Hoover Library: *Art and Art History: Find Background Info

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Oxford Art Online (formerly known as Grove Art Online, previous to that The Dictionary of Art and often referred to as The Grove Dictionary of Art)
includes access to:
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- Grove Art Online
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
- Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
- The Oxford Companion to Western Art
GVRL - Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Access to many reference works to help you explore topics and better understand the historical context and influences.

Artists can go by multiple names (due to nicknames & changes in spelling). How can you find your artist?

Getty's Union List of Artists' Names (ULAN)
A registry of over 720,600 artist's names. Each artist record includes biographical information, names (including given names, pseudonyms, variant spellings, married names, etc., with one name flagged as the preferred name), related artists, notes, and citations. Covers antiquity to the present; international in scope.

*Art and Art History: Find Background Info