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| Prepared by Darwin F. Scott |
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| Creative Arts Librarian |
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| September 2006 (8th rev. version) |
This guide presents a selective list of basic electronic and print resources necessary for undertaking research projects in the fine arts (sculpture, drawing, design, painting, printmaking, and engraving), the decorative and applied arts (such as arts and crafts, furniture, ceramics, and textiles), architecture, and photography. Note that some sources cover all of the visual arts, including architecture and photography, while others are more limited in scope. There may be other specialized resources appropriate for your research -- please contact the Creative Arts Librarian, Darwin F. Scott, for additional assistance. Citations for materials listed in the guide are limited to title and call number only. For complete descriptions, see the full bibliographic record in LOUIS, the Brandeis Libraries' online catalog. Comments or feedback on this guide are always welcome.
For help narrowing your subject or in formulating your questions appropriately for online searching, please consult this brief guide to help analyze your research topic in art, architecture, or photography.
Grove Art Online (Brandeis users only)
Electronic, full-text version of the 34-vol. Dictionary of Art, with continuous updating of content and thousands of image links to art works. Comprehensive, international, and up-to-date coverage of all the visual arts (including architecture and photography) from pre-history to the present. Provides detailed biographies of artists of all kinds as well as patrons, collectors, dealers, theorists, writers, art historians, museum officials, critics, and teachers. Includes copious entries on civilizations and peoples; geographical locations; sites; artistic styles, schools, groups, and movements; art forms, themes, and subject matter; materials and techniques; patronage; and theoretical and general issues. Highlighted cross-references within each article point to related information. Entries conclude with good selective bibliographies.
Print version (Dictionary of Art): Creative Arts Reference N 31 .D5 1996
Encyclopedia of World Art
Comprehensive coverage of all countries, periods, and cultures. Includes lengthy, detailed articles on broad historical, conceptual/systematic, and geographical topics by an international group of specialists. Use the analytic dictionary/index in vol. 15 to locate information on specific topics. The second half of each volume presents plates of key works discussed in the essays. Extensive bibliographies end each article. Vols. 1-15 issued in installments from 1959 to 1968; vol. 16 ("World Art in Our Time," 1983) and 17 ("New Discoveries and Perspectives," 1987) present important supplements with separate indexes. Despite its age, this entire encyclopedia remains an essential resource for art research.
Creative Arts Reference N 31 .E533
International Dictionary of Art and Artists
Vol. 1 (Artists) provides articles on the most important artists from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Each article presents essential facts on the artist's career; the most important public and private collections of the artist's work; a bibliography of books and articles on and by the artist; and a critical essay discussing the historical and critical aspects of the artist's work. In roughly chronological order, vol. 2 (Art) presents articles and reproductions of ca. 500 individual artworks regarded as the acknowledged masterpiece or a representative work of each selected artist.
Creative Arts Reference N 7425 .I67 1990
The Oxford Dictionary of Art (Brandeis users only)
Concise entries (without bibliographies) survey Western art forms and individual artists from antiquity to the present. Excludes architecture and architects unless they have some relevance to painting, sculpture, the graphic arts, or design. Includes entries for noteworthy collectors, patrons, dealers, art historians, museums, and galleries.
Print: Creative Arts Reference N 33 .O93 1997
Timeline of Art History (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
"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." The time line now extends from prehistory to 1600 A.D. and will continue to expand in scope and depth.
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art (Brandeis users only)
Focuses primarily on painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts (including conceptual, performance, and video art). Most of the entries are biographical, but there are also entries on styles and terms, artists' groups, schools, and movements, cultural centers, and museums.
Print: Creative Arts Reference N 6490 .C5317 1998
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
Offers a combination of historical material and critical discussions of contemporary aesthetics, defined as "critical reflection on art, culture, and nature." Includes hundreds of alphabetically arranged essays on individuals, concepts, periods, theories, issues, and movements in the history of aesthetics, ranging from the Greco-Roman era to the present and written by philosophers, art historians, literary theorists, psychologists, feminist theorists, legal theorists, sociologists, and anthropologists. Articles conclude with good bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. Coverage of most major art forms appears in composite entries arranged under one headword, combining conceptual and historical overviews with in-depth analyses of issues and ideas. Presents excellent articles on certain key artists and a wide array of art topics, such as "abstract expressionism," "art market," "constructivism," "pop art," "representations," "sociology of art," "taste," and "theories of art." Vol. 4 concludes with an index that points to all articles and passages relevant to the study of art.
Main Reference BH 56 .E53 1998
The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts
Handbook providing introductory, authoritative surveys on the crafts of lithographing, ceramics, textiles, costume, wood-working, metal-working, glass-making, bell-founding, paper-making, clock-making, typography, landscape gardening, photography, armor, enamels, lacquer, jewelry, toys, lace-making, and embroidery. Includes articles on particular crafts, periods and cultures, materials, tools and techniques, technologies, artisans, schools, styles, and processes.
