Reference Works
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Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art by
Call Number: REF 709.4503 E56 2000ISBN: 1884446027Publication Date: 2002 -
Encyclopedia of American Art Before 1914 by
Call Number: REF 709.7303 E56 2000ISBN: 1884446035Publication Date: 2002 -
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Books and ebooks: General Collection
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History of Modern Art: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography by
Call Number: 709.04 A743 2004 General CollectionISBN: 013184069XPublication Date: 2003 -
West of Center by
Call Number: eBook Central
ISBN: 9780816677252West of Center is an overview of the rich and complicated counter cultural moment when different artistic practices shared a belief in and dedication to alternative methods and materials. -
Bulfinch Guide to Art History by
Call Number: General Collection 703 B933ISBN: 082122137XPublication Date: 1996
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J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM: a virtual library of over 300 books
Digitized titles from their publishing history. Users may view individual titles online, download a PDF, or link to WorldCat catalog, where they may find an original in-print version at a nearby library.
Databases & Media
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ArtstorThe Artstor Library includes over 1.6 million images covering art, architecture and archaeology. An unparalleled range of images from some of the world’s leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists. Contributions are added monthly. Also included are curriculum guides for instructors.
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JSTORJSTOR is an interdisciplinary archive of scholarly journals.
Need help? See the "How to Search JSTOR" guide.
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Simon Schama's Power of Art
Call Number: DVD S5964BBC/WNET production.
Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.
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ART21: view their wide collection of videos.
ART21, Art in the 21st Century, is a nonprofit dedicated to engaging audiences with contemporary visual art, inspiring creative thinking, and educating a new generation about artists working today.
Websites
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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Timeline of Art History presents the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection via a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history. Targeted at students and scholars of art history, it is an invaluable reference, research, and teaching tool.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art's Online Collection
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Art History from the Khan Academy
Formerly called Smarthistory, this is an open educational resource for art history; searchable by time, style, artist, and themes.
From the creators: "We built Smarthistory to emphasize the experience of looking at art by using unscripted conversations recorded in front of the work of art whenever possible, by incorporating numerous images and video, and by curating links to high-quality resources on the web." -
National Gallery of Art
NGA Images is a repository of over 43,000 open access digital images from the collections of the National Gallery of Art. On this website you can search, browse, share, and download images.