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HENRI MATISSE

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

Scope: Henri Matisse is considered the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century. He was both a sculptor and illustrator known for the technique of fauvism which focuses on the flatness of the picture and the abstract purity of line.

The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for student research. It is not intended as a comprehensive listing of all the resources available in the library, but as a selective sampling of the many types of resources in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

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.

REF N 31.D5 1996 The Dictionary of Art

REF N 5300.I45 1984 The Illustrated Dictionary of Art & Artists

Some representative books from the circulating collection located upstairs in the library are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

Bois, Yve Alain. Matisse and Picasso. Fort Worth, Tex: Kimbell Art Museum, 1998.

Elderfield, John. Henri Matisse: A Retrospective. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992.

Klein, John. Matisse Portraits. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Open Access Journals in Arts & Architecture

Open Access Journals in History of Arts

Open Access Journals in Visual Arts

WEB SITES 

Art History Network
http://www.arthistory.net/

Voice of the Shuttle 
http://vos.ucsb.edu

Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

 

Updated 08/24/2007