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Artists' Biography Research Guide
The Getty Research Institute's information on researching artists' lives and the history of their work. This site includes selected publications and web sites.
Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists
Print. Indexes over 1,870 artists representing painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, graphic arts, photography, and decorative and applied arts.
Contemporary Artists
Print. Contains nearly 850 profiles, the majority of artists having done their most significant work after 1960.
Dictionary of Modern Design
E-book. From Art Nouveau to Postmodernism, Benetton to Frank Lloyd Wright, this dictionary covers the past 150 years of international design.
Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists
Print. Located in Waldo Library, click title for call number. An index of artists native to the United States or working in the United States from 1606-2002.
St. James Guide to Black Artists
Print. Biographical and career information, as well as brief critical essays, on nearly 400 of the most prominent black artists.

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ART 3250: Writing About Art

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