ARTH 240: Art in Europe, 1850-1950
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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
Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum (Austria).
Image source: Bridgeman Art Library
Why Use Reference Materials?
Reference Sources:
- Provide background information/brief overviews on a subject
- Lead to more useful sources
- Help you to narrow down your own topic of interest
- Provide key terms, persons, etc. to add to database searches
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
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Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools & Movements 1860 to the PresentMain Level, Reference: R 709.04003 D399A
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The Bulfinch Guide to Art HistoryMain Level, Reference: R 703 B871B
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Dictionary of Art [Grove]Main Level, Reference: R 703 D561D [ 34 volumes ]
*This encyclopedia covers all aspects of the visual arts worldwide and from different time periods. -
The Dictionary of Symbols in Western ArtMain Level, Reference: R 704.946 C23D
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Historical Dictionary of SurrealismKeith Aspley, Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century ArtMain Level, Reference: R 709.04 Ox2O
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Oxford Companion to Western ArtIn-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 ArtistsA 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.
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The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art TermseReference book covering painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, the decorative, applied and graphic arts from all periods throughout the world up to the present day.
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The Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of ImpressionismMain Level, Reference: R 709.03 D437E
European History
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Out of Ashes: A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century.Upper Level: 940.5 J28O