Creative Arts Reference NK 30 .O93
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s
Comprehensive, interdisciplinary catalog of over 30,000 artworks dating from the early Renaissance to the present that treat subjects from Greek and Roman mythology. Coverage includes painting, drawing, sculpture, literary works, music, dance, and drama. Organized into entries on mythological figures or themes, with the listings of the artworks under each entry given in chronological order by date of composition. Vol. 2 concludes with a list of sources and an index of artists.
Creative Arts Reference N 650 .M9 R45 1993
The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture
Contains entries on Old and New Testament themes and subjects, Christian saints and iconography, liturgy and ritual, church history and design, historical periods and figures, and patronage that relate to Christian art and architecture. Primary emphasis is on the 3d through 17th centuries, with selective coverage through the 20th century. Articles on artists and architects focus on religious works.
Creative Arts Reference N 7830 .M87 1996
Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia
Excellent, up-to-date coverage of art from the Low Countries and the Netherlands created from the 1450s to the present. Includes biographies and articles on a wide array of subjects, conveniently grouped by major categories in the reader's guide for quick review. Select bibliographies accompanying each entry suggest the best and most authoritative sources for further inquiry. Includes many illustrations and a thorough index.
Creative Arts Reference N 6941 .D88 1997
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (Brandeis users only)
Reliable source for short definitions of the complex vocabulary used in the fine and decorative arts and architecture.
Print: Creative Arts Reference N 33 .C6 2001
ArtLex Art Dictionary
Very useful online source of definitions for more than 3,300 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, quotations, and cross-references. Many definitions offer links to representative images of the style or technique. Includes a Google search engine of the Web site. "For artists, collectors, students and educators in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education."
Words of Art (Okanagan University College)
A thorough on-line glossary of terms used in the theory and criticism of the visual arts, with many linked cross-references to other terms and concepts.
Artwords: A Glossary of Contemporary Art Theory
A straightforward guide to the theoretical terminology and specialized vocabulary used since the early 1970s in art history and the theory and criticism of visual art and culture. Stresses the interdisciplinary nature of recent art criticism.
Creative Arts Reference N 71 .P32 1997
Art Spoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1848-1944
Identifies and defines in concise, alphabetically arranged essays the specialized terminology of modern art created from the midday through the midday centuries, focusing on art movements and personalities. An art chart and time line (with color plates) offers a chronological perspective.
Creative Arts Reference N 6447 .A85 1993
Art Speak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present
A key to the specialized vocabulary of contemporary art, identifying and defining the terminology essential for understanding art created since 1945. Follows the structure of Art Spoke. Also includes a useful art chart and time line (with color plates).
Creative Arts Reference N 6490 .A87 1997
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture (University of Pittsburgh)
Excellent online source of definitions for the vocabulary of medieval art and architecture. Definitions included copious cross-references, illustrations, and pronunciation guides.
Art Information and the Internet: How to Find It, How to Use It
A step-by-step guide to the basic and specialized resources for art research available in electronic and print formats, with an emphasis on English-language publications and Web sites. Organized into 3 parts: basic information formats; types of Web sites and how to locate them; and how to use and supplement Web information (with outstanding sections on basic research methodology; art historical styles, periods, and cultures; locating material on artists and art collectors; analyzing the form and subjects of art works; resources for architecture, decorative arts, fashion, graphic arts, photography, and sculpture; North American, Canadian, and Native American studies; and non-European cultures). Print resources are more completely listed and described in the earlier edition Art Information: Research Methods and Resources (1990; see next entry)
Creative Arts Reference N 59 .J66 1999
Art Information: Research Methods and Resources
A guide to the methodology and print resources of art research to be used in tandem with the later version Art Information and the Internet (1999; see above). Although the sections on online resources are now superseded, the more detailed and complete descriptions of the print resources still make this edition essential. Useful appendices include multilingual dictionaries and glossaries in French, German, and Italian that supply English equivalents for words frequently appearing in non-English art publications, and for art terms, proper names, geographic locations, terms denoting time and number, and names of animals.
Creative Arts Reference N 85 .J64 1990
Bibliographies and research guides devoted to one (or sometimes more) artists or architects offer selective, annotated bibliographies of writings by and about the artist (usually arranged in a subject-based order), plus chronologies, biographical sketches; lists of exhibitions; and various indexes. These are excellent resources to start your research on a particular artist or architect. The more well-known artists with available research guides are listed here; some other artists and architects also have research guides.
| Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) | Creative Arts Reference NA 1455 .F53 A223 1988 |
| Charles Angrand (1854-1926) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Marie Bracquemond (1840-1916) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .I4 C595 2000 |
| Georges Braque (1882-1963) | Creative Arts Reference N 6853 .B7 C57 1998 |
| Charles Camoin (1879-1965) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .I4 C595 2000 |
| Henri Edmond Cross (1856-1910) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Maurice Denis (1870-1943) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .N64 1996 |
| André Derain (1880-1955) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Arthur Dove (1880-1946) | Creative Arts Reference N 6512.5 .S75 H37 2002 |
| Albert Dubois-Pillet (1846-1890) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) | Creative Arts Reference N 6888 .D8 .H88 2000 |
| Emile-Othon Friesz (1879-1949) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) | Creative Arts Reference N 6853 .G34 C56 1991 |
| Eva Gonzalès (1849-1883) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .I4 C595 2000 |
| Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) | Creative Arts Reference N 6512.5 .S75 H37 2002 |
| Hans Holbein (1497/8-1543) | Creative Arts Reference N 6512.5 .S75 H37 2002 |
| Frieda Kahlo (1907-1954) | Creative Arts Reference N 6888 .D8 .H88 2000 |
| Le Corbusier (1887-1965) | Creative Arts Reference NA 1053 .J4 B75 1985 |
| Maximilien Luce (1858-1941) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Henri Manguin (1874-1949) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| John Marin (1870-1953) | Creative Arts Reference N 6512.5 .S75 H37 2002 |
| Albert Marquet (1875-1947) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Henri Matisse (1869-1954) | Creative Arts Reference N 6853 .M33 C674 1993 |
| Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) | Creative Arts Reference N 6948.5 .D42 L46 2000 |
| Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .N64 1996 |
| Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .I4 C595 2000 |
| Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Jean Puy (1876-1960) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .N64 1996 |
| Odilon Redon (1840-1916) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .N64 1996 |
| Raoul Rouault (1871-1958) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) | Creative Arts Reference N 6537 .W4 G4 1986 |
| Georges Seurat (1859-1891) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Paul Signac (1863-1935) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Théo Van Rysselberghe (1830-1903) | Creative Arts Reference ND 547 .C54 1999 |
| Louis Valtat (1869-1952) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958) | Creative Arts Reference ND 548.5 .F3 C59 1994 |
| Max Weber (1881-1961) | Creative Arts Reference N 6512.5 .S75 H37 2002 |
| James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) | Creative Arts Reference N 6847.5 .N64 1996 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) | Creative Arts Reference NA 737 .W7 M44 1983 |
Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists.
Surveys and evaluates the monographic literature devoted to the life, works, and historical importance of selected individual artists (including architects and photographers) from all countries and historical periods. Includes books, research guides, catalogues raisonnés, exhibition catalogs, and auction catalogs, but excludes articles on single artists appearing in periodicals or collections. Opens with a useful selective list of multi-artist biographical dictionaries and other reference works. Often called "Freitag" after its author.
Creative Arts Reference N 40 .A76 1997
The Worldwide Bibliography of Art Exhibition Catalogues, 1963-1987
Selective compilation of over 17,500 catalogs from museums and galleries throughout the world produced 1963-87. Divides into 5 parts on Western and Non-Western art (vol. 1); media (vol. 2); and topics and monographs on individual artists (vol. 3). Vol. 3 concludes with a title index. The overview of contents opening each volume outlines the detailed classification system used for the entries.
Creative Arts Reference N 4396 .W67 1992
Art Nouveau: A Research Guide for Design Reform in France, Belgium, England, and the United States
Addresses writings on design reform in the applied arts, decoration, or architecture from 1885 to 1910. Focuses on interchanges between two sets of countries: France and Belgium, and England and the U.S. Chronological arrangement within the categories of books, catalogs, dissertations, and articles. Includes detailed annotations.
Creative Arts Reference N 6757.5 .A78 W45 1998
Twentieth-Century Artists on Art: An Index to Writings, Statements, and Interviews by Artists, Architects, and Designers
Provides direct access to the writings and comments of 20th-century artists appearing in over 930 anthologies, collections of transcribed interviews, periodicals, group exhibition catalogs, and other sources published through early 1995. Essential first step for acquiring primary documents on contemporary artists. Includes entries on artists practicing all visual art media, including sculpture, painting, design, architecture, photography, video, performance, earthworks, and all forms of crafts. Cites materials in Western European languages only.
Creative Arts Reference NX 456 .R59 1996
The Artists of De Stijl: A Guide to the Literature
Summarizes and often evaluates the literature on the De Stijl movement (ca. 1917-32) into two sections: publications on the movement in general; and individual bibliographies on the artists Theo van Doesburg, César Domela, Cornelius van Eesteren, Robert van 't Hoff, Vilmos Huszár, Bart van der Leck, Piet Mondrian, J. J. P. Oud, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Georges Vantongerloo, and Jan Wills.
Creative Arts Reference N 6948.5 .D42 L36 2000
A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes
Interdisciplinary guide covering literature, film, music, art, architecture, theater, dance, design, and aesthetics. Includes entries on celebrated avant-garde artists as well as every influential avant-garde movement and style. Features good bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. Compiler defines as avant-garde a work that is an esthetic innovation and meets initial unacceptability.
