ARTH 207 - 20th Century Art

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Use call numbers to browse the shelves for ideas and information:

• N--Visual arts 
• NA--Architecture 
• NB--Sculpture 
• NC--Drawing. Design. Illustration 
• ND--Painting 
• NE--Print media 
• NK--Decorative arts 
• NX--Arts in general

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To identify scholarly books, check for:

• A university or academic publisher (e.g. Oxford, Cambridge)
• Authors/editors are scholars, professors, curators, etc.
• Extensive bibliographies/reference lists are provided

Exhibition catalogs can be an especially helpful scholarly source.

• Documents a gallery or museum exhition
• Includes scholarly essays and high quality printed images of the works in the exhibit
• Published by/in collaboration with a museum (e.g. Getty, Met Museum)
• SEARCH TIP: add the keyword 'exhibitions' to your catalog search. E.g. cubism exhibitions

Catalogues raisonnés are another kind of scholarly art book.

• Documents the complete works of a single artist
• Includes extensive research information and a variety of images
• Tend only to address late-career, prolific artists
• SEARCH TIP: add the keyword 'raisonne' to your search. E.g. duchamp raisonne