Research Guide for Art
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Databases & Articles
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Background Information
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Selected Magazines and Journals
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Web Sites
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ASU Department Links
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Content editor:
Geri Purpur purpurgm@appstate.edu(828) 262-6903 -
Updated 15 Feb. 2006
Databases & Articles (opens in a new window)
Background Information
(General and Subject Encyclopedias)
American Art Directory
ASU REF N50.A54 2003-04
Provides references to art museums, art libraries, art organizations, art schools, and corporate art holdings in the nited States and Canada.
Artist's Resource
ASU REF N8600.C49 1999
"the Watson-Guptill guide to academic programs, artists' colonies and artist-in-residence programs, conferences, and workshops."
The Dictionary of Art
ASU REF N31.D5 1996
A thirty-four volume set continued by The Grove Dictionary of Art Online .
A Dictionary of Art Titles : the origins of the names and titles of 3,000 works of art
ASU REF N33.R56 2000
Encyclopedia of American Art
ASU REF N6507.E53 2000
"Covers all major artistic developments in the United States from the Colonial period until 1914."
Encyclopedia of World Art
ASU REF N31.E533 1959-1987
A seventeen volume set which covers architecture, sculpture, painting, and every other man-made object, in the broadest sense.
Grove Dictionary of Art
Available on & off campus
Covers all forms of the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic and decorative arts, and photography, from
prehistory to the 1990s.
Modern Arts Criticism
ASU REF N40.M63 1991
"A biographical and critical guide to painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects, from the beginning of the modern era to the present."
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Art
ASU REF N31.L3 2002
This 4 volume set includes over 100 topical articles which focus on eras, movements, and genres. In addition, over 300 biographies are included.
Who's Who in Art
ASU REF N40.W6 2004
Provides a comprehensive list of biographical details of living artists in Ireland and Britain.
The Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists
ASU REF N33.L353 2000
Provides information on all aspects of western art from 1300 to the present day.
Selected Magazines & Journals
The following selected journal titles are available either from the Western North Carolina Library Network (WNCLN) or available in full text from the databases listed. Journals at ASU are located in Periodicals on the bottom floor of the library. To locate complete journal holdings for the network please check the Library Catalog . Journals held at Western Carolina University or University of North Carolina at Asheville can be obtained via ABC Express . Other journals can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan .
Selected Art Journals |
WNCLN |
Online Availability |
| AfterImage | 1985- | Academic Search, 1996- |
| American Art | . | JSTOR, 1991-2001 Academic Search, 1997- |
| American Artist | 1940- | Academic Search , 1990- |
| Art Bulletin | 1919- | Academic Search, 1985- |
| Art History | 1937- | Academic Search, 1997- |
| Art in America | 1939- | Academic Search , 2002- |
| Art Journal | 1960- | Academic Search, 1985- |
| Arts & Activities | 1976- | Academic Search, 1990- |
| Arts Education Policy Review | 1994- | Academic Search , 1992- |
| Ceramics Monthly | 1965- | Academic Search, 2000- |
| Communication Arts | 1979- | . |
| Critical Inquiry | 1974- | Online version, 2002- |
| Leonardo | 1973- | Project Muse, 2001- |
| Museum News | 1980- | . |
| October | 1986- | Academic Search, 1997- JSTOR, 1976-1998 |
| School Arts | 1935- |
Web Sites
Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.bcpw.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
This site, provided by Sweet Briar College, provides links to images and artists.
ArtLex
http://www.artlex.com/
"ArtLex is a dictionary of visual art, defining more that 2,500 terms with pronunciation, diagrams, images, quotations, and links to additional resources."
Mother of All Art History Links Pages
http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother
A megasite of art sources that includes links to Art History departments, research resources, image collections, and art museums.
WebMuseum, Paris: Famous Artworks Exhibition
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/
Covers European painting from 1280 to the 20th century, and Japanese art and architecture.
ASU Department Link
College of Fine and Applied Arts
http://www.art.appstate.edu/
Includes information on departments and programs, faculty works and student works, and technology resources.