This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about art/artists. Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about art/artists, materials in the library catalog about art/artists, websites relevant to art/artists, and links to library databases that contain information about art/artists. Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance.
Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic. We think the following terms will help with your research about art/artists:
- art
- art history
- artists
- sculpture
- decorative arts
- modernism
- expressionism
Materials in the library catalog about art/artists
We have the following materials in the library catalog about art/artists:
Websites on art/artists
The following websites will help you with your research on art/artists:
- Artcyclopedia
This is the definitive guide to museum-quality art on the Internet. The site includes over 2,300 art sites, and offers links to approximately 180,000 artworks by 8,200 artists. - Art History Resource
Gives Art History from prehistoric art to 21st century with research resources as lists of links, lists of artists for biographies, and specific art forms in countries of Asia, Africa, and the Americas are included. - World Wide Arts Resources
World Wide Arts is a great searchable directory of art sites with more than 3000 categories and over 150,000 pages. Some of the major categories include: Museums, Antiques, Arts Resources, Commercial Arts and Galleries, Artist Index, Festivals, and Performance Arts. - Timeline of Art History This is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
- The Art Newspaper (International Edition)
This site reports on "old art, new art, decorative art, the commercial and the non-commercial world" and the effects of political and economic events on art. - Artchive
This site has extensive biographies of artists plus references to books and videos. Has good scanned images and lists of links to major art resources
Library Databases relevant to art/artists
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to art/artists. Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles. Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
Oxford Art Online
Includes Grove Art Online, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, covering every aspect of the visual arts, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography from prehistory to the present day.
Includes Grove Art Online, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, covering every aspect of the visual arts, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography from prehistory to the present day.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
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