Guide to Arts & Humanities
El Centro Course-Related Links |
Specialized Web Sites |
Comprehensive Web Sites & Search Engines |
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias |
News & Magazines |
Museums |
Tutorials
Books & Current Magazine/Journal/Newspaper Subscriptions:
Suggested Subjects Headings | Recommended Reference Books
Databases & Indexes
- GroveArt
- Search or Explore. Explore Options: Art and Art Forms (media), Geography (by continent and locale), People, Styles and Cultures (such as Dada or Art Deco), and Time Periods. You can search by artist by clicking the upper link to A/Z BROWSE.
- Wilson Web: Art Index Full Text, Art Index Retrospective, Humanities Full Text, Readers Guide, Art Museum Image Gallery
- Search all of these at the same time by "checking" the boxes.
- Academic Search Complete
- TIP: Combine Databases with Business Source Complete for more articles.
- eLibrary
- Searchable by articles, radio/tv interviews and images. Not comprehensive but sometimes this is a good source of information on artists that you are not finding elsewhere.
- Dallas Museum of Art Catalog of Books
Check the Periodicals Guide to insure that the Library subscribes to the print journal you need. Request journals at the Circulation Counter.
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El Centro Course-Related Links
- El Centro Art Department
- ArtForms (Preble & Preble)
- Dallas Museum of Art Virtual Collection
- Includes: descriptions of various images and art work displayed in the museum.
- Reference Books for Locating Artists and Basic Information About Them:
- Icons of Art
- The American Art Book and The Art Book
- Art and Artists in the 20th Century
- Dictionary of Art (34 volumes - detailed)
- Contemporary Artists (brief)
- Reference Books for Critiques and Comparisons:
- Art Today
- Modern Art
- Visual Arts in the 20th Century
- Art Since Mid-Century
- American Century
- Art of the PostModern
Comprehensive Web Sites & Search Engines
- AskArt
- Brief information about 52,000 American artists. Includes: some biographical information, dates, quick facts (styles, mediums), some artwork.
- ArtNet
- Includes brief biographical sketches, links to online magazine articles, current exhibitions... Biographical information taken from the Grove Dictionary of Art. Includes a section on: Styles and Movements and Materials and Techniques.
- ArtonLine
- Includes HISTORY (a listing of historical artists, with biographical information and images of their paintings - this has a pull-down listing of artists), XX CENTURY (selective listing of contemporary artists), GAMES (online art puzzles), NEWS, and more.
- Artists.org
- Search engine in found in the upper right corner or click on the alphabetical listing. Some biographical information. Includes information on various art movements by time periods, and displays of art work.
- Art Cyclopedia
- Search by artist, by title or by museum. Includes links to artist websites and galleries, some biographical information.
- Archives of American Art
- Browse the digital art collection. Includes oral interviews, diaries, sketches, and more.
- ADAM: Art, Design and Architecture Search Engine
- AICT: Art and Architecture over Time & Image Search Engine (no search engine)
- Use this site for information on various time periods.
- Art History Research Centre
- Search the web and this site for artists and art information.
- Art-ticulation: Learning to Look at Art
- Introduction to the basics of art: including principles (rhythm, balance) and elements (line, color, texture, shape, form...) of art, how to critique art, timeline,
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Includes "Ask Joan of Art" for email questions/answers , "Search the Collection" by American artists for a listing of books (doesn't give you the book or information on the artist), and "Research Your Art" (how to research a piece of art). Selective listing of artists - not comprehensive. You CAN CLICK on ASK JOAN OF ART, then click on ARTISTS tab... type in the artist's name and you'll find brief biographical information about that artist. You can also browse the alphabetical listing of artists. (Not comprehensive)
- Timeline of Art History
- Includes links to additional information for each time period represented on the timeline, from Egyptian times to current.
- Art Image Browser: by Medium, Artist, Nationality, Title, Type of Art & Subject
- Selective search by artist and works. You can search for work by medium, subject, or object type.
- Art History Network
- Art History Resources on the Web *
- Arranged by time period > define the time period further > click for information or individual artist. Also search by region of the world, then click on the museum.
- ArtMagick: Art from the 19th & Early 20th Century
- Art on the Internet
- Links to artists, museums, galleries, history, hot topics, and search engines.
