Some ideas:
Betye Saar, "The Liberation of Aunt Jemima", assemblage
Edvard Munch, "The Scream", Expressionism
Van Gogh, "Starry Night", Impressionism
Frida Kahlo, self portrait, Modernism
Kandinsky, "Composition 8", abstract/non representational
Klimt, "The Kiss", art nouveau
Browse books in the "N" section of the call numbers. There are many books in the beginning of this section that contain a lot of artists that share characteristics, for example: women, chicano artists, expressionists, etc. Paging through them may spark your interest and give you one of your sources!
KEYWORD SEARCH your artist first in Ebsco Discovery Service to see articles, books (print and ebooks) and more, including videos!
Hint: Change the search to SUBJECT if there are too many.
Hint for print books: If your painting is mentioned inside the book, you may not find that fact online, but you can find it by checking the index in the back of the book and/or do a google books search and see if there are preview pages on your painting (or if it's a book we have at our libraries but didn't come up in your first search)
REFINE YOUR SEARCH (if needed)
- add the title of the painting, or the style of work, motif, technique etc.
-Click on the subject heading that has your artist's name followed by Criticism and Interpretation. Example: Kahlo, Frida -- Criticism and interpretation
SAVE or EMAIL or PRINT article with citation in MLA style. Optional: use Noodle Tools to save your citations and print bibliographies
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) allows you to search multiple databases and the Library Catalog from a single search box. Results may include articles from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals; books; and e-books.
Use this customized google search box to search librarian curated art sites below.
Login when you are off campus by using your my.epcc.edu account and password. You can move from database to database and stay logged in.
If you are In EDS (Ebsco Discovery Service) and haven't logged in yet, click on the words “hello guest” in the green bar at the top of the page and login.
