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Art - Research Guide

This guide is designed to help you get started on your Art and Art History research and writing.

Art News & Criticism Resources

The Art News and Culture websites showcase examples on writing about art with an editorial style. Writing in an editorial style is not the same as writing in an academic style, so make sure to follow the writing assignment criteria on your syllabus. Ask your instructor if it is an acceptable source before citing an editorial or opinion piece in your writing assignments. 

Additional Resources

WEBSITES

  • Digital Public Library of America - free web
    (DPLA) Over 44 million images, texts, videos, and sound file—s from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country. The DPLA is a good resource for locating primary source images, photographs, and texts and historical news and commentary.
  • Performing Arts Encyclopedia - free web
    (Library of Congress) A guide to the performing arts collections (both print and digital) and exhibitions at the Library of Congress. Includes digitized items from the collections and topical compositions such as Civil War Sheet Music and American Choral music. This resource is good for locating background information on historical performing arts, art, and artists. 

 

Art History & Movements Resources

These sources are good for discovering artwork and artists, for situating your chosen art/artist in time and in particular art movements, and for familiarizing yourself with the terminology used when discussing, analyzing, and writing about art.