- Art on the Web
- Topical listing of links to over 1200 websites related to art and architecture.
- Art Serve: Art Search Engine
- Art and artchitecte from the Mediterranean and Japan.
- Art Source
- Artist projects, events, art journals online, museums and recommended art weblinks...
- Ask Art Search Engine for North American Artists
- Search engine plus information on 30,000 artists: biographical sketches, image gallery, dealers, musuems, and auction records.
- dArt: Internet Art Database (Artist, Medium, Time Period or search engine search)
- Best of Art History WebSites (Evaluated)
- Gardner's Art Through the Ages
- Getty Explore Art (artists, images, and art glossary)
- Internet Art Resources
- Selective topical listing of links to artists and museums. Also includes art reviews, art book reviews, and current news.
- Mother of All Art History Links
- Topical listing of links to artists, museums, image collections, and art research links arranged by time period or region.
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery
- Includes photos of the arts, history, buildings, cities, science, technology, and grahics.
- Union List of Artists Names (ULAN)
- Visual Arts Resources on the Web**
- Selective annotated topical listing of links by time period or medium. Includes links to museums, image collections, architecture, photography, ezines, art education, and associations.
- Web Exhibits
- Yahoo: Art
- Web Gallery of Art: Searchable Database of European Art & Sculpture
- World Wide Arts Resources
- Contemporary art, international art news, and art research. Includes site search engine.
Specialized Web Sites
- Electronic Cultural Atlas
- Historical and cultural maps and information about various countries. Includes artifacts and architecture.
- African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
- Art on Film
- Clay Art Web Guide
- Coleccion Cisneros
- Information on Latin American art and artists.
- Dallas Arts Revue
- GB Online's Mesoamerica
- Islamic Art & Architecture
- Japanese Pottery
- Latin American Art & Artists
- Women Artists of North America
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Oxford Dictionary of Art
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Browser
- ArtLex - Dictionary of Visual Art
- Spartacus Encyclopedia of Artists & Architects
- Timeline of Art History
- Timeline covers art throughout world history. Broken into segments by time and by area of the world: Africa, Asia, Oceana, North America and Europe. Also includes a section dealing with art themes.
News & Magazines
- Apollo
- Art Net Magazine
- Art Daily
- Arts & Letters Daily
- Art Focus: Canadian's View of the Art World
- ArtsJournal
- Daily summaries and links to significant art stories. Keyword searchable.
- Graphis
Museums
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Art Access
- The Art Institute of Chicago provides content commentary, style, and historical context on various pieces of art in its collection.
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Getty Museum
- Imagebase - FAMSF
- Kimbell Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- National Gallery of Art (Smithsonian)
- National Museum of American Art (Smithsonian)
- Virtual Library of Museums
- Walker Art Center
- WebMuseum (Louvre)
- Whitney Museum
- WWW Virtual Library: Museums
Tutorials
- Art Studio Chalkboard
- Cartoonster: How to Create Cartoons
- Drawing Materials and Drawing Techniques
- Knowledge Hound Howto's: Art
- Figure Drawing Lab
Magazines & Newspapers
The Library subscribes to the following publications. The most recent issue is on display and back issues are available at the Circulation Counter. Bound issues are shelved in the upper level of the Library. Check the Periodicals Guide for information on the previous years shelved or bound.
| Art News Art in America Artforum |
DMAgenda Graphis Smithsonian |
Suggested Subject Headings
Do a SUBJECT or KEYWORD search in the Online catalog for your topic. After doing your search, you can limit the results to books at El Centro by selecting the Limit Your Search button.
| art nouveau color drawing painting commerical art |
sculpture pottery ceramic Afro-American art perspective |
Recommended Reference Books
in-library use only
Encyclopedia of World Art
REF N 31 E4833
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art
REF N 33 E4833
Praeger Encyclopedia of Art
REF N 33 P68
Grove's Dictionary of Art
REF N 31 D5
Book of Art
REF ND 1150 B66
Oxford Companion to Art
REF N 6490 O94
Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern Art
REF N 5300 H953
Contemporary Artists
REF N 6490 C6567
Black Artists in America
REF N 6538 N5 T46
The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!
The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.
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