Creative Arts Reference NX 456 .K67 2000
Action Art: A Bibliography of Artists' Performance from Futurism to Fluxus and Beyond
Comprehensive bibliography of books, dissertations, articles, films, videos, and audiotapes on art involving live performance from 1909 to ca. 1975. Divides materials into three sections: 1909-1952 (Futurism, Dada, Cubism, Russian Performance, the Bauhaus, and Black Mountain College); 1950s-1970s (Gutai, Happenings, Fluxus, Viennese Actionism, Destruction in Art, the Provos, Situationism, etc.); and biographical and critical studies.
Creative Arts Reference NX 600 .P47 G73 1995
Postmodernism: A Bibliography, 1926-1994
Describes in full detail books, articles, notes, letters, and working papers on Postmodernism in all subject areas and in all languages. Among the subjects covered are architecture, cultural studies, dance, drama, feminism, music, photography and film, and the visual and plastic arts. Aims for comprehensive coverage.
Creative Arts Reference NX 456.5 .P66 M33 1995
Japonisme: An Annotated Bibliography
Systematically traces the impact of Japanese art on the West by establishing a historiography of the entire Japonisme movement. Follows a chronological arrangement of materials in the categories of books, catalogs, articles, dissertations, reviews, and notes. All entries includes thorough annotations.
Creative Arts Reference N 7429 .W44 1990
African American Visual Artists: An Annotated Bibliography of Educational Resource Materials
Selective bibliography of substantive and easily accessible resources about African American visual artists mostly published after 1981. Cited materials provide information about individual artists as well as the contexts for their art.
Creative Arts Reference N 6538 .N5 F79 2001
Who's Who in American Art
Biographies of living painters, sculptors, graphic artists, craftsmen, historians, critics, editors, museum personnel, educators, lecturers, librarians, and dealers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Also includes geographic index, professional classifications index, and cumulative necrology. Updated biennially.
Creative Arts Reference N 6536 .W5
AskART -- The Artists Bluebook: Extensive Information about 30,000 American Artists
"Dedicated to the creation and maintenance of the world's most comprehensive centralized database about American artists" and includes painters, sculptors, and illustrators. Artist entries offer a biography, information about museums displaying their work, a bibliography, and a superb color image gallery. In addition to artist information, AskART also provides directories of museums, dealers, auction houses, and professional organizations and a glossary of art terms. Although this site offers fee-based services through optional registered membership, access to the artist and museum information is free.
Contemporary Artists
Offers thorough profiles of over 800 of the most significant artists of the later 20th century working in painting, graphics, sculpture, mixed media, and performance, video, and computer art. Entries include biographical data, comprehensive lists of individual exhibitions, selected lists of important group exhibitions, public collections that include works by the artists or permanent public installations, primary and secondary bibliographies, personal statements (when available), and critical essays. Many entries also feature illustrations.
Creative Arts Reference N 6490 .C6567 1996
Contemporary Designers
Provides detailed biographical, bibliographical, and critical information about the background, work, and philosophies of important contemporary designers working in a wide spectrum of design fields that include ceramics, costume, environmental, exhibition, fashion, film, furniture, glass, graphic, industrial, interior, product, stage, textile, and typography (among many others). The international scope focuses on living designers but includes entries on deceased artists whose work continues to influence the course of design. Each entry includes a chronological list of the designer's important works, primary and secondary bibliographies, a personal statement (when available), a critical essay on the designer, and a photograph or illustration of a representative work.
Creative Arts Reference NK 1390 .C655 1997
Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists
Biographical dictionary of 257 contemporary, self-taught American folk artists who have created paintings, drawings, sculptures, pottery, and environments. Opens with an introductory essay on folk art. Featuring color reproductions of key works, the entries present biographical data, general background, artistic background, subjects and sources, materials and techniques, and artistic recognition. Appendices include list of selected public collections, notes, and a bibliography interspersed with many photographs of the artists.
Creative Arts Reference NK 808 .R6 1990
St. James Guide to Black Artists
Worldwide compendium of information on nearly 400 artists of African descent from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, and elsewhere, three-fourths of whom were alive at the time of publication. Includes basic biographical and career information, brief critical essays on each entrant's art, and photographs of the artists and their works. Published in association with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library.
Creative Arts Reference N 40 .S78 1997
Painting of the Golden Age: A Biographical Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century European Painters
Provides succinct but detailed information on the lives, careers, and works of nearly 300 of the leading painters active in 17th-century Europe. Entries outline the artist's biography and artistic contribution, and give the current locations of the best-known paintings, lists of other works, and a bibliography emphasizing publications in English. Contains no illustrations.
Creative Arts Reference ND 456 .G43 1993
A Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Artists, 1420-1970
Outstanding coverage of Russian and Soviet artists, particularly from the 19th and 20th centuries. Entries for prominent artists and theater designers include a summary biography, list of important works, brief bibliography, and locations of major collections. The entries for lesser known artists are very brief. Includes b&w and color plates.
