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How to Research an Artist

An introduction to finding information about artists.

Oxford Art Online

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Includes two of the most comprehensive biographical reference sources on artists:

Grove Art Online
Benezit Dictionary of Artists

Bloomsbury Design Library

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The Bloomsbury Design Library is a comprehensive online resource that offers coverage of interior, industrial, and graphic design and crafts, from 1500 BCE to the present day. Includes Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design and World History of Design.

​• Over 60 eBooks on design and craft.
• More than 100 Designer Pages about key figures.
• An interactive timeline of global design and crafts history from 1500 BCE to the present.

Electronic Resources

Berg Fashion Library

Selected Books & eBooks