Research and Course Guides: Art History: Getting Started

About OSF

Library Hours

O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
651-962-5494 (Library Services Desk)
651-962-5400 (Hours)
2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105
Directions & Parking

google

Introduction

Welcome to the Art History resource guide! Use this guide to find books, articles, images, and other resources about Art History.

The University of St. Thomas Libraries have a wealth of information in print and online about artists and their art. Please contact me if you have need help with your research or to add suggestions to this guide.

Background Information--Electronic

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
In addition to Grove Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, this site hosts a new major resources, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. With nearly 170,000 entries, Benezit is distinguished by its coverage of both lesser-known and famed artists, images of artists’ signatures, historical auction records, and lists of museum holdings. Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Artstor This link opens in a new window
Over 2 million images from around the world, covering many time periods, cultures, and disciplines; discoverable alongside JSTOR’s journals, books, and other primary sources.

Encyclopedia of Modern China
The people, politics, economics, religion, philosophy, traditions, art, and literature of this ancient and enduring civilization are explored from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day.

Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Includes over 700,000 biographical entries covering more than 400,000 notable international figures from all time periods and areas of study.
Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
The African American Studies Center contains brief articles on all aspects of the African-American experience along with images, primary sources, time lines, maps, tables, and reference resources.

Companion to African American History
Covers a wide range of subjects from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Oxford Encyclopedia of MesoAmerican Cultures
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures chronicles Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
The encyclopedia offers a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world—Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman—from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE.
Oxford Companion to Archaeology
Entries on human fossils, historical sites, geographical areas, and the people, history, theory, and substance of archaeology.
Oxford Bibliographies - Art History
Oxford Bibliographies Art History is a guide to scholarly literature in the field, covers major categories of research with bibliographies and recommended resources. Articles are written by established scholars.