Creative Arts Reference N 6998 .M555 1993
Dictionary of Artists' Models
First reference work to gather information on a wide-ranging group of artists' models. Each entry includes a summary of the model's life, list of associated works, select bibliography, and a detailed biographical essay. Does not include "sitters who sat for portraits where the primary intent is the expression of physical likeness or personal aggrandizement," nor models appearing in non-Western art.
Creative Arts Reference N 7574 .D48 2001
Dictionary of Women Artists
Presents substantial entries on women artists working in a wide variety of media (excluding architecture, design, and fashion) from the Middles Ages to the present in Europe, America, and Australasia. Opens with introductory essays examining the training opportunities and changing work conditions for women artists since the medieval period. The actual dictionary includes 600 entries restricted to women artists of the Western tradition born before 1945. Entries also include a list of selected individual exhibitions, selected writings, and substantial bibliographies.
Creative Arts Reference N 8354 .D53 1997
Women Artists: An Historical, Contemporary, and Feminist Bibliography
Selective bibliography of writings on historical women artists born by 1930 and the contemporary women's art movement. Divides into 2 sections: general works and individual artists subdivided by century (medieval-20th century).
Creative Arts Reference N 8354 .P54 1994
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary
Comprehensive coverage of 20th-century women artists from Canada, Mexico, and the United States born before 1960. Each entry concludes with a brief bibliography. Includes b&w reproductions of one key artwork by each artist.
Creative Arts Reference N 6503 .N67 1995
Contemporary American Women Sculptors
Provides essential documentation on United States women sculptors alive in 1986. Entries include education and training, selected individual and group exhibitions, public and private collections, awards, brief bibliographies, and an artist's statement. Each entry features a photograph illustrating a major direction in the artist's work.
Creative Arts Reference NB 212 .W37 1986
Women Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas
Focuses on 100 contemporary women artists from four racial/ethnic categories from North and South America: Native American, Latin American, African American, and Asian Pacific American . Each entry includes a career survey, selected exhibitions, publications, artist statement, and biographical essay.
Creative Arts Reference N 8354 .W656 1999
Latin American Women Artists, Kahlo and Look Who Else: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography
Essential guide to books, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, theses, articles, and video recordings on Latin American women artists of the 20th century. The bibliography divides into sections on individual artists and general works, and the appendices list collective exhibitions and artists by country.
Creative Arts Reference N 6502.5 .P84 1996
Women Artists and Designers in Europe since 1800: An Annotated Bibliography
Provides bibliographic citations and abstracts for publications on selected women artists and designers working in Europe between 1800 and the present. Coverage includes reference works, monographs, and exhibition catalogs, but not periodicals or essay collections. Vol. 1 covers design and the decorative arts, vol. 2 the fine arts and photography. Vol. 2 includes an essential general index for the both volumes and an index of artists and designers by country.
Creative Arts Reference N 6757 .M33 1998
A Gallery of Her Own: An Annotated Bibliography of Women in Victorian Painting
Index and annotated bibliography devoted to the artistic contributions and activities of women in 19th-century Britain. Coverage includes books, periodicals, exhibition catalogs and reviews, advertisements, and newspapers. The chronologically arranged bibliography divides into 4 chapters (with introductory essays) on painters; exhibitions, models, and criticism; art schools; and reviews. The index of annotations is essential for locating material on a particular artist.
Creative Arts Reference ND 467.5 .V52 H37 1997
International Dictionary of Architects and Architecture
Features detailed entries on 523 architects and 467 buildings and sites that have figured prominently in Western architectural history. Vol. 1 ((Architects) covers architects, theorists, engineers, and persons involved in architectural decoration, landscape design, and urban planning. Entries include biographical data, chronology of works, extensive bibliographies, and a critical essay. Vol. 2 (Architecture) follows a geographic arrangement and surveys a range of periods and styles from Ancient Greece to the late 20th century. The set includes over 1,100 photographs and floor plans, and geographic, building, and architect indexes.
Creative Arts Reference NA 40 .I48 1993
A Dictionary of Architecture (Brandeis users only)
A concise dictionary providing entries on architects, terms, styles, building types, and certain regional and national movements. Scope largely restricted to Europe and the Americas.
Print: Creative Arts Reference NA 31 .C86 1999
Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology
A wide-ranging glossary of technical terms used in all aspects of building construction.
Creative Arts Reference NA 31 .C63 1998
Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World
Presents an accessible, worldwide overview of vernacular architecture -- the dwellings and all other buildings built and used by the people, reflecting environmental contexts, available resources, and close relationships to the lives of inhabitants. Falls thematically into two parts: "Theories and Principles (vol. 1) and "Cultures and Habitats (vol. 2-3). Contains extensive cross-referencing, glossary of terms, comparative lexicon of architectural terms (with equivalents in six languages), a substantial bibliography, and an index of cultures and habitats, nations and locations.
Creative Arts Reference NA 208 .E53 1997
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects
Includes more than 2,400 biographies of architects from antiquity to the present (if born by 1930) from all geographical regions. The substantial biographies for major architects include evaluative essays. All entries include a work list and bibliography. Despite its age, this is still a valuable resource.
