Quick Reference Guide
Art History
INDEXES & ABSTRACTS
(Bound volumes are found on Index Tables – Library 1st floor.)
ART INDEX (1957-present). Access to over 200 periodical publications dealing with art.
HUMANITIES INDEX (1974 – present). Subject and author index to periodical articles.
READER’S GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE (1890 – present). Indexes periodicals; includes a subject and author index.
DATABASES
(Available on the HCCC Library Website.)
ALL HCCC JOURNALS PRINT AND ELECTRONIC All HCCC periodicals, both in print (in the Library) and in electronic format.
EBSCO MASTERFILE SELECT Access to over 760 periodicals covering many subjects.
EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP Offers full-text coverage of every academic concentration.
INFOTRAC ONEFILE Presents general interest articles in magazines and newspapers.
WILSONSELECTPLUS Full-text articles including articles about various areas of art.
PERIODICALS
(Bound, current and microfilm available – Library 1st floor. Consult a blue spiral-bound HCCC Library Periodical Holdings List for the location of the following periodicals. Copies of this list are located throughout the library.)
AMERICAN ARTIST (1940 - present). Provides information on art techniques and methods, organizations, business and commercial opportunities.
APERTURE (1977 – 78, 1982 – present). Publication that emphasizes photography as art.
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD (1960 – present). Magazine focusing on architecture in areas of business, design and engineering.
ARTNEWS (1960 - present). Covers American contemporary art (trends, critiques, exhibits, sales, and competitions); includes artist profiles and interviews.
SCHOOL ARTS (1952 - 2004). This is a curriculum tool and catalog for supplies that includes project ideas for various ages.
U.S. ART (1982 - 2002). Realist print art in America for collectors and enthusiasts.
RESOURCE BOOKS
(Reference Area – Library 1st floor and Circulating Collection – 2nd floor.)
American Art Directory. Ref N50.A54. Index to art museums, libraries, associations, schools, magazines, critics, exhibitions and scholarships in the U.S. and Canada.
Contemporary Artists. Ref N6490 .C6567. A bio-bibliographical work on the personal and professional lives of about 1300 internationally known artists.
Encyclopedia of World Art. Ref N31.E533 1959. (15 Vols.). A comprehensive historical and analytical study of man’s artistic creativity from prehistoric to present day.
History of Art. Ref N5300.J3. Illustrated one-volume work on world art from ancient to modern times.
Opportunities in Architecture Careers. NA1995 .P5 2001.
Opportunities in Commercial Art and Graphic Design Careers. NC1001.6G68 2004.
Opportunities in Photography Careers. TR154.J64 2005.
Opportunities in Visual Arts Careers. N6505 .S34 2001.
Oxford Dictionary of Art. Ref N33.093 1988. An overview of Western art forms and of individual artists from antiquity to our own day in dictionary format.
Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture. Ref N5300 .R24 (4 Vols.). Information about the understanding and history of art with biographical information on 3,000 artists.
The Story of Art. N5300 .G643 1985. Concise introduction to art history.
For more titles search the online catalog using headings such as: ART, ARTISTS, PAINTING, SCULPTORS, WATERCOLOR PAINTING, ART THERAPY, ART MARKETING, ART STUDY AND TEACHING
or search under individual artists names (ex. O’KEEFFE, GEORGIA).
INTERNET RESOURCES
American Art Therapy Association, Inc. Site for art therapy professionals who use art to enhance the personal development of others.
Art History. Great site with information on different cultures, time periods, etc; plenty of links also.
Arts in Therapy Network. Website for Creative Arts Therapists providing links to relevant sites.
ArtLex. Definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art; with supporting images, pronunciation notes, quotations and cross-references.
The Getty-The J. Paul Getty Trust. An educational organization; integrates presentation and enjoyment of art together with its study and conservation.
Guggenheim.org. Site connects the collections in New York, Berlin, Venice and Bilbao, Spain.
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Site has over 3500 works in its online collection; includes a timeline of art history.
The Museum of Modern Art. Includes images and information about artists and art in the New York museum.
New Museum of Contemporary Art. Site for the museum in New York. |
