Art and Art History
Reference
- Research Guides
- Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
- Art History Surveys
- Artist Biography
1. Research Guides
 Art Information and the Internet: How to Find It, How to Use It
Location: Ref N59 .J66 1999
A guide to the art history research tools, online and print.
Art Information: Research Methods and Resources, 3rd ed.
Location: Ref N85 .J64 1990
A guide to research methods and resources in art history.
Art Market Research: A Guide to Methods and Sources
Location: Ref N5200 .M39 2006
A guide to the fine and decorative arts market, including research techniques and resources.
Guide to the Literature of Art History 2
Location:Ref N380 .M374 2005
A supplement to the 1980 edition.
A Short Guide to Writing about Art, 7th ed.
Location: Ref N7476 .B37 2003
A student's guide to analyzing art images and objects, and writing critically about art.
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2. Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Grove Art Online
A comprehensive and authoritative online encyclopedia for research in the history of the visual arts. Also available in print. Location: Ref N31 .D5 1996 34 vols.
Note: This database is limited to three users. Please log out when finished.
Oxford Reference Online
Includes several Oxford University Press art and architecture dictionaries.
Note: This database is limited to a single user. Please log out when finished.
Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present
Location: Ref N6490 .A87 1997
Critical Terms for Art History
Location: Ref N34 .C75 1996
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art
Location: Ref N7560 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Sculpture - 3 vols.
Location: Ref NB198 .E53 2004
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography - 3 vols.
Location: Ref TR642 .E5 2006
Focal Encyclopedia of Photography - 4th ed.
Location: Ref TR9 .F6 2007
3. Art History Surveys
Oxford History of Art
A series of 30+ volumes with timelines, bibliographies and illustrations.
Location: Ref (call numbers vary)
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4. Artist Biography
Dictionary of Artists (Benezit) - 14 vols.
Location: Ref N40 .D5213 2006
Comprehensive biographical resource for painters, sculptors, and engravers from antiquity to the present. The first English language translation of the French editions published 1911, 1955, and 1999.
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs (Benezit) - 14 vols.
Location: Ref N40 .B47 1999
The Artists of the World: Bio-bibliographical Index A-Z - 10 vols.
Location: Ref N40 .A786 1992
An index listing of approximately 500,000 artists that have appeared in the Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (Thieme and Becker).
Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (Thieme and Becker) - 37 vols.
Location: Ref N40 .T4
A scholarly biographical dictionary.
Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts - 6 vols.
Location: Ref N40 .V6
A continuation of the dictionary by Thieme and Becker.
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Articles - Art and Art History
Core Resources
Art Abstracts
An index with abstracts to more than 200 international arts periodicals, journals and museum bulletins.
Coverage: 1929-present.
Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journal and popular magazine articles in all subject areas, many of which are available in full text online.
Additional Resources
For more, consult the library's art and art history databases page.
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Books
ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.
WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the  button to request items through interlibrary loan.
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Images
ARTstor
Try ARTstor Beta!
It's the new technical platform and user interface that will make searching, browsing, and organizing images in the Digital Library faster and easier.
ARTstor is a collection of approximately 500,000 images of architecture, painting, photography, sculpture, decorative arts and design, as well as archeological and anthropological objects.
Art Abstracts
Find images reproduced in art periodicals by limiting search results to document type=art reproduction.
Grove Art Online Image Collection
Use the Search for Images only box.
Grove Art Online includes image partnerships with ARTstor, the British Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Images for College Teaching, Art Resource, Artists Rights Society and numerous international art galleries and artists.
Note: This database is limited to three users. Please log out when finished.
Art Images for College Teaching
Images of art and architectural works in the public domain made available on a free-access, free-use basis to all levels of the educational community.
SPIRO, Architecture Visual Resources Library Image Database
A searchable collection of tens of thousands of architectural images (pre-history through the 20th century) from the Architecture and Visual Resources Library, University of California, Berkeley.
See also:
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Internet Sites
Archives of American Art (Smithsonian Institution)
Collection of primary sources include illustrated letters, diaries, manuscripts, records of museums, galleries and schools; photographs of art world figures and events; and works of art on paper.
Art History Resources on the Web
Links to quality web resources for art historians and students of art history.
Galleryguide.com
A comprehensive source of art gallery and museum exhibitions.
Major Modern & Contemporary Visual Artists
A portal for research on the visual arts.
Mother of all Art History Links
An annotated list of art research and new media resources, image collections, online exhibitions, art history and fine arts departments, and museums.
Perseus Digital Library
Covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. The site includes texts, images, datasets and other primary materials. Reference works include encyclopedias, maps, grammars, and dictionaries.
Timeline of Art History
A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art, illustrated by works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Virtual Library Museums Pages
A directory of online museums and museum-related resources.
WWW Virtual Library: History of Art
A collection of links relating to art history and computer applications in art history.
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Citing Sources
Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing about Art. 9th ed.
Location: Ref N7476 .B37 2008
The Chicago Manual of Style
Also available in print: Ref Desk Z253 .U69 2003
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Location: Ref Desk LB2369 .G53 2003
Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to collect citations and format them into footnotes and bibliographies for your research papers and writing assignments.
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Get Help
For assistance with art history courses, contact:
Lynn Mayo
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4746
lmayo@hamilton.edu
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(Reviewed: August 20, 2008)
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