ART & ART HISTORY
Welcome to the Art Resources Library Guide! This guide provides resources for information pertaining to art and art history. For more in-depth research assistance, please visit the library's reference desk.
Horace Pippin Interior, 1944
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
1991.42.1
Image: Copyright © 2011 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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Reference Resources
Contemporary Artists
Call Number: N6490 .C6567 2001
The artist portrait series: images of contemporary African American artists
Call Number: TR681.A7 L635 2001
Latino visions: contemporary Chicano, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American artists
Call Number: N6538 .H58 C63 2000
Pots of promise: Mexicans and pottery at Hull House, 1920-40
Call Number: NK4028.3.M4 P67 2004
Suggested Databases
Black Studies in Video
Black Studies in Video is a collection of award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
A general encyclopedia with more than 250,000 full text short articles.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Multidisciplinary database of full text encyclopedias and reference sources for research and ready reference. Enables one search that covers all sources. Subjects include arts, sciences, medicine, and the humanities.
Internet Resources
Artcyclopedia
Artcyclopedia is an index of online museums and images archives. Over 8000 different fine artists can be viewed through this free online art database.
Black Art in America
Virtual Network for the Black Visual Arts Community. BAIA provides thought-provoking commentary on today's visual arts community and offers breaking news, gallery round-ups, collector information and profiles leading (and emerging) artists.
Google Art Project
Online compilation of high-resolution images of artworks from galleries worldwide, as well as a virtual tour of the galleries in which they are housed.
Smithsonian Institute: Collections Search Center
Search millions of objects in Smithsonian Institute's collection including photographs, artworks, artifacts, scientific specimens, manuscripts, sound records, and transcripts.
THEMET
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The Web Gallery of Art
Virtual Museum of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods (1100-1800). This gallery also includes commentaries on pictures and artist biographies.
Local Resources
Many of Chicago's museums offer free and discounted admission days throughout the year. Check the City of Chicago's museum free days listing before planning your visit: Free Museum Days in Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 443-3600
Chinese American Museum of Chicago
238 West 23rd Street
Phone: 312-949-1000
Dusable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Pl.
Phone: (773) 947-0600
Haitian American Museum of Chicago
4654 North Racine Ave,
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 213-1869
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Ave.
Phone: (312) 280-2660
Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 South Michigan Ave.
Phone: (312) 663-5554
National Hellenic Museum
333 South Halsted St.
Phone: (312) 655-1234
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th St.
Phone: (312) 738-1503
Oriental Institute Museum
1155 East 58th St
Phone: (773) 702-9514
Smart Museum of Art - The University of Chicago
5550 South Greenwood Ave.
Phone: (773) 702-0200
Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St.
Phone: (773) 728-8111
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC)
3015 West Division St.
Phone: (773) 486-8345
The Polish Museum of America
984 North Milwaukee Ave.
Phone: (773) 384-3352
Ukrainian National Museum
2249 West Superior St.
Phone: (312) 421-8020
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 West Chicago Ave.
Phone: (773) 227-5522
Last Updated: August 19, 2020
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4654 N Racine Ave,
Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: 773 213 1869
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