LIS413: Literature of the Humanities, Visual Arts
In-class Research Exercise
Spring 2008 - James Kelly

Guest lecturer : Barbara Polowy, Head of the Hillyer Art Library
Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063 413-585-2941

ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY

Indexes to Artistic Biography

Smith Art Reference N40 .H38 / MHC Main Reference N40 .H38
Havlice, Patricia Pate. Index to Artistic Biography. 2 vols. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1973. Hunt entry.

Smith Art Reference N40 .A632 1999
Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon: Bio-bibliographischer Index A-Z = The Artists of the World: Bio-bibliographical Index A-Z. 10vols. Munchen: K.G. Saur, 1999-2000. Hunt entry.

Biographical Dictionaries

Smith Art Reference N6536 .F5 1983 / MHC Main Reference N6536 .F5 1987
Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers. 2nd newly-rev., enl., and updated ed. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: Apollo, 1986. Hunt entry

Smith Art Reference N6536 .W56 1999 / MHC Main Reference N6536 .W56 1999
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America. 3 vols. Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1999. Hunt entry.

Smith Art Periodical N6536 .W5 / MHC Main N6536 .W5 Folio
Who’s Who in American Art. New York: MacMillan Co., 1936/37-date. Published as part of American Art Annual from 1898-1934/35. Hunt entry. Hunt obituary entry.

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES CATALOGS

Connect at http://fcaw.library.umass.edu:8991/F/
Five College Library Catalog.

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Worldcat. Licensed online database.

Connect at http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=all
Catalog of the Smithsonian Institution's archival collections including the Archives of American Art. Free online database.
Selected records are available in Smith Z6611.A7 M3 / MHC Main Reference Z6611.A7 M3
McCoy, Garnett. Archives of American Art; A Directory of Resources. New York: Bowker, 1972.

PERIODICALS

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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times. 1851-1999. Licensed online database.
Includes full text as well as indexing of the NYT. Hunt obituary, Hunt estate settlement notice.

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Index to Nineteenth-century American Art Periodicals. Licensed online database.
Also available in print format at Smith Art Reference N6510 .S35 1999 / MHC Main Reference N6510 .S35 1999 v.1 and v. 2
Schmidt, Mary Morris. Index to Nineteenth Century American Art Periodicals. 2 vols. Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1999.

DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Smith Art Reference N33.M35 / MHC N33 .M36
Mayer, Ralph. A Dictionary of Art terms and Techniques. New York: Crowell, 1969. Remarque entry.

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Groveart.com. Licensed online database.
Also available in print format at Smith Art Reference N31 .D5 1996 / MHC Main Reference N31 .D5 1996
The Dictionary of Art. 34 vols. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1996. Etching entry (from Smith).

INDEXES TO REPRODUCTIONS OF WORKS OF ART

Smith Art Reference NE507 .W53 1993 / MHC Main Reference NE507 .W53 1993
Williams, Lynn Barstis. American Printmakers, 1880-1945: Reproductions and Biocritical Information. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1993. Hunt entry.

Smith NE505 .A47 1970/ MHC Main Reference NE505 .A47
Beall, Karen F., comp. American Prints in the Library of Congress: A Catalog of the Collection. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press for the Library of Congress, 1970. Hunt entry.

ART SALES RECORDS

Artprice.com. Licensed online database at http://www.artprice.com (allows limited non-subscriber access)
Available in print format as ADEC/Art Price Annual International & Falk's Art Price Index. St. Romain au Mt. d'or, France: Ehrmann: ADEC/Art Price Annual S.A. 1988-date, annual. Hunt entry.

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