative Arts
710              Civic and Landscape Art
720              Architecture
730              Plastic Arts/ Sculpture
740              Drawing and Decorative Arts
750              Painting and Paintings
760              Graphic Arts/ Printmaking
770              Photography and Photographs

Government Documents
ED                Education Dept.

Finding Materials on art
1st floor, north Reference
1st floor, west Periodicals
1st floor, annex Government Documents
2nd floor General Books
3rd floor General Books

Sources of Journal Articles

PRINT RESOURCES
Biography Index
Humanities Index
Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Academic Search Elite (EbscoHost)
Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
Article1st (FirstSearch)
Biography Resource Center
Issues and Controversies
MAS FullText Ultra (EbscoHost)
NewsFile Collection (NewsBank)
Newspaper Source (EbscoHost)
WorldCat (FirstSearch)

Internet Resources

EBSCOHost: Full text periodical database
NetLibrary: Full text e-book database
NewsBank: Full text newspaper database
First Search: Periodical and information indexes

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
http://www.photographymuseum.com/index.html