Information since 1868

Art

Introduction to Library Research

Basic Reference Sources

1000 symbols: what shapes mean in art and myth REF N7740.S54 2002
Abrams' encyclopedia of photography. REF Fine Arts TR9.P4813 2004
Art across time. REF Fine Arts N5300.A3 2007
Art in the modern era: a guide to styles, schools & movements 1860 to the present. REF N 6490.D415 2002
Ceramic figures: a directory of artists. REF Fine Arts NK4660.F58 2002
Complete encyclopedia of illustration REF Fine Arts NC 960.C7 1979
Contemporary artists. REF Fine Arts N6490.C6567 2002
Design encyclopedia. REF Fine Arts NK1370.B93 1994
Dictionary of art. REF Fine Arts N31.D5 1996
Dictionary of women artists: an international dictionary of women artists born before 1900. REF Fine Arts N43.P47 1985
Encyclopedia of American folk art. REF Fine Arts NK805.E6 2004
Encyclopedia of Asian American artists. REF Fine Arts N6538.A83H35 2007
Encyclopedia of comparative iconography. REF Fine Arts N7560.E53 1998
Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography. REF Fine Arts TR9.H25 2008
Encyclopedia of photography. REF Fine Arts TR9.I24 1984
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850. REF Fine Arts NX452.5.R64 E53 2004
Encyclopedia of twentieth-century photography. REF Fine Arts TR642.E5 2006
Encyclopedia of world art. REF Fine Arts N31 E533
Focal encyclopedia of photography : digital imaging, theory and applications, history, and science. REF Fine Arts TR9.F6 2007
Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture. REF N5610.G76 2007
Historical dictionary of Renaissance art. REF Fine Arts N6370.Z57 2008
Illustrated dictionary of photography: the professional's guide to terms and techniques. REF Fine Arts TR9.P47 2008
Index to artistic biography. REF Fine Arts N40.H38 2002
Modern arts criticism. REF Fine Arts N40.M63
Oxford companion to western art. REF Fine Arts N33.O923 2001
Thames & Hudson dictionary of art terms. REF Fine Arts N33.L75 2004
Who's who in American art. REF Fine Arts N6536.W56 1999
World painting index. REF Fine Arts ND 45.H38

*REF indicates a print resource located in the Reference stacks on the 1st Floor of the Fogler Library.

Finding Books and Articles

Use the following online catalogs to find books, videos, microforms etc. on your topic:

URSUS - Fogler Library catalog
Maine InfoNet (Maine statewide catalog)

To search for journal articles relevant to your topic use the following online indexes:

- find out how to locate full texts of articles retrieved from online databases that have this icon (turn on your audio)

Finding Images and Illustrations

Art Images - Collection of print and digital image resources

Print Indexes

Bibliography of the history of art INDEX N1.R52
International repertory of the literature of art INDEX N1.R5

Selected Online Resources

Foundation Center - Funding sources
Hudson Museum
AATA Online - "abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage"
American Memory Library of Congress collection of historical photographs and graphics
National Gallery of Art - Large growing collection of artworks created in 1937 with donations from Andrew W. Mellon and others

Where to go for assistance

Ask at the Reference Desk: Hours
Ask a Librarian: A librarian will chat with you online

If you wish to make an appointment with the subject reference librarian, contact Joe Fernandez.

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