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Art Resources

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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

 


Library Resources 

 


 

Search all Library Resources!

 

You can now search and retrieve resources from: BookseBooks, articles from Academic, newspapers, and popular magazine publications and free or government websites!

 

If you prefer searching particular database, search here

 


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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