Research
ARTH 282: Modern Art
Fall 2007
Joy Sperling
Marcel Duchamp
Fountain
Image courtesy of ArtSTOR
Nedda Ahmed, Fine Arts Librarian
ahmedn@denison.edu / x6688
Starting Points: Reference Materials
- Grove Art Online
- Oxford Reference Online: Art & Architecture
- ArtSTOR
- Art in theory, 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas / DEN Ref N6490 .A7167 2003
A great source for artists' writings and original criticism. - Contemporary Artists / DEN Ref N6490 .C6567 2002
Digging Deeper: Searching OhioLINK
Use the OhioLINK Catalog to find monographs, exhibition catalogs, and videos.
Search Tips:
- KEYWORD Searching:
AND = fewer results
OR = more results (use between similar terms)
* = truncation (use to search all forms of a word)
" " = quote marks (use to search a phrase)
( ) = parentheses (use to nest complex searches) - SUBJECT Searching:
Artist's Name: Lastname, Firstname
Thematic/geographic: painting france - AUTHOR Searching:
Search an artist's name (lastname, firstname) to find solo exhibition catalogs featuring the artist.
Not finding anything?
Try the Contemporary Artists' Index.
Finishing Up: Finding Articles