Art and Artists

1) Search these two encyclopedia databases for overviews and basic information about your artist and/or artwork.

• Also search for information about the artist's techniques, historical events that affected their work, etc.
• Make sure to copy the MLA citation for each source. 

2) Then, find books and articles with the "Start Your Research" search box below. 

• The search box above searches shallowly across 100 library book, article and video databases. 
• Limit your search to E-books, Print Books, or Articles. 
  • For ebooks: you can download chapters as PDFs. 
  • For books, search for a broad topic: the artist's name, location or genre.
    • Examples:   Degas       Pyramids      Impressionism

    • To borrow print books for Fall 2020, sign in to the library's search box using your college username/password to get full access.

    • Request to borrow print books from the library's search box page by clicking on a print book link and fill in the Request for pickup at Library Circulation Desk..The staff will check out the book to your account.

  • For articles from magazines and newspapers, click Advanced Search and add a second concept to narrow your search. 

    •  "Great Pyramid" AND Giza             Impressionism AND watercolor*
       Tutan* AND egypt                     Ramses AND Aswan         Degas AND ballet 
       
    • Limit the search to peer-reviewed (scholarly) articles if wanted.