Gayle levy, 9.5.13
Transcript of Gayle levy, 9.5.13
Paysage et nationalisme français au 19e siècle, UMKC
Instructor Gayle LevySeptember 5, 2013Presented by Amelia Nelson, Public Services LibrarianTracey Boswell, Reference and Cataloging LibrarianThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Spencer Art Reference Library
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Camille Pissarro , French , 1830-1903 The Garden of Les Mathurins at Pontoise, 1876 Oil on canvasUnframed: 44 5/8 x 65 1/8 inches (113.35 x 165.42 cm) Framed: 59 x 79 1/4 x 4 inches (149.86 x 201.3 x 10.16 cm) Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson TrustGallery Location: P31
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After you have determined the content, description or subject; it is time for some formal analysis.
Examine the light, textures, shapes, colors. What do these tell you about your selection? What is the medium? How is it made? Are there special techniques used? Which photographic medium is it? Identify the artist/photographer, date of work,
geographical location, title.
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Begin Research
You will be looking for Biographical information on
artist/photographer Context of your selection within the art
movement Background of your work Importance of subject selected by the artist. More
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Library produced Research Guides
1. Object Quick Guides For select items in museum collection Serve as a path of research
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Library produced Research Guides
2. Researching Artworks GuidePainting, Prints, and Sculpture
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Search the Collection
Public collection search
Staff collection search
Nelson-Atkins audio guide
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Research Strategy
General Resource
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Books
Articles and More
What else is out there?
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Resources - Context
DatePublisher AuthorMuseum
Surveys Exhibition Catalogs Artist Monographs
Specific exhibition Series of work Overview Highlights Retrospectives
Catalogues Raisonnes Comprehensive
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Resources - Context
Context Surveys Oxford Art Online Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Biography• Group Exhibitions• Solo Exhibitions• Museum & Gallery
Holdings• Auction Records• Bibliography
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Searching - LibraryOneSearch - Books & More
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Searching - Refine My Results
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Searching - Using Refine My Results
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Journals
Subscriptions to over 600 print magazines and journals
Access to thousands more through subscription databases Jstor ART bibliographies Modern (1960 –
present) Art Abstracts (1984 – present) Art Index (1929 – 1984) Articlefirst (1960 – present) BHA (Bibliography of the History of
Art) International Bibliography of Art Art Price Databases (Auction Sales)
CriticismExhibition ReviewsInterviewsCurrent projects and workNew scholarshipFocused research
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Expanding your Searching – LibraryOneSearchSpencer Collection Articles
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Navigating databases
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Art and Art History Databases
Spencer Art Reference OnlyAuction / Art Price databasesInternational Bibliography of Art (2007 – present)CAMIO
Spencer Art Reference & UMKCArchivesGridARTbibliographies Modern (1960 – present)Art Abstracts (1984 – present)Art Index (1929 – 1984)Articlefirst (1960 – present)BHA (1975 – 2007)CAMIOJstor (1665 – present)Oxford Art OnlineWorldCat
UMKC OnlyAcademic Search
CompleteArt Full Text (1984
present)Avery Index to
Architectural Periodicals (1934 – present)
FRANCIS (1984 – present)
Many multi-disciplinaryMany science databasesProject Muse
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Citation Article
Michael, Cora. "Utopian Views Of Rural Life In Prints By Camille Pissarro At The Princeton University Art Museum." Record Of The Princeton University Art Museum 68.(2009): 38-45. Art Abstracts (H.W. Wilson). Web. 3 Sept. 2013.
Online
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Citation Article
UMKC electronic article access
Spencer electronic article access
Michael, Cora. "Utopian Views Of Rural Life In Prints By Camille Pissarro At The Princeton University Art Museum." Record Of The Princeton University Art Museum 68.(2009): 38-45. Art Abstracts (H.W. Wilson). Web. 3 Sept. 2013.
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Citation ArticlePrint
Spencer or UMKC Library Catalog – see what the holdings areUMKC – expand your search to MERLIN, then MOBIUSUMKC – ILL
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Citations – Where would you start?
Thomson, Belinda. "Camille Pissarro and Symbolism: Some Thoughts Prompted by the Recent Discovery of an Annotated Article." The Burlington Magazine. 124.946 (1982): 14-23.
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Images
Camio High quality images from museum collections around the world
Collection Search Scans
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Expanding your Search
• Museum and Gallery Collections• Inventories• Archives• Correspondences• Diaries• Memoirs• Gallery information• Artist Files
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Evaluation of web sources
The Iraq War: Wikipedia Historiography,2004-2009Documents the 12,000 changes made to the Wikipedia article on the Iraq War
Booktwo.org, On Wikipedia, Cultural Patrimony, and HistoriographyJames BridleSeptember 6, 2010http://booktwo.org/notebook/wikipedia-historiography/
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Citation Timesavers
How to Research an Art Object in the Nelson-Atkins Collection
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•Visit the artwork in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Look at the label copy, and note the title, artist, artist period and accession number.
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•Search the collections online from the museum's website, http://www.nelson-atkins.org/collections located under the Heading Art | Collections. This valuable resource may include label copy, size, medium, museum location and other information
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•Search the library's collection of books, auction catalogs and more in the online catalog http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org
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•After you've searched the collection database, museum publications and the online catalog, the next step is to search the library's databases at http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org The databases include a comprehensive art encyclopedia, article citations, full-text articles, auction sales results and are available from the library's public computers.
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•Library staff is happy to help you further research. Please contact the reference staff at the Spencer Art Reference Library at 816.751.1216 or via the Museum's website at: http://www.nelson-atkins.org/education/Library.cfm
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Museum Education
Black, Graham. Transforming Museums in the Twenty-First Century. London: Routledge, 2012. Spencer Art Reference Library Call No: Reserves AM 7 .B57 2011
Burnham, Rika, and Elliott Kai-Kee. Teaching in the Art Museum: Interpretation As Experience. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011. Spencer Art Reference Library Call No: Reserves N 430 .B86 2011
Falk, John H. Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience. Walnut Creek, Calif: Left Coast Press, 2009. Spencer Art Reference Library Call No: AM 7 .F33 2009
Wells, Marcella, Barbara H. Butler, and Judy M. Koke. Interpretive Planning for Museums: Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Decision-Making. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press Inc, 2013. Spencer Art Reference Library Call No: Display AM 121 .W45 2013
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Need more?Spencer Art Reference LibraryContact:Reference Desk, 816.751.1216
Marilyn Carbonell, Head, Library ServicesAmelia Nelson, Librarian, Public Services Tracey Boswell, Catalog/Reference LibrarianRoberta Wagener, Assistant, Public Services
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