Art & Design

In 3 volumes, along with "The Blue Book" supplement, this work takes a look at information about 820 artists, listed chronologically by year of birth, with an index by artist in volume 3. Each volume also contains essays on themes in American art history.

A supplement to the "American Art Analog" this title provides additional information on autction sales from 1985-86 of paintings by the 820 artists covered in the "American Art Analog," along with information on the care of paintings.

Containing not only a facsimile reproduction of the artists’ signature or monogram, this also provides an index to bibliographical information from over 80 sources, notably containing entries for regional artists.

Find here entries on 1000 artists in America, from the mid 1980s, with indices by specialization and location.

In 3 volumes, find here artists regionally known in the western United States (the 17 states located west of the 95th meridian), born before 1900. Volumes 2 and 3 act as supplements to the initial volume, with volume 3 containing an index to artists.

This index to biographical information on approximately 4,700 American artists covers information not indexed elsewhere, though published in 1930.

Primarily a biographical dictionary, this also contains entries central to American art from the 16th century to the second half of the 20th century.

Arranged alphabetically by artist, concise entries provide works lists of publically owned art works and published illustrations. This is reprinted from the "American Art Annual" for the year 1929.

Covering the beginnings of American history through the early years of the 20th century, this title contains concise entries.

(Carr) This is the 1926 work published with corrections and additional material.

(Fielding) This 1926 publication contains brief entries of American artists.

(New York Historical Society) This title contains 10,000-11,000 entries about painters, drafsmen, sculptors, engravers, lithographers and allied artists. (Find here entries of ship and ornamental carvers as well as banknote counterfeiters.)

The 6th edition (1994) of this title provides entries with information of artists of the late 20th century: where the artist studied and with whom, teaching experience, notes of participation in the Federal Art Project, commissions executed, scholarships and/or awards, any spouse prominent in art, addresses and dealers, exhibitions and bibliographies.

This contains extensiver information on 20th century American painters, sculptors and graphic artists, including biographical outlines, listing of awards, honors, affiliations, representation, exhibitions, bibliographies, and reproductions.

In 2 volumes, this work indexes 43 journal titles. The initial volume is composed of journal citations arranged alphabetically by journal title, then chronologically by year and volume. This provides an overview of the publication and a means to browse without directly consulting each journal. The second volume provides an author and subject index.

In 4 volumes, here is extensiver coverage of American artists working in nearly all media including painters, architects, teachers, printers, caricaturists, cartoonists, ceramists, collagist, craft persons, weavers, etc..

Basic biographical information with a helpful tribal index and lengthy bibliography.

Covering western artists at work by 1950, this is a good place to check for information about Native Amrerican artists.

In 3 volumes this work provides brief information with facsimile signatures when possible. A lengthy bibliography is found at the end of the 3rd volume.

This is an additional helpful place to search for biographical information for those who were involved in the arts.

Check here for biographical information on lving American Artists and other with art-relatd professions, along iwth geographic and professional classification indices. This is particularly good for contact information. The latest edition is located in the reference section, while earlier editions ar eshelved on the 2nd floor of Ablah Library.

Coverage here is from 1790-1980. Section I contains entries for painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic artists and other women working in the arts; while Section II is a supplemental update.

Examines the lives and works of numerous Native American artists, demonstrating the range of media, themes, and experiences of Native artists, and their influences on and by western culture.

Contains over 1750 entries for artists who were born in or artistically active in Kansas before 1945.