Creative Arts Reference NA 40 .M25 1982
Contemporary Architects
Presents comprehensive profiles of 585 of the most significant architects of the 20th century. Each entry includes biographical details of the architect or partnership, listings of works and projects, major exhibitions, bibliography, a personal statement, and an evaluative essay. Many entries feature illustrations.
Creative Arts Reference NA 680 .C625 1994
Makers of 20th-Century Modern Architecture: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
Combines biography and critical analysis with an extensive bibliography of publications by or about architects and engineers whose work has proven influential on the course of modern Western architecture. Opens with a concise historical discussion of the evolution of modernism. Includes many plates of photographs, drawings, and plans.
Creative Arts Reference NA 680 .J628 1997
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840
A comprehensive record of every British architect who practiced between 1600 and 1840. Contains authoritative work lists and thorough biographical summaries. Opens with an important essay on the practice of architecture, 1600-1840.
Creative Arts Reference NA 996 .C6 1995
The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present
Practical visual and documentary guide to the heritage of domestic architecture in Great Britain and the United States. Includes a vast body of illustrative material. Chronological arrangement by period and style traces the history of the British and American house in a series of essays adhering to the same topical structure (introduction, doors, windows, walls, ceilings, floors, fireplaces, staircases, built-in furniture, services, lighting, metalwork, and woodwork). Appendices include biographies of architects and designers, glossary, and a directory of restoration suppliers.
Creative Arts Reference NK 1860 .E44 1996
Architectural Records in Boston: A Guide to Architectural Research in Boston, Cambridge, and Vicinity
Locates the major holdings of architectural materials within Greater Boston, organizing the information in 3 separate sections: active and retired firms with pre-1970 records, repositories, and governmental agencies. Includes introductory essay "Conducting Architectural Research in Greater Boston." Glossary defines special archival and architectural terms, and the index provides access to the entries by name of architect, firm, organization, and institution. Prepared by the Massachusetts Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records.
Creative Arts Reference NA 735 .B7 A72 1983
NOTE: Several of the encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, and indexes listed elsewhere in this guide also cover photography.
Contemporary Photographers
Contains detailed profiles on 750 of the most prominent 20th-century photographers and photojournalists. Entries include biography, exhibitions, major collections, bibliography, personal statement (if available), representative photograph, and a critical essay.
Creative Arts Reference TR 139 .C663
American Women Photographers: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography
Compiles references to a substantial body of work on and by American women photographers. Also provides a comprehensive listing of American women photographers.
Creative Arts Reference TR 139 .K74 1999
NOTE: Several of the encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, and indexes listed elsewhere in this guide also cover photography.
Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
The mission of this Web site "is to become the definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet." And it is an excellent resource! Only provides references to sites on the Web where artists' works can be viewed online. Focus is primarily on painting and sculpture, but the Web site also includes other artistic media where possible, including photography, decorative arts, installation art, video, digital and web-based art, naïve art/folk art/outsider art, and architecture. The site is primarily oriented toward searching by artist name.
Image Collections and Online Art (Mother of All Art History Pages, University of Michigan)
A very selective list divided by geographical location.
SPIRO: Architectural Visual Resources Library (University of California, Berkeley)
A searchable collection of 265,000+ architectural images (pre-history-20th century). Produced by the Architecture and Visual Resources Library (AVRL), University of California, Berkeley.
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library--Art and Architecture Collections (Library of Congress)
American Memory is an ongoing, frequently updated resource of digital images, audio, and media clips embracing all aspects of American history and culture. The site offers over 7 million digital reproductions of primary source materials from over 100 historical collections housed at the Library of Congress and other participating museums and institutions.
Google Advanced Image Search
If you want to go fishing on the Web for an image rather than using the Web sites noted above, this is about the best way to do it.
Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works
A guide to reproductions in over 250 English-language books containing color paintings, collages, illustrations, drawings, frescoes, murals, stained glass, mosaics, tapestries, and embroideries published between 1960 and 1977. Emphasizes artists working in the Western tradition. Pt. 1 is a listing of artists; pt. 2, a title-subject index arranged under one alphabet.
Creative Arts Reference N 7525 .K67
World Painting Index
Essential resource for locating reproductions of paintings in books and catalogs published 1940-89. Arrangement: pt. 1, numbered bibliography of publications indexed; pt. 2, a listing by title of works by unknown artists; pt. 3, a listing by painter of works appearing in the indexed volume; pt. 4 (vol. 2), titles of works and their painters.
Creative Arts Reference ND 45 .H38
Creative Arts Reference ND 45 .H38 suppl. 1 (1973-1980)
Creative Arts Reference ND 45 .H38 suppl. 2 (1980-1989)
Print Index: A Guide to Reproductions
A select guide for locating reproductions of prints by Western artists dating from the early 18th century through the mid-1970s in 100 English-language publications. Pt. 1 comprises the artist index; pt. 2, the subject and title index.
