LibGuides: Art: A Guide to McFarlin Library Resources: Reference Materials

Online Reference Sources

Best Bet:

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Users have access to "more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images."

Other Resources:

Artcyclopedia
Artcyclopedia is an Internet search engine that focuses exclusively on websites relating to art. Recommended way of searching is by the artist's name.

Print Reference Sources in the McFarlin Collection

Reference materials include encyclopedias, indexes, handbooks, manuals, directories, and statistical publications that are frequently used for practical or background information. They are designed to be used to locate specific information quickly, rather than read all the way through as you would a novel. Reference books cannot be checked out of the library.

The following reference materials on art can be found in McFarlin Library. The designation McF Reference means that the book is located on the Study Level in the West Wing. All other materials will be found on the Main Level, unless otherwise indicated:

N6490 .C6567

Contemporary Artists / editor, Joann Cerrito

N6489.W67

World Artists

N40 .B53

A Biographical Dictionary Of Artists

N6490 .P72

The Prestel Dictionary Of Art And Artists In The 20th Century

N8354 .D53

Dictionary Of Women Artists

N6536 .W486

Who Was Who In American Art, 1564 1975: 400 Years Of Artists In America