Critical Terms for Art History. Edited by Robert S. Nelson and Richard Shiff. Chicago, London: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
This reference work is a collection of essays that examine the history and current use of the terminology used in the field of art history. Each essay focuses on a single piece of art to illustrate the usage of the term under consideration. Illustrations and a bibliography are provided in each article.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] N 34 .C75 1996
Snoddy, Theo.
Dictionary of Irish artists : 20th century. Dublin : Merlin, 2002.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] N6796 .S65 2002
The Oxford companion to Western art. Edited by Hugh Brigstocke. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] N33 .O923 2001
The Oxford Dictionary of Art. Edited by Ian Chilvers and Harold Osborne. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
The focus of this one volume reference work is to "provide an overview of Western art forms and of individual artists from antiquity to our own day". Entries are brief and encompass mainly painting, sculpture, and graphic art. Also available online via Oxford reference Online: Art and Architecture, along with The Concise Dictionary of Art and Artists, The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms, and A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. This online resource is Restricted to Union College.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] N 33 .O93 1988
The Prestel dictionary of art and artists in the 20th century. Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2000.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] N33 .P74 2000
The Yale Dictionary of Art & Artists. By Erika Langmuir and Norbert Lynton. New Haven, London: Yale University Press, 2000.
Entries cover primarily western visual artists in the period from 1300 to the present day and include not only historical information about the artist but also characteristics of that particular artist's work.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] N 33 .L353 2000
