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Art

How To Use This Guide

Welcome to the Art Library Resources Page! 

Click the tabs along the side of the page to find help locating relevant books, articles, and websites, as well as help with formatting your papers and learning more about the research process.  All of these resources have been specially selected for your class by your instructors and librarians.  For any additional questions, come by the library or contact us using the info located on the right of this page.

Topics and Search Terms:

Types:

  • Fine Arts: 
  • Visual Arts
  • Decorative Arts

Types:

  • Sculpture
  • Drawing
  • Painting

Graphic Design

  • Print Media
  • Illustrations
  • Animation

Architecture:

  • Blue Prints
  • Floor Plans
  • Computer Illustrated
  • Design

Time or Period:

  • Prehistoric
  • Early American
  • Modern
  • Contemporary

Medium:

  • Oil
  • Acrylic
  • Water Color
  • Clay, Marble

Library of Congress Classifications Outline: Class N https://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_n.pdf

Portraits of the Yongzheng Emperor Enjoying Himself during the 8th lunar month, by anonymous court artists. Yongzheng period, (1723—35). Hanging scroll, colour on silk. The Palace Museum, Beijing.

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons