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Subject Guide - Art

Compiled by Paul Jackson, Visual and Performing Arts LIbrarian Liaison. Updated 2005.

Selected Reference Books

Ref N 31 .E523 1962 Encyclopedia of World Art

Ref N 5300 .M27 1996 Masterpieces of Western Art

Ref N 6489 .M63 1992 Modern Arts Criticism: A Biographical and Critical Guide to Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, and Architects from the Beginning of the Modern Era to the Present

Ref NA 31 .E59 1988 Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction

Ref NA 2850 .E44 1991 The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present

Ref ND 45 .M6 Index to Reproductions of European Paintings

Ref ND 205 .M57 Index to Reproductions of American Paintings

Ref NK 1370 .B93 2004 The Design Encyclopedia

Ref NK 4215 .C83 1980 Handbook of Pottery & Porcelain Marks

Ref NK 7304 .N43 1981 An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry

 


Selected Circulating Books

N 72 .E53 .S65 1999 The Computer in the Visual Arts

N 5300 .P6513 1975 A World History of Art

N 7430 .G64 1989 Design and Composition

NA 200 .G527 2000 The Story of Architecture

NB 60 .S3813 1996 Sculpture: From Antiquity to the Present

NC 1764 .E47 2004 Comics and Sequential Art

NK 7304 .P48 1996 Jewelry: From Antiquity to the Present

TR 690 .A1 P48 Graphis Photo Annual

TT 298 .O27 Stained Glass: Leaded, Faceted, & Laminated Glass

TT 920 .W54 1986 Pottery: Form and Expression

 

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to such titles as Great Jobs for Art Majors and How to Grow As an Artist.

ArtLex Art Dictionary

Bloomsbury.com. Guide to Art

Peel Production’s Art School Online

 

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

American Photo
Architectural Digest
Art in America
ARTnews
Crafts ‘n Things

The Library’s subscriptions to magazines that are of interest to our Art students are primarily in electronic format. Full-text articles are available in electronic formats through online databases. (see below)

 

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier | Off-Campus Access

Proquest Research Library | Off-Campus Access

International Journal of Education and the Arts

Resource Library: America’s Representational Art Publication

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Other Library Materials

Pamphlet File
Pamphlet File—Native Americans An American Legacy

Video/DVD
MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #3-C09 Why Man Creates

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #4-E20 Painting and the Public : Patronage, Museums and the Art Market

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #4-E23 Art Safety : Hazzards and Precautions

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #4-F06 Basic Design

MDSV VIDEOCASSETTE #4-F11 The Elephant on the Hill

 

Searching the Library Catalog

The above titles are just a few of the resources available for you. The Kiefer Library Catalog, http://tlc.aims.edu/ provides access to resources available at Aims Community College. Use the following subjects (Library of Congress) and keywords to search in the library catalog:

Art, color in art, commercial art, composition (art), mural painting and decoration, portraits, sculpture

 

Selected Web Resources

American Museum of Photography
The Animation Learner's Site
Art School-- Step-by-Step Demo's
Ceramics Today
How to Sculpt
Jewelry Making-- What a Beginner Needs to Know
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
National Museum of American Illustration
The Original Art School On Line
Timeline of Art History

 

Selected Statistical Resources

Art Sales Index
Statistics on Stolen Cultural Property

 

Selected Online Images and Other Media

Art Images for College Teaching
Artist Indexes

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