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TRW Aesthetic Unit, Minneapolis CampusThis research guide provides a starting point for finding information for the TRW Aesthetic Unit. This guide is not meant to be an exhaustive list of resources, but some places to begin your search along with links to local art organizations. If you need assistance with library research or accessing and using any of these resources, contact a Reference Librarian at the Minneapolis Campus Library at 651-690-7898. See also guides on: Finding BooksUse CLICnet, the online library catalog, to search for books at St. Kate's and the seven other CLIC libraries. Use the red "Request" button to get items not at the St. Kate's Minneapolis Campus Library. Browsing the shelves that are relevant to your topic can be a useful strategy. Reference and circulating books are shelved in general subject categories according to the Library of Congress Classification system. Below is a brief listing of some of the shelf locations in the arts. N Visual arts (general) NA Architecture NB Sculpture NC Drawing Design Illustration ND Painting NE Print media NK Decorative arts NX Arts in general Finding Journal Articles: Online DatabasesA multi-disciplinary database that provides full-text for nearly 4,500 journals. Indexes more than 400 leading art publications from around the world, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Arts and Humanities Citation Index Indexes more than 1,000 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. A multidisciplinary database; a good starting point for many academic research topics. An archive of scholarly full-text journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes a number of art journals. Contains the full text of more than 100 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Ask a Reference Librarian to suggest additional databases that might be useful. To see if the CSC Library has the journal that you need, in print or online, use The Periodical Cat. Be sure to compare the issue dates available to those that you need. Internet ResourcesArtcyclopedia A guide to museum-quality
fine art on the Internet. Indexes over 2,300 art sites, and offers over
95,000 links to an estimated 180,000 artworks by 8,200 renowned artists. Art history resources on the web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html Contains links to hundreds of websites about 20th century art, contemporary art, and other art research resources. ArtsNet Minnesota http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/ This website contains more than 50 artworks from the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, and the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) http://americanart.si.edu/art_info/index.cfm SAAM is the home of the largest collection of American art in the world. Click on the link "Get Art Information Online" for inventories of American painting and sculpture, pre-1877 art exhibition index, and more. Websites for Local Arts OrganizationsThe Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, The College of St. Catherine http://www.stkate.edu/gallery/ This gallery, located in the Visual Arts Building on the St. Paul Campus, presents five exhibitions each academic year. The exhibits feature local, national, and international artists. City of Minneapolis Public Art Collection (dated 2004) http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/dca/Artworks.pdf Franklin Art Works http://www.franklinartworks.org/ Intermedia Arts Joan of Art Gallery Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis Sculpture Garden http://garden.walkerart.org/index.wac Northern Clay Center http://www.northernclaycenter.org Walker Art Center http://www.walkerart.org/index.wac The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
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