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Art Research Guide


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Use this research guide as a starting point for finding books, articles, and Internet sites related to art.

Use the Books/Videos, Articles and Web sites tabs to find sources for general art. Use the Discipline tab to find books, journals and Web sites by area (architecture, graphic design, photography, sculpture/ceramics).

Discipline

Finding Books and Videos on Art and Artists in the SCC Library

  • Start with a keyword search in SCC's online catalog, Archway, or
  • Click on one of the suggested subject headings below; you will be re-directed to the search results in the online catalog.
  • If you need to expand your search to libraries outside of SCC, search MOBIUS. Ask at the reference desk if you need help.

Reference Books:

Saint Louis Art Museum: Handbook of the Collection REF N 729 .A63 2004
General, Art History, Theory REF N 1 - REF N 9211
(To browse the books you can check out, look through the same call number range on the second floor.)

Subject headings:

Various Countries/Cultures

African American art     
Art – France
Art, African
Art, American
Art, Asian
Art, Byzantine 
Art, Chinese
Art, Dutch
Art, Egyptian
Art, English
Art, Etruscan
Art, Flemish
Art, French 
Art, German
Art, Greek 
Art, Italian
Art, Minoan 
Art, Mycenaean 
Art, Roman 
Art, Russian
Indian art 

Museums and Collections

Antiques 
Art – Collectors and collecting 
Art – Private collections 
Art museums   

Architecture

Architecture – Europe
Architecture – Italy
Architecture – Rome
Architecture – Spain
Architecture – United States
Architecture and society
Architecture, Baroque
Architecture, Byzantine
Architecture, Early Christian
Architecture, Gothic
Architecture, Greek
Architecture, Medieval
Architecture, Modern
Architecture, Renaissance
Architecture, Rococo
Architecture, Roman
Church architecture
Indian architecture
Library architecture
Prairie School (Architecture)
Theater architecture

Photography

Color photography
Documentary photography
Fashion photography
Nature photography
Outdoor photography
Photography
Photography - History
Photography - Lighting
Photography - Processing
Photography - Special effects
Photography, Artistic
Photography, Close-up
Portrait photography
Travel photography
Underwater photography

Other Art-Related Headings

Aesthetics 
Anatomy, Artistic 
Art – Censorship
Art – Philosophy 
Art Criticism 
Art Patronage
Art Thefts
Child artists
Children's art 
Color in art 
Composition (Art) 
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc. )
Decoration and ornament 
Feminism and art 

 

Techniques

Animation
Artists' materials 
Artists' tools 
Caricature 
Collage 
Commercial art
Computer animation
Computer Art
Drawing 
Figure drawing
Graphic arts 
Human figure in art 
Illustration of books 
Interior decoration
Mural painting and decoration
 
Pictures 
Portraits 
Posters
Proportion (Art)
Sculpture 
Textile
Textile fibers

Ceramics

Ceramics
Glass
Glazes
Glazing (Ceramics)
Pottery
Raku pottery
Stoneware
Tiles

Metal Crafting

Art metal work
Blacksmithing
Ironwork
Jewelry
Metal work
Sculpture
Silverwork

Movements/Periods

Abstract expressionism
Art Deco
Art, Abstract
Art, Ancient
Art, Baroque
Art, Classical
Art, Early Renaissance
Art, Gothic
Art, Medieval
Art, Modern 
Art, Primitive 
Art, Renaissance
Art, Romanesque
Christian art and symbolism 
Classicism in art 
Cubism
Ethnic art 
Expressionism (Art)
Folk art 
Impressionism (Art)
Neoclassicism (Art)
Pop Art
Post-Impressionism (Art)
Pre-Raphaelitism
Primitivism in art 
Realism in art 
Romanticism in art
Symbolism in art 

Education

Art appreciation 
Art – Study and teaching 


DVDs/Videos on Art and related topics:

View an alphabetical list of our videos on Art.

OR

Search by keyword for videos that SCC owns in the Archway online catalog.

*DVDs and Videotapes have a three day checkout period. You may also use the DVD/VCR players in the tutor rooms and study carrels on the second floor of the library.