GCSU Library Subject Guide
Art
Art
Subject Headings
Articles
Web Sites
Citing Sources
Contact A Librarian
Reference Sources
The Reference Collection, located on the second floor of the GCSU Library, is often the best place to start your research. Books in the Reference Collection can help you become more familiar with your topic and assist you with identifying keywords and important people. Bibliographies can help you identify specific articles and books. You can find other resources in the GCSU Library's Reference Collection, and in the Circulating Collection, by searching the Library Catalog.
- Art Now (Ref N 6490.4 .A37 2005): an international directory of contemporary artists
Artists Communities (Ref NX 110 .A767 2005): a worldwide directory of residency programs
The Dictionary of Art (Ref N31 .D5 1996): a comprehensive reference work, covering both the fine and decorative arts. This title is available in the GCSU Library Reference Collection and online via GALILEO. Grove Art Online contains the full text of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, as well as several extensive collections of images.
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art (Ref N 6490 .C5317 1998): covers the more traditional fields such as painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts, as well as more recent fields such as performance, conceptual, and video art of the twentieth century.
Encyclopedia of World Art (Ref N 31 E4833): covers all aspects of the visual arts in all countries and periods.
Graphic Novelists (Ref NC 1305 .P46 2007): presents biographies of 75 creators of graphic novels
Modern Arts Criticism (Ref N 40 .M63): presents commentary, criticism, and biographical information on notable artists of the modern era.
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century (Ref N 6503 .N67 1995): a biographical dictionary of women artists in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art (Ref N 6490 .094): contains articles dealing with individual artists, artistic movements, terminology, and artistic developments in various geographic regions.
The Oxford Dictionary of Art (Ref N 6538 .N5 H45 1993): contains brief entries dealings with painting, sculpture, and graphic art from antiquity to the present.
The Prestel Dictionary of Art and Artists in the 20th Century (Ref N 33 .P74 2000): covers the lives and works of notable artists of the twentieth century.
St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists (Ref N 6538 .H58 S7 2002): covers the lives and works of Latin American artists from Mexico, Central America, South America, and the United States.
The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons (Ref NC 1325 .W67 1999): deals with all aspects of cartooning. The encyclopedia covers both notable cartoonists and notable works (printed and animated cartoons).
Subject Headings
Using the correct subject headings for your topic will help you get more relevant results when searching the Library Catalog. Below is a concise list of subject headings for the field of Art. For a more complete list, you can perform a Subject Heading search using the Exact Search feature in the Library Catalog.
- African American Art
Anatomy, Artistic - see also: Human Figure in Art
Architecture
Art, Ancient
Art, Chinese
Art, Gothic
Art, Modern
Art, Renaissance
Art, Study and Teaching
Ceramics - see also: Glazes, Pottery, and Pottery Craft,
Computer Art - see also: Digital Art
Dadaism
Decorative Arts - see also: Folk Art , Furniture , Jewelry
Drawing - see also: Drawing History , Drawing Technique
Impressionism (Art)
Painting - see also: Painting History , Painting Technique
Performance Art - see also: Performing Arts , Video Art , Conceptual Art
Photography, Artistic
Prints Technique
Sculpture
Surrealism
Women Artists
Articles
- Databases
Most databases index articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines. Some databases offer full text articles, while others contain only citations. Some databases are subject specific, while others are more general in coverage. Some databases relevant to the field of Art are:
- Academic Search Complete is a multidisciplinary database that contains articles from academic journals and magazines in the humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences.
Oxford Art Online contains the full text of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, as well as several extensive collections of images.
Project Muse (provided by GCSU) is a full-text database of scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. If you are accessing Project muse from off campus, login to your PAWS account to get the password.
Research Library is a multidisciplinary database that contains articles from academic journals and magazines in the humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences.
For a more complete list of databases pertaining to Art, access GALILEO's Art and Architecture page.
Journal Locator
Search for specific journals or magazines. The Journal Locator will tell you the location and availability of a journal or magazine: either in the GCSU Periodicals Collection or in a database.
Periodicals Collection
The GCSU Library subscribes to the following art publications. Recent issues are located in the Current Periodicals section.
- Aperture: The publication of the Aperture Foundation-a nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting photography
Art in America: covers the visual arts in the United States
Art on Paper: covers artists working in paper-based media
Art Papers: covers contemporary art
Artforum: focuses on contemporary painting and sculpture
Aspect: covers new media art (This publication is in DVD format and is located in the Library's Media Collection.)
Ceramics: Art and Perception: a magazine dedicated to ceramic art
Juxtapoz: covers contemporary and underground art
Raw Vision: covers outsider art
Sculpture: covers contemporary sculpture
Online Journals
Some scholarly journals are freely accessible via the Internet. Below is a selective list of electronic journal that pertain to Art.
- Asian Arts: "The online journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia"
Crossings: an "electronic journal of art and technology," published by the University of Dublin
ImageText: a scholarly journal devoted to " the academic study of comic books, comic strips, and animated cartoons"
International Journal of Education & the Arts: an electronic journal containing research articles dealing with "the various fields of aesthetics and art education."
Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide: "a journal of nineteenth-century visual culture"
*All quotes are taken from the respective journal web sites.
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online: an online glossary of terms relating to fine art, architecture, and decorative art.
Art in Context: an online library of museums, galleries, artists, and images
ArtLex - Art Dictionary: an online glossary of terms relating to art/visual culture
Artnet :An online network of galleries from around the world
Colleccion Cisneros.org: a site devoted to art and artists of Latin America.
GCSU Art Department
The Librarian's Internet Index directory of Art web sites: The Librarian's Internet Index is a searchable directory of web sites compiled and evaluated by librarians.
WebMueum: an online museum providing biographical information on artists as well as images of their works.
Words of Art: an online glossary of theory and criticism of the visual arts.
Museum Sites
The High Museum of Art
The Louvre
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
National Gallery of Art - The Collection
The National Museum of American Illustration
National Museum of Women in the Arts
The Tate Gallery
Contact A Librarian
For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk in the GCSU Library or contact the GCSU Library liaison to the Art Department:
- Liaison: Edward Whatley, Instruction and Reference Librarian
E-mail: edward.whatley@gcsu.edu
Phone: (478) 445-0981