Skip to Main Content

Art

Resources for the fine arts, including photography and architecture.

Biographies

Oxford Art Online has biographical information on artists, definitions of art terms and artistic movements, and digital images from four major art reference sources.
 
Also useful:
 
artnet lets you search by artist's name, style and movements, and by materials and technique. Unrestricted access.
 
the-artists.org has biographies of major modern and contemporary artists. Provides portraits of artists, links to articles and books, art prints, etc. Searching can be done by name, movement, and discipline. Unrestricted access

Encyclopedias