WHERE TO BEGIN

In addition, this publisher maintains a companion website, www.groveart.com, which provides a "comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day."

Dictionary of artists. Benezit, E (Emmanuel). Paris: Grund, 2006. 14 volumes. (LC, RH) Ref N40.B47 2006

Additional information can be found by consulting specialized reference sources. This includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, periodical indexes, bibliographies and historical surveys. Below is a list of the more commonly used art resources.

ABSTRACTS & INDEXES

Art and Architecture Complete Provides indexing and abstracts to hundreds of periodicals, trade publications and books with links to full text when available.  

Art Index (Print Version - [RH / LC] Ref N1.A413   This is the print version of the above listed Art Index, also produced by the H. W. Wilson Company.  Note that the Walsh Library (Rose Hill) has the print index for the years 1929 through 1984; the Quinn Library (Lincoln Center) has the years 1929 through 1991.

ARTstor     Hundreds of thousands of online images of paintings, sculptures, architecture and other works of art.

Bibliography of the History Of Art. BHA indexes and abstracts all publications dealing with European and American art from late antiquity to the present. Coverage is from 1973 to the present.

ART Bibliographies Modern.  Covers all aspects of modern and contemporary art. This includes performance art, computer art, installation works, video art, graffiti, and more. Indexed articles date back to 1974.

Index to Christian Art.  Information on over 23,000 works of art dating from Apostolic times to 1400 A.D. Records have bibliographic references and may also include a published image of the work.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
    Index to over 2,500 international journals on architecture with links to some full text.

ART HISTORY

Bibliography

Arntzen, Etta and Robert Rainwater. Guide to the Literature of Art History. Chicago: American Library Association, 1980. (RH)  Ref  +N21 .A79

Ehresmann, Donald L. Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories and Handbooks. 3rd ed. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1990. (LC)  N5300 .A1 E47 1990

Freitag, Wolfgang M. Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists. 2nd ed. N.Y.: Garland, 1997. (RH) Ref  N40.A1 F73 1997

Biography

A Biographical Dictionary of Artists. N.Y.: Facts on File, 1995. (RH Ref / LC Oversize) +N40 .B53 1995

A Biographical Dictionary of Artists. [ebook]

Who Was Who in American Art. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999. (RH)  Ref  N6536. W56 1999 3 vols.

Who's Who in American Art. N.Y.: R. R. Bowker, 1973 - . (RH Ref / LC Stacks) N6536 .W5

Who's Who in American Art. [ebook]

Who's Who in Art. 21st ed. London: The Art Trade Press, 1984. (RH)  N40 .W6

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Campbell, Gordon. The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. (RH) Ref N6370.G76 2009

Chilvers, Ian. A Dictionary of Twentieth-century Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. (RH / LC)  Ref  N6490 .C5317 1998

Chilvers, Ian. A Dictionary of Twentieth-century Art. [ebook]

Contemporary Women Artists. Detroit: St. James Press, 1999. (RH) Ref  +N8354 .C66 1999

Cummings, Paul. Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists. 6th ed. N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, 1994. (RH Ref / LC Stacks) N6536 .C8 1994

Dictionary of Women Artists. London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997. (RH / LC)  Ref  +N8354 .D53 1997

Langmuir, Erika and Norbert Lynton. The Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000. (RH)  Ref  N33 .L353 2000

Lucie-Smith, Edward. The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms. London: Thames and Hudson, 2004. (RH)  Ref  N33 .L75 2004 (LC) stacks N33.L75 2004

Lucie-Smith, Edward. The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms. 2003. [ebook]

The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 3rd ed. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. (RH)  Ref  N33. C93 2004

The Oxford Dictionary of Art. [ebook]

Patin, Thomas. Artwords: A Glossary of Contemporary Art Theory. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. (RH) Ref N71 .P32 1997

Turner, Jane. Ed. Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Art. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2000. (RH / LC) Ref  N6502 .E53 2000.

Guides and Handbooks

Atkins, Robert. Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present. N.Y.: Abbeville Press, 1997. (RH / LC) N6490 .A87 1997

Brigstocke, Hugh. Ed.  The Oxford Companion to Western Art.  N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2001. (RH / LC)  Ref  + N33 .O923 2001

Brigstocke, Hugh. Ed.  The Oxford Companion to Western Art. [ebook]

The Bulfinch Guide to Art History: A Comprehensive Survey and Dictionary of Western Art and Architecture. Boston: Little Brown, and Co., 1996. (RH)  Ref  N380 .B85 1996

Gardner, Helen. Art Through the Ages. 10th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996. (RH)  Ref N5300 .G25 1996 (LC) Reserves N5300.G25 1996. (Note: Gateway to Art History is a companion website.)

Janson, H. W. History of Art. 7th ed. N.Y.: Prentice Hall Abrams, 1997. (RH)  Ref  N5300 .J3 2007, (LC) Reserves N5300.J3 2007

Murray, Peter and Linda Murray. The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. (RH / LC)  N7825 .M87 1996

St. James Guide to Black Artists. Detroit: James Press, 1997. (RH / LC)  Ref  +N40 .S78 1997.

