VIS 1001-1002: World Art, I, II
Books for VIS 1001
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Books for VIS 1002
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Search the MET
Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections lets you search and browse the Met’s collections online.
Metropolitan Museum Journal publishes research on artwork in the Met. Access via JSTOR (full text from 1968–2010)
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Art Encyclopedias
Credo Reference searches over 500 encyclopedias, guides, and dictionaries.
Find Articles
The resources listed below provide articles, both full text and abstracted, from numerous publications that will be helpful in your research efforts.
Web Sites
- The Tate Museum, London
The Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art. All works can be found on this site, each with its own information page.
- Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution’s “Explore and Learn” page for Art and Design leads to countless resources. Select an artistic field, region or culture, and find extensive imagery, online exhibits, archive access, research databases and more.
- The Center for Book Arts
The Center for Book Arts in New York City promotes “the traditional crafts of bookmaking” via classes, exhibitions, lectures, and various events throughout the year.
- The Cloisters
Metropolitan Museum of Art guide to The Cloisters, including the Cloisters’ floorplan and an overview of its collections.
- American Memory from the Library of Congress
Comprising more than 9 million items that document U.S. history and culture, American Memory is organized into more than 100 thematic collections based on their original format, their subject matter, or who first created, assembled, or donated them to the library.
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
Brooklyn Museum of Art home page includes information about collections, current exhibitions, Museum news, competitions, and directions to the Museum. Highlights include the Museum’s blog and the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.
- Artcyclopedia
A commercial site providing a comprehensive index of artists represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and online resources.
- New York Public Library: Art History Research Guide
NYPL provides extensive support for any researcher of an art period, movement, artist, or individual work of art. A step-by-step approach to understanding the process and finding useful information. Well worth exploring.
- Big Art Mob - Free & Open Images of Public Art
The Big Art Mob is a collective effort to create the UKs first comprehensive survey of Public Art. It’s based entirely on photos from the camera phones of art-lovers.
- The Louvre Museum, Paris
View major works, by country and time period, online.
Citing Your Resources
Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.
- MLA Citation Style Examples
- NoodleBib
NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program. - Tips on avoiding plagiarism
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