Although this guide attempts to cover various periods in art history, it mostly focuses on art and design of the 19th-21st centuries.
A variety of links to resources were carefully selected to support research in arts. They provide easy access to books, library catalogs and databases, electronic texts and images, museum and archival collections, and basic reference resources; as well as various sites specializing in particular areas of fine arts and design. They will help with the analysis of works in various media, writing about the works and properly citing used resources. Podcasts and video recordings will provide information on time periods, trends, artists, or individual works. On-line dictionaries and translators will help with non-English materials.
Please use a form on the page "Writing About Art" to submit your suggestions and comments. If you need help do not hesitate to contact a librarian.
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Periodicals: Journals, magazines, newspapers, can provide more narrowly focused and up to date information on particular artists, exhibitions, or a single work of art and design. They can also help to find exhibition reviews. Specialized databases will provide access to digitized articles and images. Read more about finding information in journals and databases in "Articles" and "Finding Images" in this guide and in other tutorials on the library website.
Web Resources: Numerous websites will help to locate iinformation on artists, exhibitions, auction houses, museum, archive and library collections. You can also find images, video recordings and podcasts discussing art and design. You can find artists' and designers' personal websites, reference resources and information portals. Be sure to evaluate content of found websites. You need to be certain that used information has been posted by authorized people with credentials in the field. Our guide lists some resources already selected by our librarians.
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