St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists.  Detroit: St. James Press, 2002. (RH / LC)  Ref  +N6538 .H58 S7 2002

Bibliography

Avery's Choice: Five Years of Great Architectural Books: One Hundred Years of An Architectural Library, 1890-1990. N.Y: G. K. Hall & Co., 1997. (RH Ref / LC Stacks)  NA30 .A88 1997

Ehresmann, Donald L. Architecture: A Bibliographic Guide to the Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1984. (RH)  Ref  NA30 .E5

Johnson, Donald Leslie. Makers of 20th Century Modern Architecture: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. (RH)  Ref  NA680 .J628 1997

Almanacs, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias

Almanac of Architecture & Design 2001. Norcross, Ga,: Greenway Group; Atlanta, CMD Group; Kingston, Ma.: R.S. Means, 2001. (RH)  Ref  NA2750 .A56 2001

Burden, Ernest. Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture. 2nd ed. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 2002 (RH)  Ref  NA31 .B83 2002

Byars, Mel. The design encyclopedia. London : L.King Pubications, 2004. (RH) Ref NK1370.B93 2004 (LC) stacks NK1370.B93 2004

Curl, James Stevens. Encyclopaedia of Architectural Terms. London: Donhead, 1992. (RH)  Ref  NA31 .C87 1993

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. (LC)  Ref  NA31 .H3 2006

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 4th ed. 2006(ebook)

Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. (RH / LC)  Ref  NA208 .E53 1997

Fleming, John, Honour, Hugh and Nikolaus Pevsner. The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. N.Y.: Penguin Books, 1998. (RH)  Ref  N31 .F55 1998

Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. N.Y.: W. W. Norton, 1998.(RH) Ref  NA705 .H36 1998

Langmead, Donald.  Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats.  Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2001. (RH)  Ref  +NA200 .L32 2001

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. N.Y.: Free Press, 1982. (RH / LC)  Ref  NA40 .M3

Maliszewski-Pickart, Margret. Architecture and Ornament: An Illustrated Dictionary. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 1998. (RH) Ref  NA2840 .M36 1998

The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. New York : Phaidon, 2004. (RH) Ref NA680.P44 2004

Sennott, Stephen. Encyclopedia of 20 th-Century Architecture. New York : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004. (RH / LC Ref NA680.E495 2004

Guides and Handbooks

Greene, Liza M. New York for New Yorkers: A Historical Treasury and Guide to the Buildings and Monuments of Manhattan. 2nd rev. ed. N.Y.: Norton, 2001. (LC)  stacks  +NA735 .N5 G74 2001

Kronenburg, Robert. Portable Architecture: Design and Technology. Basel: Birkhauser, 2008. (RH) +NA8480.K77 2008

Porter, Tom. Archispeak: an illustrated guide to architectural terms. 2004. (RH) Ref NA31.P67 2004

Teague, Edward H. World Architecture Index: A Guide to Illustrations. N.Y.: Greenwood Press, 1991. (RH) Ref  NA202 .T4 1991

White, Norval. AIA Guide to New York City. 4th ed. New York: Crown Pub., 2000.(RH / LC / W)  Ref  NA735 .N5 .A7 2000

Aghion, Irene. Gods and Heroes of Classical Antiquity. Paris: Flammarion, 1996. (RH / LC)  Ref  N7760 .A34 1996

Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane.  Dictionary of Women in Religious Art.  N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1998. (RH) Ref  N7793 .W65  A66 1998

Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane. Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art. N.Y.: Continuum, 1996. (RH) Ref  N7793 .W65  A66 1996

Battistini, Matilde. Symbols and Allegories in Art. Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005. (RH) N7740.B2913 2005

Carr-Gomm, Sarah. Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art. N.Y.: Facts on File, 1995. (RH / LC)  Ref  N7740 .C29 1995

Carr-Gomm, Sarah. Dictionary of Symbols in Art. [ebook]

Duchet-Suchaux, Gaston and Michel Pastoureau. The Bible and the Saints. N.Y.: Flammarion, 1994. (RH / LC) Ref N8079 .5 .D821 1994

Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998. (RH / LC)  Ref  +N7560 .E53 1998

Hall, James. Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art. N.Y.: Icon Editions, 1994. (RH / LC)  Ref  N7740 .H3 1994

Barrier, J. Michael. Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in its Golden Age. N.Y. / Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. (RH)  NC1766 .U5 B37 1999

Bendazzi, Giannalberto. Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1994.  (RH)  NC1765.B318 1994.

