Contemporary Art
Dictionaries | Encyclopedias | Bibliographies | Periodical Indexes | Biographies |
Image Sources | Current Art Information
Dictionaries
Try these first:
Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present.
N6490.A87 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Glossary of Art, Architecture, and Design Since 1945.
N34.W34 1992 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Additional resources:
Design of the 20th Century.
NK1390.F525 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
The Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of 20th Century Design and Designers.
NK1166.J85 1993 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedias
Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools & Movements.
N6490.D415 2002 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
From Expressionism to Post Modernism: Styles and Movements in 20th-Century Western Art.
N6490.G7243 2000 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
See also the Dictionary of Art.
New Media Encyclopedia
Bibliographies
Contemporary Art Trends 1960-1980: A Guide to Sources.
Z5935.5.B44 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Periodical Indexes
Art Abstracts 1984-present
ARTbibliographies Modern 1974-present
Biographical Sources
Try these first:
Contemporary Artists.
N6490.C6567 2002 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Contemporary Designers.
NK1390.C66 1990 Q (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Contemporary Photographers.
TR139.C663 1995 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Contemporary Women Artists.
N8354.C66 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Additional sources:
the-artists.org
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists.
N6512.C854 1994 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Dictionary of International Contemporary Artists.
N40.D53 1995 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
St. James Guide to Black Artists.
N40.S78 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists.
N6538.H58S7 2002 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Who's Who in American Art.
N6536.W5 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Who's Who in Art.
N40.W6 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Who's Who in Graphic Art.
NC45.W5 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
World Artists 1950-1980: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary.
N6489.M37 1984 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
World Artists 1980-1990: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary.
N6489.M37 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Artists' Statements, etc.
Archives of American Art: Quick Reference to Oral History Interviews
Art on the Cutting Edge: A Guide to Contemporary Movements.
N6490.4.V47 2000 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Twentieth-Century Artists on Art: An Index to Writings, Statements, and Interviews by Artists, Architects, and Designers.
NX456.R59 1996 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Image Sources
Try this index to reproductions first:
Contemporary Art and Artists: An Index to Reproductions.
N6490.P3234 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Visual surveys for browsing:
Contemporary Masterworks.
N6490.C6568 1991 Q (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection) The 20th-Century Art Book.
N6490.T874 1996 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
See the Image Sources guide for additional print and online resources.
Current Art Information
Another way to keep up with contemporary art is to browse journals and newspapers on a regular basis. Current journals are shelved in the Music and Media Center on the second floor of West Pattee. Current newspapers are located in Microforms and Newspapers on the ground floor of West Pattee.
The following full-text resources are also available online:
E-Journals
Lexis-Nexis Academic
New York Times on the Web: Arts
ProQuest