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 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.

*To find out if UNT owns the book, click on the title and then "Libraries that own" link. Books not owned by UNT may be borrowed through UNT's Inter-Library Loan Department.

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.

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.