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Egon Schiele. "Double Portrait: Otto and Heinrich Benesch." (1913) Oil on canvas.
Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum (Austria).
Image source: Bridgeman Art Library

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools & Movements 1860 to the Present
Main Level, Reference: R 709.04003 D399A
The Bulfinch Guide to Art History
Main Level, Reference: R 703 B871B
Dictionary of Art (Grove Dictionaries)
Main Level, Reference: R 703 D561D [ 34 volumes ]
Although titled "Dictionary," this 34-volume set is encyclopedic in scope. Covers all aspects of the visual arts worldwide throughout time.
The Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art
Main Level, Reference: R 704.946 C23D
Historical Dictionary of Surrealism
Keith Aspley, Scarecrow Press, 2010.
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Art
Main Level, Reference: R 709.04 Ox2O
Oxford Companion to Western Art
In-depth coverage of Westrern Art with entries on artists and their works, styles and movements, art forms and art terms, combined with more modern methodologies, focused on patronage, taste, theory, and criticism, and the scientific examination of materials and techniques.
*Also available in print:
Main Level, Reference: R 703 Ox2O2
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
A useful resource that provides information on an extensive number of artists, paintings, sculptures, prints, schools and movements, techniques, materials, terms, and writers who have influenced artists.
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms
eReference book covering painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, the decorative, applied and graphic arts from all periods throughout the world up to the present day.
The Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of Impressionism
Main Level, Reference: R 709.03 D437E