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Art

This subject guide is designed to provide research assistance and links to books, e-books, articles in magazines and journals, databases, reference sources and other research material available through Leatherby Libraries' print and online resources.

Print Reference Sources

All these materials are located on the first floor of the Library in the Reference area.

Bibliographies

Art Books Refence Collection N85 .B68

Arte Chicano: A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of Chicano Art, 1965-1981 Reference Collection NX 512.3 .M4 G64 1985

Guide to the Literature of Art History 2 Refence Collection N 380 .A672 2005

Fine Arts: a bibliographic guide to basic reference works, histories, and handbooks Reference Collection N 7425.E47 1990

 

Biographies

 A Biographical Dictionary of Artists Reference Collection N 40 .B53

Contemporary Architects Reference Collection NA 680 .C625 1994

Contemporary Artists Reference Collection N 6490 .C6567

Contemporary Photographers Reference Collection TR 139 .C665 1995

Dictionary of Women Artists Reference Collection N 8354 .D53 1997

International Dictionary of Art and Artists Reference Collection N 40 .I55 1990 v. 1

World Artists, 1950-1980 Reference Collection N 6489 .M37 1984

 

Dictionaries

Artspeak Reference Collection N 6490 .A87 1997

A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes Reference Collection NX 456 .K67 2000

The Oxford Dictionary of Art Reference Collection N 33. .O93

The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms Reference Collection N 33 .L75 1984

 

Directories 

American Art Directory Reference Collection N 50 .A54

Art in America. Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, Artists Reference Collection N 510 .A78

Artists and Graphic Designers Market Reference Collection N 8600 .A76

Official Museum Directory Reference Collection AM 10 .A2 O4

 

Encyclopedias

Design Encyclopedia Reference Collection NK 1370 .B93 2004

The Dictionary of Art [Grove's]  Reference Collection N 31 .D5 1996

Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography Reference Collection N 7560 .E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art Reference Collection N 6370 .E53 2000

Encyclopedia of Sculpture Reference Collection NB 198 .E53 2004

Encyclopedia of 20th Century Architecture Reference Collection NA 680 .E495 2004

Encyclopedia of World Art Reference Collection N 31 .E4833

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Reference Collection N 5610 .G76 2007

Monet Reference Collection ND 553 .M7 A4 1996

The Photography Encyclopedia Reference Collection TR 9 .M39 1999

World Encyclopedia of Cartoons Reference Collection NC 1325 .W67 1999

 

Handbooks

The Art Book Reference Collection N 33 .A575 1994

From Abacus to Zeus : a Handbook of Art History Reference Collection N33 .P5 1991

Signs and Symbols in Christian Art Reference Collection N 7830 .F37 1955

 

Writing About Art

A Short Guide to Writing About Art Reference Collection N 7476 .B37 2003