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Art and Visual Culture

Best Bets for Art and Visual Culture

These are the top 3 resources recommended for research in Art and Visual Culture. These are good starting places for research in any AVC class, but can also be used in combination with other resources for other classes.

Topic Overviews for Art and Visual Culture

These are specialized reference databases and books that are designed for research in art and visual culture. Finding information on artists or specific artworks and the context of how and when objects were made, and how they might move from an artist's studio to a museum collection for example, are important methods in understanding art history and museum studies.

Article Databases in Art and Visual Culture

An article index is a searchable database that helps you find relevant articles and scholarly sources for your research. While an article index doesn't always provide the full text of the articles themselves, it helps you identify relevant articles and citations for further exploration.

Top Art and Visual Culture Journals

This is a selection of important journals in art and visual culture. It is a good idea to be familiar with these publications, but there are many more to explore, too.

News Sources in Art and Visual Culture

For art exhibition news, you will want to reference both art magazines, such as Art in America, and popular sources from major metropolitan areas, such as the New York Times, that publish frequent reviews from art and culture critics.

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