ART 331: Modern Art History

ART 331: Modern Art History

This course includes the study of the sequence of major art styles from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1950s; topics include cultural and technical influences on art production, analysis of individual styles and art works, examination of aesthetic criteria, and recognition of stylistic characteristics.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil, 1873, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

By Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Public Domain.

Using the Library

The Thrift Library site is your stop for all of the resources you could need, and you can use these key features to navigate to a variety of sources through the appropriate databases, and catalog feature which routes to all books held in-house, a myriad of resources pulled from partner databases, and the resources available through inter-library loan.

 

Additional Questions?

If you need more help, feel free to come talk to us at the library. We are happy to help! 


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Related Guides

If you're looking for other resources but can't seem to find what you need here, feel free to review other research guides by Thrift Library related topics:

Encyclopedic Sources

Databases from the Library

The databases tab of the Thrift Library website includes a feature that filters databases by category, so that users can find all of the databases that are grouped specifically for the course or topic that is relevant to their project. For this course, the relevant groupings would be those of "art," "history," and "interdisciplinary."

 

Accessing a Physical Book

Thrift Library is home to over 70,000 books. They can be very helpful when researching and working on projects. But how do you access them? Here is simple guide showing the two main ways of finding a physical book. 

Step 1: Search for the book

Begin by looking in the Thrift Library catalog. You can then narrow your search from the results page. This video gives you a quick tutorial:

Simple Search
You can do a simple search by entering the book title and/or the author into the search box. If you want to find books on your topic, enter 1-3 keywords that describe your topic. Keyword examples: ancient Greek vases; Vincent van Gogh; sculpting in the 19th century; Chinese wall hangings. 

Advanced Search
For more precise searching use the Advanced Search. Click "Advanced Search" to the right of the search box. Fill out the boxes to limit to specified fields like Title or Author. 

Physical Items
From the search results page you can limit your results to physical books held by Thrift Library. Look to the left side of the page under "Refine my results" and select the following options:
Under Resource Type, select Books
Under Availability, select Held by library

Step 2: Locating the book

Once you have identified the book you wish to use, note the call number (example: LC3731.F45 2002) and navigate to the stacks (shelves) on the second floor of the library. There is signage there to direct you in finding the items according to its call number.

Library of Congress Classification System
A call number is like an address for a book. It tells you exactly where to go to find the book on the shelf. The call number is made up of letters, whole numbers, decimals, a publication date, and occasionally a volume and/or copy number. This allows for each book to have a specific location. One book's location cannot be confused with another book's location. 

Thrift Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System; here is an example: LA 212 .R423 2005
LA specifies the subject classification (L for Education and A for History, so History of Education).  
212 is read as a whole number. 
The next line, .R423, is called the Cutter number. This line is read as a decimal (.R423 would come after .R76). 
2005 is the publication date.  

To learn more about how to read an LC call number, view this tutorial made by the University of Valley Forge.

Step 3: Checkout

Once you have acquired your book, you are free to peruse it at your leisure. If you have finished using it while you are here, return it to the desk or put it on one of the upstairs carts for reshelving. If you want to take it with you, you can check it out. All you have to do for that is to come to the front desk with your student ID. This serves as your library card. Someone should be there to assist you. All you should have to do is state your intention for checking out, where they proceed to check you out by scanning your ID and the book. You can access your online account via the catalog to see how long you have before your due date or to renew the loan period.

Art Book Locations

The Library of Congress system classifies Art as the subject N. These books are found on the second row of shelving in the library, toward the back. They can be found on the shelves near the Center for Student success. Check the end caps for further details as they will list which all call numbers are on what shelf. 

Due to the more unique nature of many artbooks, they might also be classified as Oversized (too big for the usual shelves). So one should also check the Oversized book section. It is near the Cybersecurity Computer lab upstairs. If you see the large Geode, is the book shelf that rests on, behind the return cart. These books should be in order from A-Z but to the extent that the rest of the shelves are, due to the nature of the section. It holds all of the larger books, not just specific sections. 

PASCAL and Interlibrary Loan

If Thrift does not have something you are looking for, you can request it from other libraries! 

PASCAL Delivers

PASCAL is a FREE, rapid delivery interlibrary loan (ILL) service for print books and digitized copies of journal articles and book chapters. Note: The system is not yet configured to borrow ebooks or streaming video.

1. Use the catalog as you normally would (i.e. the above instructions.)
2. If you cannot find the item(s), enable "Add results available through interlibrary loan" under the "Refine my results" menu on the left side of the page: 
3. Click on the title of the item you would like to request and click the appropriate button to open the PASCAL Delivers Request Form. Make sure that the bibliographic data you provide in the form is complete and accurate. 
4. Physical books will arrive at the PASCAL library location you selected within 2-14 days. You will receive an email when your items are ready for pickup. Digital items will be emailed directly to your AU email account, typically within 1-5 days.

