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Contemporary and or Obscure Artists: Books and Exhibition Catalogs
Contemporary and or Obscure Artists: Books and Exhibition Catalogs
To Find Books and Exhibition Catalogs at the UNT Libraries
*To find books on contemporary and or obscure artists owned by UNT, search the UNT Libraries Online Catalog
*Choose Keyword or Subject search options. Search names in the order of last name, first name. Example: Bourgeois, Louise.
*Subject search examples: Conceptual Art, Digital Art, Computer Art, Video Art
*To find exhibition catalogs, choose the keyword search and type the name of the artist and the word "exhibition". Example: Goldsworthy, Andy and Exhibition. Exhibition catalogs are the best source of reproductions of an artist's work.
*To find art technique or books on alternative mediums, choose keyword search. *Examples of keyword searches on techniques and mediums: Art and Technique and Glass; Postmodernism and Art; Abstraction and Art; Art Criticism and Theory; "Rain Forest" and "North America", "Digital Printmaking"; "Electronic Media" and Art.
To Find Books and Exhibition Catalogs at the Other Libraries
*Search the World Catalog. The World Catalog contains more than 35 million records describing books and other materials owned by libraries around the world.
*The World Catalog does not include individual articles, stories in journals, magazines, newspapers, or book chapters.
*Books not owned by the UNT Libraries may be requested to be borrowed through Inter-Library Loan.
Contemporary and or Obscure Artists: Biographical Reference Books
*The books below are located in Reference, 1st floor, Willis Library.
Contemporary American Women Sculptors
NB212 .W37 1986
Contemporary Artists
N6490 .C6567 2002
Contemporary Masterworks
N6490 .C65675 1991
Contemporary Women Artists
N8354 .C66 1999
Dictionary of Art
N31 .D5 1996 34 Vols.
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists
N6512 .C854 1994
The Encyclopedia of Sculpture
NB198 .E53 2004 v. 1-3
Fine Art Index: a Compendium of Contemporary Art and Artists
N6503 .F56 1993
Grove Dictionary of Art
N31 .D5 1996 vols. 1-10
Also available as a database Grove Art Online
Gumbo YaYa: Anthology of Contemporary African-American Female Artists N6538 .N5 G85 1995
Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era
N6502.4 .S45 2003
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century
N6503 .N67 1995
Who's Who in American Art
N6536 .W5 2003
World Artists, 1950-1980
N6489 .M37 1984
World Artists, 1980-1990
N6489 .W67 1991
Artist Biographies Master Index
N40 .A78 1986 (Abstracts and Indexes, Reference, 1st floor, Willis Library)
Historically Obscure Artists working before 1965: Books
*Located in Reference, 1st Floor, Willis Library
Dictionary of Artists (Benezit)
N40 .D5213 2006 14 vols.
One of the best sources available. Includes artists from antiquity to the 20th century. Also includes many artist's signatures.
N40 .A63 1992 47 vols.
This source is in German but it is the most comprehensive source available. It covers artists from antiquity to the 20th century. *Note an artist's name may have different spellings in different countries.
N40 .A625 2002 14 vols.
This is a great source for fine craftsmen such as goldsmiths, engravers, printmakers, etc., from antiquity to the 20th century. *Note an artist's name may have different spellings in different countries.
