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REFERENCE BOOKS

  • The Bridgeman Art Library Archive, London: Bridgeman Art Library, 2003. Includes over 15,000 images. xreferplus eBook
  • 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 Grove Dictionary of Art; from Rembrandt to Vermeer. 2000, R759.94 G76
  • 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

Click here for Humanities databases (including Art).


PERIODICALS

Search E-Journals for Art periodicals available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases. Under Subject Browse, select "Fine Arts".
Click on the Search button at the top of the page to do narrower subject-specific searches for journals.


WEBSITES


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 ON THE WEB
  • 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 Local MISCELLANEOUS
  • 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, ilustrations, 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.

 

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