Art History 320: Modern Art and Architecture Survey

Researching Artists and Architects

The Dictionary of ArtEdited by Jane Turner

Reference N31 .D5 1996 (34 vols.)

Praeger Encyclopedia of ArtReference N33 .P68 (5 vols.)

Edited by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker

Reference N40 .T45a (37 vols.)

Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (General Lexicon of Visual Artists from Antiquity to the Present Day)

Dictionary of Art Praeger Encyclopedia of Art

Consult the Index

• Typically the last volume in a set

• Indicates where the artist is mentioned in the series • May be multiple places

• More efficient than guessing!