REFERENCE BOOKS FOR ART HISTORY
(A good place to start for background information)
The reference books below are located on the library's 2nd floor.
This is not an exhaustive list. Please consult a reference librarian for other resources.
| Dictionaries & Encyclopedias |
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| Atlas of world art | Reference G1046.E1 09 2004 Oversize |
| The Book of art: a pictorial encyclopedia of painting, drawing and sculpture |
Reference N31.B6 1985 v. 1 - 10 |
Biographical dictionary of women artists in Europe and America since 1850 |
Reference N6757.D86 1990 |
| The Continuum encyclopedia of native art : worldview, symbolism, and culture in Africa, Oceania, and native North America | Reference E98.A7 W49 2000 |
| Dictionary of contemporary American artists | Reference N6512.C854 1988 |
| Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art | Reference N7560.H34 1974b |
| Elsevier's dictionary of art history terms : in French-English and English-French | Reference N33.E49 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of artists | Reference N31.E53 2000 v. 1 - 6 |
| Encyclopedia of comparative iconography | Reference N7560.E53 1998 v. 1 & 2 |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean art | Reference N6502.E53 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of world art | Reference N31.E4833 v. 1 - 10 (1959-c1980) |
| The HarperCollins dictionary of art terms and techniques | Reference N33.M37 1991 |
| Illustrated dictionary of symbols in eastern and western art | N7740.H35 1994 Note: Located 3rd floor stacks |
| Pronunciation dictionary of artists' names | Reference N40.K3 1993 |
| A Visual dictionary of art | Reference N33.V56 1974 |
| Other Reference Sources |
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| Art History, Marilyn Stokstad |
Reference N5300.S923 2002 v. 1 & 2 |
| A biographical history of African-American artists | Reference N6538.N5 M3 2001 |
| Black artists in the United States : an annotated bibliography of books, articles, and dissertations on Black artists, 1779-1979 | Reference N6538.N5 D38 1980 |
| Contemporary women artists | Reference N8354.C66 1999 |
| Guide to the literature of Art History 2 | Reference N380.A68 2005 |
| Latin American women artists, Kahlo and look who else | Reference N6502.5.P84 1996 |
| The New York Times guide to the arts of the 20th century | Reference NX456.N49 2002 v. 1 - 4 |
| The Oxford companion to art |
Reference N33.O9 |
| St. James guide to Hispanic artists : profiles of Latino and Latin American artists | Reference N6538.H58 S7 2002 |
| 20th century painters and sculptors | Reference N6768.D53 1990 |
| Understanding art : a reference guide to painting, sculpture, and architecture in the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods | Reference N5940.A7813 1999 v. 1 & 2 Oversize |
| World artists 1980-1990 | Reference N6489.W67 1991 |
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