ARTH 422 Contemporary Art

Sources for Background Information

Guides, Handbooks & Directories

• Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools & Movements, 1860 to the Present
  N6490 D415 2002 (Ref)
• ARTEXTE: Le Répertoire des publications en art contemporain Canadien/The Directory of Publications on Canadian Contemporary Art
  Z5961 C3 A78 2002 (Ref)
• The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century
  NX456 N49 2002 (Ref) v. 1-4
• Artists' Books: A Critical Anthology and Sourcebook
  N7433.3 A75 1985 (Ref)
• Artists' Multiples, 1935-2000
  N6494 M8 B87 2001 (Ref)
• Canadian Contemporary Art Directory
  N1 C27 (Ref)
• International Directory of Exhibiting Artists
  folio N6490 D49 (Ref)

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

• Art and Artists in the 20th Century
  N6490 P74 2000 (Ref)
• L'Arte
  folio N31 A77 2002 (Ref) v. 1-6
• Art Now: The New Directory to 136 International Contemporary Artists
  N6497 A78 2005 (Ref)
• Contemporary Masterworks
  folio N6490 C6568 1991 (Ref)
• Dictionary of Art - Oxford Art Online
  (includes Grove Art Online)
• Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art
  N6490 C5317 2009 (Ref)
• Encyclopedia of American Art
  N6505 E32 (Ref)
• Encyclopedia of Latin American & Caribbean Art
  N6502 E53 2000 (Ref)
• Glossary of Art, Architecture and Design Since 1945
  N34 W34 1992 (Ref)
• Handbuch der Symbole in der bildenden Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts
  N6490 W49 1980 (Ref)
• The New A to Z of Canadian Art
  N6540 M28 2001 (Ref)
• Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
  N6505 M59 2007 (Ref) & online
• The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Art
  N6490 O94 1988 (Ref)

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Finding Journal Articles

Search first in these Art History databases.

Selected Internet Sites

• Absoluteart.com - Contemporary Premiere Artist Portfolios
  Provides images of 157,166 works and select biographical information on hundreds of contemporary artists.
• Artexte
  Art documentation center (Montreal, Quebec)
• Art Facts.net
  An international gallery guide for modern, contemporary and emerging art. A searchable database of artists, exhibitions and galleries
• Art in Context. Center for Communications
  Publication and dissemination of information about contemporary artists and where to find their work online since 1995
• Artist Info - Contemporary Art Database
  Information on artists and their exhibitions
• Art Online.org — Contemporary Art Online
  Information on artists and galleries
• Canadian Art Database. Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
  A searchable database of 300+ Canadian professional artists and over 20 000+ images of their work
• The Center for Research and Documentation (CD+D)
  Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology (Montreal, Quebec)
• The Major Modern & Contemporary Visual Artists
  A scholarly guide to contemporary artists
• Mediatheques/Media Center
  Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal (Montreal, Quebec)
• ARLIS/NA Book Reviews of new publications in Architecture and Art
• Rhizome
  Includes an archive of over 2000 new media art works as well as numerous artist profiles
• A Web Directory of Contemporary Art and Artists
  A comprehensive web site list of databases, directories and galleries of Contemporary Art and Artists
• Women Artists in Canada
  Provides images and biographical information on Canadian women artists

Other Resources

Images and Reproductions of Art Works

Library Catalogues & Exhibition Catalogues

• Artists' Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963-1995
  N7433.3 B87 1995 (Ref)
• Catalogues canadiens en art contemporain
  Z5939 G73 1983 (Ref)
• Contemporary Latin American Artists: Exhibitions at the Organization of American States
  N6502.5 C66 1993 (Ref)
• Performance au Canada, 1970-1990
  folio NX513 A1 P47 1991 (Ref)
• Staatsgalerie moderner Kunst München: Ein Rundgang durch die Sammlung
  N6488 G3 M875 1987 (Ref)

Biographical Dictionaries & Biographical Information

• American Women Artists: From Early Indian Times to the Present
  N6505 R8 1982 (Ref)
• Artist Biographies Master Index
  N40 A78 1986 (Ref)
• The Biographical Dictionary of Saskatchewan Artists
  S6546 S2 B56 1990 (Ref)
• The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters
  N6536 L47 1995 (Ref)
• A Biographical History of African-American Artists, A-Z
  N6538 N5 M3 2001 (Ref)
• A Biographical Index to California & Western Artists
  N6530 C2 K67 1983 (Ref)
• Cinquante artistes de chez-nous
  N6546 Q3 C568 1983 (Ref)
• Contemporary Artists
  N6490 C6567 1983 (Ref)
• Contemporary Canadian Artists
  N6548 C66 1997 (Ref)
• Contemporary Masterworks
  folio N6490 C6568 1991 (Ref)
• Dictionary of Artists in Britain Since 1945
  N6768 B83 1998 (Ref)
• A Dictionary of Canadian Artists
  N6548 M28 (Ref)
• Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists
  N6536 C8 1994 (Ref)
• Encyclopedia of Living Artists in America
  N6512 E45 1990 (Ref)
• North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century
  N6503 N67 1995 (Ref)
• Petit dictionnaire des artistes contemporains
  N6489 L4 1996 (Ref)
• Who's Who in American Art
  N6536 W5 (Ref)
• Who's Who in the Arts
  N6512 W54 (Ref)
• Women Artists in the 20th and 21st Century
  NX 164 W65 W68 2001 (Ref)
• World Artists, 1950-1980
  N6489 M37 1984 (Ref)

Bibliographies

• Annual Bibliography of Modern Art
  Z5939 N557a (Ref)
• A Arte no Brasil: dos primórdios ao século vinte, uma bibliografia seleta, anotada = Art in Brazil: From its Beginnings to Modern Times, a Selected, Annotated Bibliography
  Z5961 B6 N45 1997 (Ref)
• Artexte: le répertoire des publications en art contemporain canadien = The Directory of Publications on Canadian Contemporary Art
  Z5961 C3 A78 (Ref)
• Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture
  Z5939 B53X (Ref)
• Bibliography on Canadian Feminist Art
  Z7963 A75 H3 1986 (Ref)
• Contemporary Art Trends 1960-1980: A Guide to Sources
  Z5935.5 B44 (Ref)
• Modern Latin American Art: A Bibliography
  Z5961 L3 F56 1983 (Ref)
• Répertoire des catalogues du Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, 1965-1990
  Z5961 C3 M87 1992 (Ref)
• Répertoire des livres d'artistes au Québec, 1993-1997
  Z5961 C3 H6923 1999 (Ref)
• Twentieth Century European Painting: A Guide to Information Sources
  Z5949 E9 C87