Art and Artists

1) Start by searching these encyclopedia databases for overviews and basic information about your topic: 

2) Then, find books and some articles with the Start Your Research Here box below. It will do a shallow search across 100 library databases. 

• Limit your search to Print Books/Circulating and/or E-books (electronic books). 
• To search for books, start with broad topic such as the artist's name, location or genre. Examples: Degas   Pyramids   Impressionism
• To search for articles, use Advanced Search and add a second concept. 
  • Degas AND ballet               Pyramids AND Egypt               Impressionism AND watercolor*
  • Limit the search to peer-reviewed (scholarly) articles if wanted.

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