Creative Arts Reference NE 90 .P17 1983
American Printmakers, 1880-1945: An Index to Reproductions and Biocritical Information
Provides access to information about United States printmakers 1880-1945 and to reproductions of their prints in standard reference sources, general art books and catalogs, and monographs.
Creative Arts Reference NE 507 .W53 1993
American Printmakers, 1946-1996: An Index to Reproductions and Biocritical Information
Provides access to information about United States printmakers 1946-1996 and to reproductions of their prints in standard reference sources, general art books and catalogs, and monographs.
Creative Arts Reference NE 508 .B76 1999
Sculpture Index
A guide to photographs of sculptures in about 950 primarily English language publications. Vol. 1 covers sculpture of Europe and the contemporary Middle East; vol. 2, sculpture of the Americas, East Asia, Africa, the Pacific, and the classical world. Works indexed by artist's name, distinctive title, and selected subjects.
Creative Arts Reference NB 36 .C55
World Architecture Index: A Guide to Illustrations
A guide for finding images of architectural works reproduced in more than 100 English-language books and encyclopedias. International scope covers most historical periods and styles. Provides citations to reproductions of exterior and interior views, plans, sections, and elevations. The four indexes include site, architect, type of work, and names of works.
Creative Arts Reference NA 202 .T4 1991
Photography Index: A Guide to Reproductions
Essential resource for locating artistic, journalistic, and documentary photographs made from the 1820s to the 1970s and reproduced in over 80 English-language books and exhibition catalogs primarily published from 1960 to 1976. The indexes include a chronological listing of works by unknown photographers, an alphabetical index to works by known photographers, and a detailed subject and title index.
Creative Arts Reference TR 199 .P37
LOUIS, the online catalog of the Brandeis Libraries, is the principal means for locating books, journals, and videos on art, architecture, and photography in the library collections. LOUIS can be useful for this purpose at two levels of your research. If you have already identified the book(s) you need through other research aids, search LOUIS by Title or by Author to locate the item(s) in the library. If you are trying to identify books that will be useful for your research, search LOUIS by Keyword or Subject.
Browse the virtual shelves for books in Art and Architecture -- Library of Congress classification outline
General guidelines for locating a book in the libraryArt Abstracts (Brandeis users only)
Coverage from Sept. 1984 to the present. Indexes and abstracts periodicals, exhibition listings, museum bulletins, yearbooks, interviews, competition and award notices, and book and film reviews. Covers more than 250 key international, mostly English-language journals in art, including archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, film, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, and photography. Updated monthly. Use the print Art index to locate articles published before Oct. 1984.
Print (Art Index): Creative Arts Reference Z 5937 .A78 [1929-1990]
BHA -- Bibliography of the History of Art (Brandeis users only)
Comprehensive and international guide to Western art literature. Indexes and abstracts more than 2,500 periodicals published in 45 languages, as well as books, exhibition catalogs, conference proceedings, and bibliographies. Covers all aspects of Western art, including the traditional fine arts, decorative and applied arts, industrial design and architecture, popular and folk art, photography, performance art, and aspects of material culture of interest to art historians. The Bibliography of the History of Art published since 1991, is the merged successor to the International Repertory of the Literature of Arts (RILA), 1975-1989, and the Répertoire d'art et d'archéologie (RAA), 1973-1989. The electronic BHA combines the print forms of RAA, RILA, and BHA into one database.
Print (RILA and BHA): Creative Arts Reference Z 5937 .R25 and Z 5937 .R252 [1975-1996]
Academic Search Premier (Brandeis users only)
Up-to-date source for locating full texts and citations, particularly for articles and reviews addressing recent exhibitions, current events, and "hot topics" from the art scene in key newspapers and magazines.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) (Brandeis users only)
Indexes scholarly journals from the arts and humanities and links older, cited references to current literature, 1975 to present.
Other Electronic Databases Covering Art, Architecture, and Photography
The databases on this list cover specific aspects of art, architecture, and/or photography, or are either interdisciplinary (e.g. history, religion, or women's studies) or multidisciplinary (e.g., full-text articles or dissertations), and cover a wide range of subjects. Most are for Brandeis users only.
The Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
One of the world's greatest collections of lithographs by the French artist Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) amassed by Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman and given to Brandeis University. Its ca. 4,000 images of mid 19th-century Parisian social criticism and political commentary represent virtually every lithographic work created by Daumier. The entire collection is now available online.
Carl Van Vechten Carl Van Vechten: Photographs 1932-1964
A large, important collection of portrait photographs of celebrated musical, theatrical, artistic, and literary personalities made by the American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) from the 1930s to the 1960s.
African American Portraits by Carl Van Vechten: An Online Exhibit
Manuscript Books of Hours and Medieval Manuscripts at Brandeis
The Department of Special Collections owns seven books of hours and medieval manuscripts dating from the late 12th to the early 16th centuries. A digitized version of the first manuscript -- Book of Hours: 15th Century -- is now available.
