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Bibliographies and General Sources

Worldcat. Columbus, Ohio: OCLC. Union list of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Still can't find the book you need? Search millions of items owned by libraries around the world and then request it via Interlibrary Loan.

BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art. Santa Monica : Getty Art History Information Program, 1973- Covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present, the Bibliography of the History of Art indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals. BHA is updated quarterly and covers 1973 to the present. BHA includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie) from 1973 to 1989 and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) from 1975 to 1989.

Jones, Lois Swan. Art Information and the internet: how to find it, how to use it. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999. 025. 067 J072

J072Jones, Lois Swan. Art Research methods and resources: a guide to finding art information. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1978. 707.2 J072

Dictionaries

The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance. Ed. Gordon Campbell. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Ref. 940.2103 CA152

Lucie-Smith Edward. Thames and Hudson dictionary of art terms. New York, NY, 2nd ed. 2004. 703.22 LU963E2

Morgan, Ann Lee. The Oxford dictionary of American art and artists. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. Ref. 709.7303 M0821

Chilvers, Ian. The Oxford dictionary of art. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Ref. 703.21 0X2.

Hall, James. Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art 1st U.S. ed. New York: Harper and Row, 1974. Ref. 704.94 Ha143

Piper, David. Illustrated dictionary of art and artists. New York, NY: Random House, 1984. Ref. 703.21 IL6

The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History

Contemporary Art Video

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history-basics/Art-1010

Art History Links

Art Daily
Need to find information on a specific artists? The site keeps a remarkably extensive collection of links to sites and backgrounders on hundreds of artists, from the Raphaels, Rembrandts, and Renoirs to others that only the art historians might know. Click the "Artists" link on any page of the site.
Artcyclopedia
Directory of links to Web sites with the focus on fine art painting and sculpture. Also includes a directory museums worldwide.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The Museum's curatorial, conservation, and education staff—the largest team of art experts anywhere in the world—research and write the Timeline, which is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects.
New York Art Resources Consortium
Arcade is the catalog for the New York Art Resources Consortium (NYARC). Arcade unites the collections of the Frick Art Reference Library and the libraries of the Brooklyn Museum and The Museum of Modern Art.
Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Since 1954, the Archives has collected roughly 16 million letters, photographs, diaries, sketches, scrapbooks, business records, and other documentation that supports the study of the history of the visual arts in America. May be useful for primary sources concerning the history of American art and artists.