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Research Guides and Bibliographies

REF N 380.A67
Guide to the Literature of Art History
Guide to over 4,000 basic and advanced research and reference tools in the field of art. Includes works on painting, sculpture, architecture, prints, drawings, photography, and decorative arts. The bibliography is divided into four categories: general reference works, art history books, literature about art, and serials.

REF N 71.K54
Psychiatry and Psychology in the Visual Arts and Aesthetics
bibliography of the findings of psychologists, psychiatrists, philosophers, art critics, and educators regarding art and art interpretation.

REF Z5931.L92
ART Books: A Basic Bibliography of the Fine Arts
Bibliography of books on history, and theory of art, architecture, sculpture, painting, graphic arts, and minor arts. Arranged under each subject by country. List of monographs in artists is very useful.

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Dictionaries, Handbooks, and Encyclopedias

REF N31.E4833
Encyclopedia of World Art
Comprehensive encyclopedia of the art and architecture of all peoples and periods. Scholarly signed articles cover major artists, styles, periods, countries, civilizations, and media. Extensive bibliographies of books and periodicals. Colored plates at the end of each volume.

REF N33.M36
A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques
"...contains over 3,200 lucid definitions of terms encountered in the study and practice of the visual arts in their literature." (preface)

REF N31.M8
Dictionary of Art and Artists
"...offers a sweeping survey, in text and pictures, of the history of Western Art." (preface)

REF N33.M23
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art
Authoritative articles covering artists, periods, styles, terms, museums, places, and countries. Large number of biographies of artists, sculptors, and architects. Well illustrated.

REF N 33.O93
Oxford Dictionary of Art
This volume is intended "to provide an overview of Western art forms and of individual artists from antiquity to our own day...designed to be a handy reference book for art students and teachers." (foreword)

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Biographical Sources

REF N6536.W5
Who's Who in american Art
Directory of artists, art historians, art critics, art editors, museum personnel, art educators, and lecturers in U.S. and Canada. Short biography and address. Geographical index.

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Directories

REF N50.A54
American Art Directory
Directory of American art organizations covering museums, foundations, organizations, universities, and college art departments and art schools.

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Indexes to Illustrations and Reproductions

REF NB36.C55
Sculpture Index
Subject index to illustrations of works of sculpture in approximately 950 publications. Arranged by author, title, and subject. For each sculpture, gives artist, original location, material of work, location of work, and books in which sculpture appears.

REF ND 205.M57
Index to Reproductions of American Paintings: A Guide to Pictures Occurring in More Than Eight Hundred Books
"Lists the works of artists in the U.S. occurring in 520 books and more than 300 catalogs of annual exhibitions held by art museums." (preface) Paintings listed by artist, title, and sometimes, by subject. A related work is the Monros' Index to Reproductions of European Paintings, (REF ND45.M6)

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Indexes

INDEX REF Z5937.A78
Art Index 1983-1994
Cumulative author and subject index to a selected list of fine arts periodicals and museum bulletins. Indexes American and foreign periodicals, museum bulletins, etc., covering the field of art, archeology, architecture, art and crafts, ceramics, decorations and ornaments, graphic arts, industrial design, interior decorations, landscape architecture, paintings, and sculpture. Author, subject index. Includes book reviews and exhibitions.

INDEX REF Z 1002.B595
Bibliographic Index 1971-1998
International subject list of bibliographies in books and periodicals. Individual artists listed as subjects.

INDEX REF AI3.E752
Essay and General Literature Index
Index to essays and articles in collections. Alphabetized by author and subject.

INDEX REF AI3.H85
Humanities Index 1974-1999
Author and subject index to English language periodicals.

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Journals


American Artist
Arts Yearbook
American Journal of Archaeology
Artsearch
American Theatre
Bulletin - North Carolina Museum of Art
Art Education
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Art in America
Graphis Annual
Art Index
Journal for Stage Directors and Choreographers
Artforum
Lawyers for the Arts
ART news
Preview
Arts Magazine
School Arts

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Internet Resources

Art History Resources on the Web
An impressive, comprehensive, and award-winnng site covering all imaginable facets of art from prehistoric times to the present, with thousands of links. Attractive, and well-organized and easy to navigate.

Artcyclopedia
A comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources.

ArtSource
Internet resources for art librarians.

The Internet Movie Database

Searchable database of information on over 250,000 movies made since the dawn of cinema plus even more on over 900,000 people who helped make them.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Official web site of Smithsonian American Art Museum

Timeline of Art History

The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.

WebMuseum
Collection of artworks.

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