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Scope Note

This guide is designed to give students a starting point to begin their research for the area of art, art history and art appreciation. It is not a comprehensive guide to the art materials in the Spellman Library.

Reference Books
TitleCall Number
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras R 709.02 ARTS
Contemporary Artists 5th Edition R 709.22 CONTEM
Dictionary of Art R 703 Dictio
Encyclopedia of Artists R 759 ENCYCL
Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography R 770 ENCYCL
Encyclopedia of World Art R 703 E
The Oxford Dictionary of Art R 703.21 OXFORD
Call Number Areas to Browse
Call Number AreaSubject Area
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture
740 Drawing
750 Painting
760 Graphic and Printed Art
770 Photography
Subject Headings to Browse
Art Afro-American Art Cubism
Drawing Impressionism (Art) Painting
Post-impressionism Pop Art Sculpture
Periodical Databases (online, searchable)
ARTstor ProQuest SIRS Academic Search Premier
Periodicals (print, in the library)
TitleCall Number
American Artist 700 A485 PERIODICAL
Art in America 700 A784 PERIODICAL
Art Forum International 700 A786 PERIODICAL
Graphis 760 G766 PERIODICAL
JAMA (covers)(see also, The Art of JAMA book on reserve) 610 J271 PERIODICAL
Reserve Materials- selected titles
A World History of Photography Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
History of Art National Gallery of Art
History of Italian Renaissance Art Women Artists
History of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Audio-Visual Materials
Media Collection in the 700's
World Wide Web Sites
Collection of Links from the Art Department http://ghc.edu/HUMANITIES/Art/index.htm
Art Guide Northwest http://artguidenw.com
Frye Art Museum http://fryeart.org
Henry Art Museum http://henryart.org
Portland Art Museum http://portlandartmuseum.org
Seattle Art Museum http://seattleartmuseum.org
Tacoma Art Museum http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org

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