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Africa: the Art of a Continent. Ed. Tom Phillips. NY: Prestel, 1999.
[709.6 A]  
Covers Ancient Egypt to the 20th Century with color illustrations, ´http://www.nypl.org/)
bibliographic references, and some provenance and exhibition In beginning your research on a specific work of art, first consult the
information.  to see if the Library has a book ´also called a monograph)
about the artist.
The Art Book. London: Phaidon, 1994.
[700.92 A] 
     
An A-Z guide of 500 painters and sculptors from medieval to Cleve, Joos van
modern times. Includes full color illustrations and a directory to
museums and galleries.
If the artist¶s name does not appear in the catalog, the artist may be
Contemporary Artists. Chicago: St. James Press, 2002. included in a more general work. Try a 

search using a
variety of terms that describe the artist¶s nationality, movement,
[927 C Closed Shelf Reference]
style, and/or medium. Different search terms will provide different
Offers comprehensive profiles of over 800 artists that include results.
biographical data, exhibition, and collection information, works by
the artist, a bibliography, and a critical essay.

 


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Lee, Sherman E. A History of Far Eastern Art. NY: Harry N.
Abrams, 1994. Northern Renaissance Painting
[709.5 L] Belgium Painting
A general survey of Asian art that is illustrated and contains an
extensive bibliography. When you find a book of interest, examine the catalog record for
the   
. Clicking on these links will lead you to books
The Oxford History of Western Art. Ed. Martin Kemp. NY: Oxford with related subject areas.
University Press, 2002.
[709 O] If you know the museum that owns the work, many museums
This richly illustrated, scholarly chronology covers from Classical publish catalogs to their collections ´located at Call No. 708). The
Greece to Postmodernism. information about a specific work may be brief, but it will help you
establish facts about the work for further 

searching, and
Zuffi, Stefano. Modern Painting: The Impressionists-and the Avant- may also reproduce an image of the work.
Garde of the Twentieth Century. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron¶s, 1998.
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Arranged chronologically by artistic period with several Metropolitan Museum of Art Catalog
reproductions for every artist accompanied by dimensions, dates,
and locations for each work. It may also be productive to go directly to the shelf containing
Flemish painting ´Call No. 759.94) and browse for books about
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Art, [nationality] e.g., American, French, Chinese

Art, [country] e.g., United States, France, Puerto Rico
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Art, [geographic location] e.g., Latin America, Europe
Art, [style] e.g., Baroque, Greek, Modern, Abstract
Art ± Dictionaries Use these reference sources to obtain general information on an
Art, Modern, 20th century ± Dictionaries artist, movement, or technique. Many contain bibliographies that
Art, Modern, 20th century ±Themes, motives list other relevant book and periodical sources for information on
your topic.
Artists ± [country]
Artists ± Dictionaries
Artists ± Biography Benezit. Dictionary of Artists. Paris: Grund, 2006. 14 vols.
Art criticism [703 D Closed Shelf Reference]
Painters, [country] English-language edition of Emmanual Benezit¶s o  

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Sculpture, [country] or [style]
The Encyclopedia of Sculpture. Ed. Antonia Boström. NY: Fitzroy
Sculpture, Buddhist ± [country]
Dearborn, 2004. 3 vols.
[735.2303 E Closed Shelf Reference]
Please see an art librarian for help with any of these search
strategies. A three-volume reference that lists artists, individual works and
monuments, styles and periods, countries and geographies,
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455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016 tel. 212-340-0871
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Halvice, Patricia Pate. World Painting Index. Metuchen, N.J.: %|

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Scarecrow Press, 1977. 2 vols. with supplements. http://umich.edu/~motherha/
[016.75 H Closed Shelf Reference] A comprehensive listing that includes museums and art history
Volume 1 lists painters and their works, including a bibliography. departments, image collections, and online exhibitions.
Volume 2 lists titles of works and their painters.

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Wright, Christopher. The World¶s Master Paintings. New York: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Routledge, 1992. An exhaustive collection of art history related websites containing
[750.74 W Closed Shelf Reference] links to art movements by century and country, as well as artists
Lists works and their locations for 1,300 painters from the and images.
Renaissance to the 20th Century.



http://www.artcyclopedia.com
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Searchable by artist, title, and museum, this site provides links to
´http://www.nypl.org/databases/) image collections, museums, and articles.
Periodical index databases can help you locate pertinent articles on %-





an artist or object that you are researching. Enter the artist¶s name
and the title of the work in the search box. A successful search will http://www.bridgeman.co.uk
produce a list of related articles. The Bridgeman Art Library collects fine art images from museums
and galleries throughout the world.
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The bibliography contains abstracts of the current literature of
modern art, photography and design. It includes an international These files contain folders of ephemera and biographical
scope of periodicals, monographs, dissertations, and exhibition information including reproductions of artwork, exhibition
catalogs. Nineteenth-century art developments that continue into announcements, and gallery show catalogs focusing on
the twentieth century are also included. contemporary New York artists.


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check the 
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This database contains an international selection of art and http://www.nypl.org/branch/central/mml/art/index.html and then
architecture periodicals indexed from 1984 through the present with ask at the art information desk for the file.
full-text coverage from 1997 to the present. Indexes reproductions
of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. !  

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(  Auction catalogs will help you to locate sales information about an
An electronic, encyclopedic Dictionary of Art. Includes full-text artwork.
articles, links to full-color images, and over 500,000 citations.
Gordon¶s Print Price Annual. Phoenix: LTB Gordonsart, 2002-
2009. [769.12 G Special Collection]

 

 
Provides full text for 4,000 scholarly publications covering academic
areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education,
computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and
literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Keep in mind that full text articles are not available for every search
in these databases. You may need to note the citation and check
the 4th floor periodical holdings. The Stephen A. Schwarzman
Building ´42nd St. and 5th Ave.) will also have many art periodical
holdings and electronic database resources.
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Gordon¶s Photography Price Annual International. Phoenix: LTB
Gordonsart, 2005-2009. [779.075 G Special Collection] Prices for
fine print sales and photographs sold by international auction
houses during the previous calendar year.
Mayer International Auction Records. Zurich: Edition M., 2005.
[708.051 I Special Collection]
Prices from more than 3,000 public auction sales held around the
world.
Electronic resources for auction sales can be utilized in the Art and
Architecture Collection at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ´Room
300, 42nd St. and 5th Ave.) These include:

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Many scholarly, art history-related websites contain image Provides access to more than 4 million auction records -- some with
databases and biographical information on artists, as well as links images -- covering the fine and decorative arts such as sculpture,
to museum collections. painting, prints, photographs, collectibles and jewelry.


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Contains fine arts auction records -- many with images -- from
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/provenance_in international and national auction sales. Database is updated daily with
dex/ records from 1989 to present, searchable by artist's name.
Indexes information related to the history of collecting and the
provenance of individual works of art; gathered from sales
1 ´("   +$/00
catalogues, archival records, and museum files. Can also be
accessed through www.nypl.org/databases.
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Covers American artists providing biography, images, citations, museums
owning their work, and galleries representing the artist¶s work.
Updated by: Jessica Cline, Librarian, 05/10