Pathfinder: Art and Architecture

Scope|Overview Sources|Circulating Books |Periodicals, Journals  & Trade Publications|Article Databases|Web Sites

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SCOPE:  For centuries art has been a creation of man that has influenced the way we perceive the concept of beauty. Whether it is a painting, drawing, sculpture, or building, art has become an inherent part of our world.  As far as the appreciation of a particular piece of artwork is concerned, most of us adhere to the concept of beauty is in the eye of the beholder. However, there are resources that provide background information that will help us discern the value of a work of art.
The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating resources in the subject area of art & architecture, which will provide and in-depth analysis of this topic.

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF N6505.C731994b American Art: History and Culture

REF N 31.D51996 The Dictionary of Art

REF N6512.C854 1994 Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists

REF NA 680.I26 1998 Icons of Architecture

REF N33.P34 2000 The Prestel Dictionary of Art and Artists of the 20th century

REF NA 705.S578 1996 Source Book of American Architecture

CIRCULATING BOOKS (located upstairs in the library)

Some representative books from the circulating collection are:

Baigell, Matthew. A Concise History of American Painting and Sculpture. New York: IconEditions, 1996.

Gombrich, E.H. The Story of Art. London: Phaidon Press, Ltd; 1995.

Hatcher, Evelyn Payne. Art as Culture: An Introduction to the Anthropology
of Art. Westport, Ct: Bergin & Garvey, 1999.

Hopkins, David. After Modern Art: 1945-2000. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Janson, H.W. History of Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997.

Lucie-Smith, Edward. Art and Civilization. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1993.

Opfell, Olga S. Special Visions: Profiles of Fifteen Women Artists from the Renaissance to the Present Day. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 1991.

Rosenblum, Robert. On Modern American Art: Selected Essays. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999.

Welton, Jude. Looking at Paintings. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1994.

Wood, Paul. Modernism in Dispute: Art Since the Forties. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS  

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

• Fine Arts-General
• Visual Arts-General

ARTICLE DATABASES

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

WEB SITES

Art & architecture thesaurus online
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/
Contains more than 125,000 terms covering fine art, architecture, and decorative arts.

The Art History Research Center
http://art-history.concordia.ca/AHRC/splash.htm
This site provides links to newsgroups, online art collections, university departments and other art history servers. A useful stop for students looking for basic information.

Art Images for College Teaching

http://www.arthist.umn.edu/aict/html

A gallery of art images from Ancient civilizations to the 20th century.

Archives of American Art
http://artarchives.si.edu/
The Archives was founded in 1954 and has been part of the Smithsonian since 1970. Access to 13 million documents including “ catalogues, papers of artists, dealers, critics, art historians, curators, museums and related organizations.”

Digital Imaging Project
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/
Easy to navigate, this site provides information on European and North American architecture. There is an index of artists and architects as well as a chronological listing. The index of art historical sites is an interesting feature.

Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
This site puts art from around the world in geographical and chronological context, covering the period 1400 CE to present. Includes high-quality images.

Mother of All Art History Links
http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/histart/mother/
From the University of Michigan, this site contains links to visual collections, images online, museums, exhibits, and research resources.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/

National Gallery of Art-the collection
http://www.nga.gov/collection/

The National Museum of American Illustration
http://www.americanillustration.org
Covers American illustrators from the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. From the National Museum located in Newport, Rhode Island.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu
The official site of the National Museum of American Art, which has over 10,000 images by subject. Links to online exhibitions and a study center where you can find out everything you ever wanted to know about art.