Subject Guide » Art Education
Encyclopedias
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Oxford Art Online A comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present. Online access to articles on the art and culture of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific. Includes the multi-volume Dictionary of Art, links to images and Web sites useful for art research. "Explore" allows users to customize browse lists. Also provides access to The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. More info
ArtcyclopediaSearching tool for locating Web sites on artists and museums. The interface is searchable by artist name, title of work, or museum. Links users to Web sites containing images and text.
The Dictionary of Art
N 31 .D5 1996 (Waldo Reference)
Most current and comprehensive of the art encyclopedias covers Western and non-Western art. Includes signed articles written by scholars in the field. Black and white illustrations and photographs.
Encyclopedia of World Art
N 31 .E533 (Waldo Reference, Visual Resources Library Reference) Thorough coverage on Western art through the mid-20th century. Entries on art and artists of the Renaissance are especially useful. Some entries addressing non-Western art. This encyclopedia was published in 1968, therefore, it is not as up to date as Grove Art Online and The Dictionary of Art. However, it does provide excellent background information on Western art prior to 1968. Black and white plates.
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
BH 56 .E53 1998 (Reference)
Four volume set gives comprehensive coverage of the study of aesthetics.
World Encyclopedia of Naïve Art: A Hundred Years of Naïve Art
N 7432.5 .P7 B54 1984 (Waldo Reference)
Reliable source with color and black and white illustrations on primitive art and artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Contains sections on naive art in specific geographic regions.
St. James Guide to Native North American Artists
E 98 .A7 S8 1998 (Waldo Reference)
This biographical guide to Native American artists includes exhibition lists and publications.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: the Civilizations of Mexico and Central America
F 1218.6 .O95 2001 (Waldo Reference)
Archaeology, places, people, ethnic groups, artifacts, and codices of Mesoamerica are covered. Black and white illustration. Bibliographies at the end of entries.
CAMEO Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online
This is an essential online resource for Art, Anthropology, and Family and Consumer Science faculty and students who would like to make their careers in conservation and collection management. More info
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