Practice and Theory of Art History

Art and the History of Art, ARHA-350

Moodle site: Course

 

Some beginning resources & tips for information on MATERIALITY

 

Other Tips

Examples of subject terms to search in the library catalog to find BOOKS using the Advanced Search (use dropdown menu in search box--see image below) to select “subject keywords”.

  • Art -- Technique
  • Artists’ material
  • Art criticism
  • Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Themes, motives [substitute whatever century you’re interested in, or just search Art, Modern]

Note other useful subject terms as you find relevant books.

You might also add countries, artists, etc. to your search to get more specific.

 

Some beginning resources & tips for information on TEMPORALITY

 

Other Tips

Examples of subject terms to search in the library catalog to find BOOKS using the Advanced Search (use dropdown menu in search box--see image below) to select “subject keywords”.

  • Art -- Conservation and restoration
  • Paper – Preservation
  • Art -- Protection
  • Collective memory
  • Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Themes, motives [substitute whatever century you’re interested in]

Note other useful subject terms as you find relevant books.

Some beginning resources & tips for information on SOCIAL HISTORY & PRACTICE/LABOR

  • Social Explorer (1790 to present)
    Access to data from the U.S. Census, American Community Survey, religious congregations, and other sources, with options to create thematic and interactive maps and reports.
  • EconLit with Full Text (1969 to present)
    From the American Economic Association -- the foremost source of references to economic literature.
  • Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy
    Contains 300 entries covering a wide range of topics in international trade, finance, production, and economic development
  • Anything Research
    Market research and industry trends (On-campus access only)
  • AHR net (Art History Research net)
    Resource for research into the history of modern design and the applied arts.
  • Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) (1973 to present)
    Covers both new designers and the development of design and the applied arts since the mid-19th century.
  • Art Basel/UBS Art Market Report 2018
    Compiled by Clare McAndrew. Free registration required to download. The first report, from 2017, is available via the same link.
  • Oxford Art Online
    Oxford Art Online is the access point for Grove Art Online, and other Oxford art reference works covering all forms of the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic and decorative arts, and photography from prehistory to the present.

 

Other Tips

Examples of subject terms to search in the library catalog to find BOOKS using the Advanced Search (use dropdown menu in search box--see image below) to select “subject keywords”.

  • Art and Social Action
  • Art and Society
  • Globalization
  • Social ecology

Note other useful subject terms as you find relevant books.

Other topical research guides will be helpful. Try these and others

 

Examples of subject terms to search in the library catalog to find BOOKS using the Advanced Search (use dropdown menu in search box--see image below) to select “subject keywords”.

  • Art -- Technique
  • Artists’ material
  • Art criticism
  • Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Themes, motives [substitute whatever century you’re interested in, or just search Art, Modern]

Note other useful subject terms as you find relevant books.

You might also add countries, artists, etc. to your search to get more specific.