Research Guides
The following sources are provided to supplement the primary information source, L4U, our Online Public Access Catalogue. These titles are suggested as a starting point for your searches. If you need assistance using L4U or any of the materials listed below, please ask the library staff.
Art & Art History
Background Information
The new international illustrated encyclopedia of art / John Rothenstein. REF N31 .N4
The Penguin dictionary of art and artists / Peter Murray. REF N31 .M8 1991
The Bullfinch pocket dictionary of art terms / David Diamond. REF N33 .B83 1992
The Oxford companion to art / Harold Osborne. REF N33 .O9
The Oxford dictionary of art / Ian Chilvers. REF N33 .O93 1988
The Thames and Hudson dictionary of art and artists / Herbert Read. REF N33 .T52
The chronicle of Impressionism / Bernard Denvir. REF N6465 .I4 D38 1993
The Penguin dictionary of architecture / John Fleming. REF NA31 .F55 1991
Illustrated dictionary of architecture, 800-1914 / Jill Lever. REF NA31 .L59 1993
Women, art and society / Whitney Chadwick. N88354 .C48 1997
Writing about art / Henry Sayre. N7476 .S29 1999
Short guide to writing about art / Sylvia Barnet. N7476 .B37 1981
How to identify prints: a complete guide to manual and mechanical processes from woodcut to
inkjet / Bamber Gascoigne. NE850 .G37 2004
Looking at Greek and Roman sculpture in stone: a guide to terms, styles, and techniques / Janet Burnett Grossman. NB85 .G76 2003
Canadian Art
Biographical dictionary of Saskatchewan artists / Marketa Newman. REF. N6546 .S3 B56 1990
North American women artists of the twentieth century / Jules Heller.REF. N6503 .N67 1995
Early painters and engravers in Canada / J. Russell Harper. REF N 6548 .H24
Documents in Canadian art / Douglas Fetherling. N6540 .D82 1987
Building our future / Joe Ralko. OVERSIZE NA746 .S3 R34
Canadian reference sources / ed. by Mary E. Bond. REF Z1365 .C25 1996 (pp. 380-591)
Guide to Canadian architectural styles / Leslie Maitland. NA740 .M35 1992
Saskatchewan visual arts handbook / L. Marchand. N6546 .S3 S375 2000
Periodicals
Canadian Art OVERSIZE N1 .C3
The Low Countries NX553 .A1 L68
Internet Resources
ARTNews Online: Website for the art journal ARTNews, containing access to some free journal articles.
Art Daily: "First art newspaper on the net."
Artists Web: "Developed to design and market art related websites, focusing exclusively on the individual artists and art galleries in Canada."
Kenderdine Art Gallery: "Home of the permanent collection of the University of Saskatchewan.
Artlex: "Art dictionary for artists, collectors, students and educators in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education."
Artcyclopedia: Searchable list of artists with links to museum sites, image archives, and other online resources.
CHIN (Canadian Heritage Information Network): Includes Artists in Canada and Artefacts Canada databases, with brief information on artists and images of many works.
