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ART 2420 and 3150: Art Education: Artists

Information resources for students training to be art teachers

Reference sources

Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists
Call Number: REF 709.22 B52 (4 volumes)
Contemporary Women Artists
Call Number: REF 709.22 C7675
Encyclopedia of Artists
Call Number: REF 709.22 En193 (6 volumes)
Contemporary Artists
Call Number: REF 709.22 N232c
Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
Call Number: REF 709.7303 M821o
Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists
Call Number: REF 709.22 L963l

Artists

Artists

Artnet
Includes information on individual artists, including images of their work and a biography
Artcyclopedia
A directory of art resources on the Internet. Includes a Commercial Art Gallery Search Engine. Pages on individual artists link to *much* more information.
Art21: Artists
Video series from PBS.

Biography in Context This link opens in a new window
Biographies, with articles, primary sources, videos, audio, and images.

To find reviews of artists' exhibits:

In OneSearch or another database, in an advanced search, put in the artist's name and art review

Some e-reference books for biographical information

A Biographical Dictionary of Artists
Publication Date: 1995
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
Publication Date: 1994

Biographical info in the Library Catalog

Finding books on individual artists in the library catalog:

1) Try a subject search on the artist's name

2) If your artist isn't listed as a subject, try a keyword search with your artist's name in quotes