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Art: Background
This guide can help you find resources to help you in your academic writing about art, your work on your artist's statement, and your studio practice.
Databases listed below offer ways to get ideas for your research, quick background information, and details on your topics, from quality college-level sources.
Includes GROVE ART ONLINE, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AESTHETICS, OXFORD COMPANION TO WESTERN ART, and CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ART TERMS. Provides artist biographies, thematic timelines, over 40,000 image links. Limited to 25 simultaneous CSU system-wide users.