LibGuides: Art: Background & Artist Info

Background databases

Use the databases listed below to get a quick overview, some background information, or just ideas for your research:

Oxford Art Online (Grove)
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.
Gale eBooks
Collection of 2,000+ full-text Reference books, includes resources for all disciplines taught on this campus.
Oxford Reference
Collection of 260+ Reference books; including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and books of quotations, includes resources in a wide range of fields.

Web Resources

artnet's Artist Works Catalogues

Includes biographical information on predominantly contemporary artists. Includes works lists, exhibition histories, and bibliographies. Search by artist's name or keyword, or browse by discipline.
Artist-Info Contemporary Art Database

Intended to link artists, buyers, and dealers, Artist-Info includes an extensive listing of contemporary artists, galleries, museums, and art fairs worldwide. Provides exhibition and publication histories for artists, galleries, and museums. Includes past and future dates for major contemporary art fairs.

Yayoi Kusama, All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016
Wood, mirror, plastic, acrylic, LED
292.4 x 415 x 415 cm
115 1/8 x 163 3/8 x 163 3/8 in

Art: Background & Artist Info

Background databases

Use the databases listed below to get a quick overview, some background information, or just ideas for your research:

Web Resources

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