Special Collections
The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University
The Rose Art Museum is a world-class museum nationally recognized for the quality and comprehensiveness of its holdings, numbering over 8,000. In the field of contemporary American art, its collections, exhibitions, and publications rank it among the most distinguished college and university museums in the country. The New York Times has noted that the Rose Art Museum's collection is surpassed only by the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Whitney Museum of American Art.
Art History Resources on the Web (Sweet Briar College, VA)
Provides clearly organized links to an immense number of quality research sources from prehistoric art to the 21st century (including those on noted individual artists) from all regions, an extensive list of museums and galleries by country, exhibits, and university art departments.
History of Art
Points selectively to substantive scholarly and recreational Web sites dealing with art history and computer applications in art history. Includes indexes and large collections of art history resources, libraries, research tools, directories, online publications, teaching resources, and many specialized art sites. Internationally focused and continually expanding. Sponsored by the Computers and History of Art Group (CHArt) in the UK. Part of the WWW Virtual Library.
Librarians' Index to the Internet: Arts Topics (Library of California)
The Librarians' Index to the Internet provides a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 12,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Its mission is to provide a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy, and librarian-selected Web sites. Includes a search engine and linked subject headings for all of the cataloged Web sites.
Mother of All Art History Pages (University of Michigan)
An annotated collection of links to art history sites sponsored by the School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. The Web sites are divided into the following categories: art history departments, research resources, resources for visual collections, image collections and online art, a sampling of online exhibits, fine art schools and departments, art museums, and textual and linguistic resources.
Yahoo Art History List
Includes architecture and photograph, and the scope is much broader than art history. Divides topics and personalities into these subdirectories: architectural history, art conservation and restoration, art historians, artists, bibliographies, books, collections, criticism and theory, cultures and groups, education, institutes, organizations, periods and movements, photography, stolen and looted art and antiquities, thematic, and web directories. By far the most comprehensive coverage of art history topics is found in Periods and Movements . Look for individual artists in this subdirectory under their particular historical period or movement.
ArtSource
Selective "gathering point for networked resources on art and architecture." The content is diverse and includes pointers to resources around the Internet as well as original materials submitted by librarians, artists, art historians, and others.
Architecture Links on the Web
Outstanding, regularly updated list of links to all aspects of architecture. Maintained by the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) British Architectural Library.
Architecture Virtual Library (University of Toronto)
Includes links to groups, individuals, and sources plus a search engine for the entire site. Sponsored by the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto. Part of the WWW Virtual Library.
Chinese and Japanese Art History (New York University)
Provides information on symposia, conferences, grants and other items of interest to graduate students of Chinese and Japanese art history. Includes links to sites dealing with Asian art. Part of the WWW Virtual Library.
Virtual Library Museums Pages: A Distributed Directory of On-Line Museums (VLmp)
Provides links to museum Web pages worldwide. Some specialized search criteria include virtual exhibitions, art galleries, history, science, technology, children's exhibits, library exhibits, and computer-related museums. Lists all sites alphabetically by country on the main page, and alphabetically by name within the country. Selected Major Art Museums/Galleries includes an eclectic collection of World Wide Web services connected with art museum, galleries, and archives, with excellent coverage of U.S. art museums. Site supported by the International Council of Museums.
Scholarly Societies Project--Fine Arts and Scholarly Societies Project--Architecture
The Scholarly Societies Project is an ongoing endeavor that facilitates access to Web sites of scholarly societies across the world. Sponsored by the University of Waterloo Library.
Getty Research Institute
"The Getty Research Institute is an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. Its goals are to promote innovative scholarship in the arts and humanities, to bridge traditional academic boundaries, and to provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and debate. The Research Library -- accessible to both on-site and remote users -- supports scholars and researchers around the world."
College Art Association
Founded in 1911, the College Art Association promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history and criticism of the visual arts and facilitates the exchange of ideas and information among those interested in art and history of art.
Society of Architectural Historians
Founded in 1940, the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) encourages scholarly research in architecture -- past, present, and future -- and promotes the preservation of significant architectural monuments that are an integral part of our worldwide historical and cultural heritage.
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian)
Basic style guidelines for undergraduate and graduate students writing term papers in the humanities, including the arts. Based on the Chicago Manual of Style.
Creative Arts Reference LB 2369 .T8 1996
The Chicago Manual of Style
The standard guide for bibliographic citations and writing style.
Creative Arts Reference Z 253 .U69 1993 (14th ed.)
Main Reference Desk Z 253 .U69 2003 (15th ed.)
Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources within Your Paper (Duke University)
This outstanding guide provides examples of how to cite a specific source using the format of four well-known style manuals, including Turabian and Chicago -- the two most commonly used for art documentation.
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet (Johns Hopkins University)
Excellent guide to evaluating the quality and authority of information found on the Web.
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask (University of California, Berkeley)
A thought-provoking learning resource/tutorial for finding and evaluating information on Web.
