Highlighted Resources
30,000 Years of Art by Call Number: N5300 .A14 2007ISBN: 9780714847894Publication Date: 2007-10-0930,000 Years of Art presents 1000 great works of art from all periods and regions in the world, arranged in chronological order for a general readership. Breaking through the usual geographical and cultural boundaries of art history, it celebrates the vast range of human artistry across time and space.
- ARTstor This link opens in a new windowWhat's included: More than 1.5 million high-quality images of art from around the world including paintings, sculpture, photography, decorative, and more. Uses include: Searching for images by location, collection, classification, and teaching resources.
Be sure also to check this useful guide on How to use ARTSTOR which is our most impressive visual resources in the databases.
Art 21 is a super series produced by PBS which features visits to young artists' studios.
Seasons 1-7 of Art 21 on DVD can be found in the AV library
call #N6512 .A78 S6 AV library
- Art 21: Compassion [Streaming]Publication Date: 2009Carrie Mae Weems, Doris Salcedo, William Kentridge
- Art 21: Systems (Streamed)Publication Date: 2009Julie Mehretu--John Baldessari--Kimsooja-- Allan McCollum
- Art 21: Transformation (Streamed)Publication Date: 2009Yinka Shonibare MBE, Cindy Sherman, and Paul McCarthy
- DK ARTISTSA series of short videos interviews with artists, writers and others in the arts.
- Imran Qureishi: The Violence Affecting us AllImran Qureishi talks about his work which has to do with violence and its apposites
- Michael RakowitzIraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz talks about the gulf wars and his art
- Museum of Modern Art "How To" studio art videosTry this set of films for technical notes on how to make art
- Tate Gallery [a British Museum] art videosServed via Youtube, the Tate Shots are a series of exciting videos on contemporary world artists.
credits
This guide was created by Lisa Conrad, MLS, California College of the Arts. Some local additions and adaptations were added by the art liaison librarian Kate Pourshariati (MC3)