Library Sources - ART History 109 - Renaissance to Modern - Professor Jones - Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides at Westchester Community College Library

Research an Artist

To gather background information on an artist, try looking up the artist's name in the following:

Gale EBooks This link opens in a new window
A collection of full-text encyclopedias and handbooks on a variety of subjects.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Full-text dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles.

SMARTHISTORY
From the Center for Public Art History, provides digital content unlocks the expertise of hundreds of leading scholars, making the history of art accessible and engaging to more people, in more places, than any other provider.

To find information about a particular work of art, you can take any number of these steps:

Smarthistory
Created by art history professors, this project is put forth as a dynamic alternative to the static traditional Western art history textbook.

ARTStor This link opens in a new window
Collections of museum images and associated data for educational use. Includes slide and demonstration tools for research and teaching purposes.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.
Gale EBooks This link opens in a new window
A collection of full-text encyclopedias and handbooks on a variety of subjects.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Full-text dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles.

A People's Art History of the United States by Nicolas Lampert
Call Number: E-Book (EBSCO)
ISBN: 9781595589316
Publication Date: 2013-11-05
Critical Terms for Art History by Robert S. Nelson (Editor); Richard Shiff (Editor)
Call Number: E-Book (CREDO)
ISBN: 1849723524
Publication Date: 2008-10-29
100 Ideas That Changed Art by Michael Bird
ISBN: 1856697959
Publication Date: 2012-10-24
Gardner’s art through the ages, 10th ed by Helen Gardner
Call Number: N5300 .G25 Reference
ISBN: 0155011413
History of Art by H. W. Janson
Call Number: N5300 .J3 2001 Reference
ISBN: 0810934469

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
More than 14,000 titles, including more than 9,000 peer-reviewed journals and more than 6,000 in full text. Coverage of hard sciences, medicine, engineering and business. Full text for periodicals covered in major bibliographic resources such as CINAHL, BIOSIS, MLS, PsycInfo, ERIC, EconLit, RILM and others.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A general database covering many areas of academic study. Find articles from over 7,000 full-text periodicals and abstracts from more than 11,000 additional journals.
America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With selective indexing for over 1,700 journals from 1955 to present, also provides full-text coverage of more than 230 journals and nearly 100 books.
Ethnic News Watch This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. With titles dating from 1990.

Alexander Street Videos Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Documentaries, feature films, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, skills-based training video, demonstrations, and more. Academy®, Emmy® and Peabody® winners along with the most frequently used films for classroom instruction.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand is a streaming video platform offering a robust collection of streaming videos for educational use. In addition to a core collection of content from educational video producer Films Media Group, Films on Demand streams content from a growing list of quality documentary sources. For help in using some of the more advanced features of this product, such as building playlists and sharing, contact a librarian.