Clements, Jonathan. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. rev. & exp. ed. Berkeley, Calif.: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. (RH)  Ref  NC 1766 .J3  C53 2006

Furniss, Maureen. Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics. Rev. ed. Sidney: John Libbey, 2007. (RH)  NC1765 .F87 2007

Horn, Maurice. Ed.  The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons.  Phila. Pa.: Chelsea House Publishers, 1999. (RH)  Ref  +NC1325 .W67 1999

Kanfer, Stefan.  Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story.  N.Y.: Scribner, 1997.  (RC / LC)  NC1766 .U5 K36 1997

Poitras, Gilles. The Anime Companion: What's Japanese in Japanese Animation?  Berkeley, Calif.: Stone Bridge Press, 1999. (RH)  NC1766 .J3 P65 1999

Sampson, Henry T.  That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960.  Lanham, Md.  / London: Scarecrow Press, 1998.  (RH)  Ref  NC1766 .5 .A35 S26 1998

Webb, Graham. The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features, and Sequences, 1900-1979. Jefferson, N.C. / London: McFarland, 2000.  (RH)  Ref  NC1765 .W42 2000

Art Across America: A Comprehensive Guide to American Art Museums and Exhibition Galleries.  Monkton, Md.: Friar's Lantern, 2000.  (RH / LC)  Ref  N510 .A777 2000

Frick Collection. The Frick Collection: A Guide to Works of Art on Exhibition. 8^threv. ed. N.Y.: The Frick Collection, 1997. (LC)  N620 .F66 A8 1997

Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide. 2^nded. N.Y.:The Museum, distributed by Abrams, 1994. (RH / LC / W)  Ref  N610. A6743 1994

Museum of Modern Art. The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The History and the Collection. N.Y.: Abrams in association with MOMA, 1984. (RH Ref / LC Oversize)  +N620 .M9 A85 1984

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Guggenheim Museum A to Z. N.Y.: Guggenheim Museum, 1992. (LC) Ref  N6487 .N4 S642 1992

Yeide, Nancy H. The AAM guide to provenance research. (RH) Ref N3999.Y45 2001

General Sites

ADAM:  An art, design, and architecture descriptive text source. Take note of the fact that it is no longer updated, yet it is still a valuable resource because the Multi-Option Browser (first click on Search and Browse, then “Multi-Option Browser”) which allows search by subject and period. This is a text only.

Arcade 800,00 library holdings from The Frick Art Reference Library and the libraries pf the Brooklyn Museum and The Museum of Modern Art.

Architecture Information from Architectural Record, a magazine for architects and designers.

Archives of American art: This site contains primary sources: letters, photographs, diaries, sketches, scrapbooks, business records, catalogues, artists’ papers, materials relating to dealers, critics, art historians. Especially noteworthy is the “oral history section”.

Art History Resources on the Web: A comprehensive survey of art history arranged by era and geographic location. An excellent starting point!

ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art: A dictionary of over 2,800 art terms. The index of terms is located in the left margin. This is a useful site because it is excellent as an interactive dictionary. Definitions are linked to examples. Student User guide available.

ArtSource:  Gathering point for art and architecture resources. It provides links to scholarly articles, museum web pages, and art-related events.

AskART:  Catalog of over 52,000 American artists featuring biographies and discussions of their work. Research Center (left margin) includes styles, glossary, and art prices, and Marketplace (left margin).

British Library: Learning: This is a new learning site featuring the British Library’s famous book collection crafted to assist personalized learning and individual research projects.

Ceramics Today: Website of the publication Ceramics Today, it contains biographical profiles, articles on ceramics from many publications, as well as links to artists’ websites. Menu on left margin has “archaeology and history” feature for research.

Mother of All Art History Links:  Site contains useful list of art history departments’ program descriptions.

Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide: Website of The Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art, a society affiliated with the College Art Association, containing scholarly articles about different artists, movements, and subjects that can be helpful in research.

Timeline of Art History: A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world as illustrated by The Metrolpolitan Museum of Art's collection.

Video Gallery (Getty Museum): Learn more about works of art at the Getty Center. Browse by subject theme or topic and types of art.

Vincent van Gogh's Letters: The van Gogh Museum has translated the letters of Vincent van Gogh into English. In addition to the sketches provided, is the great searchability through the text.

Voice of the Shuttle: Art & Art History Page:  Website of over 100 art links ranging from the general to specific. Since it links major art media sources and you can search within the site, this is a good current news and information source for the art world.

Voice of the Shuttle: Architecture:  This contains an extensive list of architectural websites. The site provides search capacity within the site, and thereby a quick, efficient means of finding out the latest information in the field of architecture.

Women Artists of the American West:  A Reading Course with essays on the American West offering articles, images, and links to other resources.

Image Collections &Photography

Architecture

Artcyclopedia

Associated Press Photo Archive

Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture

Edward Curtis's North American Indian

George Eastman House

Museums & Galleries

Musee:  A directory to museums around the world.

Gallery Guide:  Current exhibition information for galleries and museums in the U.S. and Europe.

Virtual Museums:  International listing of museums. Searchable by institutional name, geographical location or museum type.

NY Museums on the Web:  Shortcut to a host of museums in N.Y.C., including:

The Frick Collection

Guggenheim Museums

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum of Modern Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

National Gallery of Art

National Museum of American Art

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Smithsonian Institution