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Faculty Art


Andrew Cangelose

Andrew Cangelose painting

Andrew Cangelose painting

 

Felice House

Felice House,  "PBY Amphibious,"  Oil on Canvas    42" x 29 "

Felice House, "Aircraft Drilling," Oil on Canvas    42" x 32 "

Felice House, "Polishing," Oil on Canvas   42" x 32"

Felice House, "Lathe Operator,"  Oil on Canvas    42" x 32 "

Felice House, "Reflection," Oil on Canvas   38" x 29 "

Felice House, "This Way to a Job,"  Oil on Canvas    40" x 30"

Felice Houe, "Waves," Oil on Canvas  30" x 44 "

 

Russell Marcontell

Russell Marcontell, "Prisoners" Charcoal on Paper

Marcontell, "Nude" Ink on handmade paper

Marcontell, "Hidden Cache," Charcoal on Paper

 

Beatriz Arnillas

Bisabuela (Arnillas)

Contradiction (Arnillas)

Escritura Femenina (Arnillas)

Too Narrow (Arnillas)


Merrick Bonewitz

Merrick Bonewitz

Merrick Bonewitz, Growth Spurt

Merrick Bonewitz, Garden Encaustic

Merrick Bonewitz, Botanical

 

Brent Maxwell

Maxwell, "Highway 150"

Maxwell, "Blue Max"

Maxwell, "Texas Crucifix"

 

 

 

This guide lists a selection of print and electronic resources available at the Blinn College Library and on the Web.

 

Find:

Background Information | Books and Audiovisuals | Articles in Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers | Web Sites

 

Need Help?

Contact library liaisons: Linda Flynn (979-830-4251) or Jayne Kitterman (979-830-4035) in Brenham; Julie Menard (979-209-7413) in Bryan. You may also Ask a Librarian

 

 

Background Information

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A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts.
704.042097303 K845a 2002 (Brenham & Bryan)


Art in the Modern Era: Styles, Schools, Movements.
709.0403 D397a 2002 (Brenham & Bryan)


The Penguin Concise Dictionary of Art History.
Frazier, Nancy. New York: Penguin Reference, 2000.
709 F869p 2000 (Bryan & Schulenburg Ref.)


A Dictionary of Architecture.
720.3 C928d 1999 (Brenham & Bryan Ref.)


The Dictionary of Art.
703 D561o 1998 (Brenham & Bryan Ref.)


Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art.
704.94603 H143I 1996 (Brenham & Bryan Ref.)


The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art.
709.04 (Bryan Ref.)


International Dictionary of Art and Artists.
709.22 In8d 1990 (Bryan Ref.)


Fine Art: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks.
016.7 Eh85f 1979 (Brenham Ref.)


Fine Art Reproductions of Old & Modern Masters: A Comprehensive Illustrated Catalog of Art Through the Ages .
750.216 N420f 1972 and 1979 (Brenham & Bryan Ref.)

 

Books and Audiovisuals

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There are two ways to search for books and audiovisuals in the library's collection:

  • Search the Library Catalog

  • Browse the Shelves

 

Search the Library Catalog

 

How can I request books that are only availabe from another Blinn College campus?

 

1. Click on the item's request button. Requests generally take 24 hours or less to arrive at your campus library.

2. Enter your Blinn student ID number.

3. Select the appropriate pickup location and click "submit."

Note: You can also follow these steps to place a book on hold if all copies (including those from other campuses) are checked out.

 

Browse the Shelves

Call Numbers
Subjects
700 to 709 arts miscellany, philosophy and theory, dictionaries and encyclopedias
710 to 719 civic and landscape art
720 to 729 architecture
730 to 739 plastic arts and sculpture
740 to 749 drawing and decorative arts
750 to 759 painting and paintings
760 to 769 graphic arts, printmaking and prints
770 to 779 photography and photographs

 

Articles in Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers

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Academic Search Complete - Provides full text access to articles in art periodicals such as Art in America, Art Journal, and Art Bulletin. The database offers citations and abstracts to other periodicals including Art News, Art History, and Artforum International.


MasterFILE Premier -Provides access to articles on a broad variety of subjects including art. Offers full text for articles in journals such as Art and Antiques, Art Bulletin, Art in America, and Art Journal. This database contains citations and abstracts for many other art periodicals.


Project Muse - Offers citations and full text for many scholarly art related periodicals. Provided by Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

What if a periodical index does not have the entire text of an article I need?

 

If the full text of an article is not available in a library database, it is possible to check another database for the full text or determine if the library owns a print version of a publication. Refer to "Locate Journals & Magazines in the Library" for an explanation on how to find full text articles.

 

What print periodicals does the library subscribe to?

American Art Review (Brenham) *American Artist (Brenham)
American Craft (Brenham) *Architectural Record (Brenham)
*Art in America (Brenham) ARTnews (Bryan and Brenham)
*The Magazine Antiques (Brenham) *School Arts (Brenham)

*Full text also available in the library's online databases.

 

Web Sites

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General Art History Sites


Art History Resources on the Web - A vast collection of links to art history. Arranged chronologically; spans the ancient times to the present and is subdivided into countries, cultures, and styles. Provided by Chris Witcombe, Sweet Briar College, Virginia.


ArtCyclopedia - A comprehensive index to web sites containing information and images from over 7500 artists and spanning periods from the Gothic to the present. Can be searched by artist, title, movement, medium, subject matter, or nationality. Created by John Malyon, Calgary, Canada.


AskArt.com - Contains information about American artists, and includes images and bibliographies.


Art-Online.com - A directory of web sites arranged by subject categories (e.g., art history and artists) . Has links to image databases, dictionaries, artists (Renaissance to the present), art history, galleries, and more.


Mother of all Art and Art History Links - Provided by the Dept. of the History of Art, University of Michigan.


Yahoo - Art History - A directory of reliable art and art history sites.

 

Dictionaries

ArtLex - Contains definitions of over 3500 art terms; also includes images, pronunciation notes, quotations and cross-references. Created by Michael Delahunt, M.F.A.

 

Timelines


Timeline of Art History - Provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it extends from prehistory to 2000 A.D. and includes charts of time periods, maps, and lists of key events. Covers special topics in art history, biographies and commentaries.

The ArtFile - Covers 1000 B.C to the present.

 

Image Resources


Web Gallery of Art - Contains over 11,600 images of European art created during the years 1150 and 1800.


Art Images for College Teaching - Art and Architecture images are arranged in five period categories: Ancient Art and Architecture, Medieval Era, Renaissance& Baroque, 18th - 20th Century, Non-Western art (pre-Columbian Meso-America and Native American only. Each section is subdivided by geography or cultural identity, style or school, and medium (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.). Provided by Allan T. Koh., Minneapolis College of Art and Design.


Artchive - Contains over 2,000 works of art from ancient to modern times. Provided by Mark Harden.


Digital Imaging Project - Architecture and sculpture images from the classical Greek period to the Post-Modern. Produced by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College.


Hermitage Museum - A comprehensive and extensive collection of images from Paleolithic to contemporary times. Provides histories of civilizations and an art glossary.

 

Museums


Museums - A listing of links to museums from around the world. Provided by the University of Michigan

 

Art Education


Humanities Web - Presents a philosophy of art education and provides useful links to topics in art education


Art Teaching - Produced by Barry Lucas, Head of Art at King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham. Contains information for primary, secondary, and higher education.

 

 

 

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