How can I find out about topics in art history, terminology, techniques, periods, styles, etc.?
- Depending on the specific nature of your question, one of the many sites selected and vetted by library staff may lead you to useful information. For a list of these sites, go to:
- Search the Timeline of Art History on the Museum’s website.
- Refer to the following resources and/or ask a librarian for other suggestions:
- Grove Dictionary of Art (1996)
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Art
- Oxford Companion to Art
- Oxford Dictionary of the Decorative Arts
- Praeger Encyclopedia of Art
- Consult WATSONLINE, the online catalog of the Museum’s libraries, to identify citations for materials on the artist you are looking for. You can then look for these titles at a local library.
