JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER
Scope|Overview Sources|Circulating
Books|Periodicals, Journals, & Trade
Publications|Web Sites
Scope: James McNeill Whistler was an American painter, artist, and designer. His interest in Japanese art was evident in his introduction of oriental fans and blossoms in his paintings. ( Piper, The Illustrated Dictionary of Art & Artists) Two of his more famous paintings are Chelsea:Nocturne in blue and green and Ten o’Clock Lecture.
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 materials available in the library, but a selective sampling of the many types of materials available.
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 N 31.D5 1996 The Dictionary of Art
REF N 5300.I 45 1984 The Illustrated Dictionary of Art & Artists
Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Spencer, Robin. Whistler:
A Retrospective. New York: Macmillan, 1989.
Walker, John. James McNeill
Whistler. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1987.
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
Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu
Art Links on the World Wide Web(Boston College)
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/Artweb_frames.html
Updated
08/24/2007
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