Books you can take with you are in these number ranges:
| 700-719 | Art, Art Appreciation |
| 720-729 | Architecture |
| 730-739 | Sculpture and three dimensional art such as jewelry or origami |
| 740 | Drawing, cartooning |
| 745 | Handicrafts |
| 746 | Textile crafts: knitting, quilting, etc. |
| 747 | Interior decoration and furniture |
| 750-759 | Painting and individual painters |
| 760-760 | Graphic Arts; posters |
| 770-779 | Photography |
For specific artists, enter the artist's last name as an author or subject. When searching our catalog, use keywords such as types of art or key figures or movements: Drawing, Sculpture, Origami, Claude Monet, Edward Hopper, Impressionism
Helpful Reference Books
| Artist's and graphic designer's market | R 706 A |
| Dictionary of Art | R 703 D |
| Official Museum Directory | R 068 O |
Biographical Resources
| Dictionary of painters and engravers | R 927 B |
| Dictionnaire critique and documentaire des peintres (Benezit) | R 927 B |
Subject-Specific Resources
| African American Art and Artists | R 704.0396 L |
| Art Across America; two centuries of regional painting | R 759.13 G |
| Elements of Style: an encyclopedia of architectural detail | R R 728 E |
Electronic Sources (may require library card)
| Biography Resource Center |  |
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| Grove Art Online | |
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| Marquis Who's Who (links to Who's Who in American Art) | |
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| World Book Online | |
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Magazine and Journal Indexes (may require library card)
| EBSCO | |
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| General Reference Center Gold | |
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| Expanded Academic | |
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Free Websites
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
(www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat)
Art History Resources On The Web
(witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html)
J.-E Berger Foundation: World Art Treasures
(www.bergerfoundation.ch/)
SkyscraperPage
(skyscraperpage.com)
Timeline of Art History
(www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm)
WebMuseum, Paris: Artist Index
(www. ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth)
See also: WHPL Internet Guide for Art
(www.westhartfordlibrary.org/research/guide/art.htm)