Profile for Rebecca

Rebecca

My Subject Guides

Architecture

Resources on architecture.

Costume History and Fashion Design

Resources for costume and fashion history, fashion design and theater costuming. This guide contains source sections on: costume and fashion databases for journal articles, costume and fashion books, biographical sources for finding fashion designers, costume and fashion reproductions and images, sources for the identification of historical costume, and sources for the professional fashion designer.

Photography

Photography resources for the photographer and photographic historian. This guide contains source sections on: fine photography exhibition catalogs, photography databases to search for photography journal articles, photography journals, biographical sources on photographers, photography collections and reproductions, and resources for professional photographers.

Interior Design and Architecture

Interior design and architecture sources for the interior designer and historian. This guide contains sections on: biographical sources for architects and interior designers, architectural and furnishings styles, green design, space planning, color theory for interiors, professional and business practices for interior designers, and a list of architecture and interior journals.

Art Sources for the Identification and Valuation of Fine and Decorative Art

This guide includes sources for the art collector and seller who wants to identify and value art works and objects for the purpose of selling or collecting. Some of the categories of sources include: Artist Biographical Sources, Artist's Signatures & Monograms, Iconography, Art Auction Records. Special source sections on mediums in the fine and decorative arts are included, such as: Painting, Sculpture, Prints, Photography, Ceramics, Porcelain and Glass, Gold, Silver, Pewter and Jewelry, Antiques and Furniture.

Contemporary Art and Artists

This guide provides resources on contemporary art, artists, movements, theory, and criticism. Contemporary art is defined as covering the time period from 1970 to the present. This guide was created especially for the studio and professional artist seeking to stay informed of the art, artists and happenings in the contemporary art world. This guide contains source sections on: artist's exhibition catalogs and books, contemporary art journals, contemporary artist's biographical sources, images of contemporary artist's work, national and international art exhibition catalogs, modern and post-modern art theory and criticism.

Art: General Topics

Art: General Topics is a guide to resources that will answer all the major categories of art-related research questions. The categories include: How to find art books and exhibition catalogs, artist's biographical sources, art databases (to find journal articles), art journals, art auction records, artist's signatures and monograms, art iconography and symbolism, art images, art museums and galleries, art grants, fellowships and internships; art schools and programs, art careers and employment listings, art organizations and associations.