ILL Request Options

PASCAL is not the only loaning system Thrift uses. There are other recommended sources you can request similar to PASCAL; ATLA, ACL, Overdrive, etc. They can all be found in their specific sections with instructions at https://library.andersonuniversity.edu/borrowrenewrequest-resources-0. This includes if you cannot seem to access the item at all, how to contact reference@andersonuniversity.edu for further aid or put in a resource request. 
 

Accessing EBooks and articles

Begin by looking in the Thrift Library catalog. You can then narrow your search from the results page. This video gives you a quick tutorial:

Simple Search
You can do a simple search by entering the book title and/or the author into the search box. If you want to find books on your topic, enter 1-3 keywords that describe your topic. Keyword examples: ancient Greek vases; Vincent van Gogh; sculpting in the 19th century; Chinese wall hangings.

Advanced Search
For more precise searching use the Advanced Search. Click "Advanced Search" to the right of the search box. Fill out the boxes to limit to specified fields like Title or Author. 

Limit Search Results to eBooks
From the search results page you can limit your results to electronic (digital) books held by Thrift Library. Look to the left side of the page under "Refine my results" and select the following options:
Under Resource Type, select Books
Under Availability, select Available online

Articles and Journals
From the Search results page you can also look at physical items, articles, or essays written on the topic of your choice. Use "Refine my results" to hone in on these as well by selecting things like Peer-Reviewed Journals and Articles.

Open Resources

  • British Museum Publications
    • The British Museum produces a range of publications that showcase the scope and depth of research it undertakes.
  • Getty Publications Virtual Library
    • More than 300 books to read and download for free.
  • Getty Research Portal
    • A free online search platform providing worldwide access to an extensive collection of digitized art history texts from a range of institutions.
  • Guggenheim Museum Internet Archive
    • The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation's internet archive collection of books and catalogs documenting its exhibitions and collections.
  • MetPublications
    • Explore over 1,700 titles published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including books, museum guides, and periodicals from the last six decades.
  • National Gallery of Art
    • Discover beautiful exhibition publications, collection highlights, in-depth research, and more.

Accessing Periodicals and Journals

Search for Journals and Magazines

Thrift Library only provides access to peer-reviewed, scholarly journals and trade journals in digital format via its many databases. Print journals and magazines are no longer held by the library in physical format.

Locate a Specific Journal
In the Thrift Library catalog, click on Journal Search at the top of the page. Enter the journal title into the search box. When you locate the correct version (sometimes there are multiple records with different publication dates), look for the access options. Most items have an "Available Online" link that takes you to a list of databases through which you can access the journal.

Searching for Articles and Journals Video Tutorial: 


Locate Popular Magazines 
The Anderson County Library System provides access to both print and digital magazines. Print magazines can be located on site, and digital magazines can be accessed through the Libby by Overdrive mobile app.

 

Art Specific Journals

Chicago/Turabian Citation References

Helpful sites to visit for your citations: 

Chicago-Turabian Citation Examples

These are examples of Chicago-Turabian citations in the Note-Bibliography style. More helpful examples can be found at https://libguides.holycross.edu/Trafton100#s-lg-box-31773256 who helped create these as well. 

Book with a single author or editor 

Footnote: Susan Walker, ed., Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt (New York: Routledge, 2000), 10. 

Bibliography: Walker, Susan, ed. Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt. New York: Routledge, 2000. 

Journal article from an online database

Footnote: Dominic Montserrat, "The Representation of Young Males in 'Fayum Portraits,'" The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 79 (1993): 220, https://doi.org/10.2307/3822166.

Bibliography: Montserrat, Dominic. "The Representation of Young Males in 'Fayum Portraits.'" The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 79 (1993): 215-25. https://doi.org/10.2307/3822166.

Newspaper article from an online database

Footnote: Alan Riding, "Under the Probing Gaze of the Egyptian Dead," New York Times, April 26,1997, ProQuest New York Times Historical.

Bibliography: Riding, Alan. "Under the Probing Gaze of the Egyptian Dead." New York Times, April 26, 1997. ProQuest New York Times Historical.

Page from a website

Footnote: Rachel Sabino, "Gilding the Dead: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt," Art Institute Chicago, last modified October 23, 2019, https://www.artic.edu/articles/767/gilding-the-dead-mummy-portraits-in-roman-egypt.

Bibliography: Sabino, Rachel. "Gilding the Dead: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt." Art Institute Chicago. Last modified October 23, 2019. https://www.artic.edu/articles/767/gilding-the-dead-mummy-portraits-in-roman-egypt.