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Visual Image Resources

Scope: This guide provides a listing of selected print and online resources useful for locating reproductions and collections of visual images -- including paintings, photographs, prints, pictures, illustrations, icons, graphics, symbols, and cartoons, among others. See the section entitled "Searching the Catalog" for tips on finding additional sources of visual images within the library collections. Email the subject area specialist at lwg@umd.edu or call 301-405-9064 for more information.


Table of Contents

SUBJECTS

Art -- General

    Indexes to Images

  • Anderson, Janet A. Women in the Fine Arts: A Bibliography and Illustration Guide. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1991.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N8354.A53 1991
  • Garrigan, Kristine Ottesen. Victorian Art Reproductions in Modern Sources: A Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1991.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N6767.5.V52G3 1991
  • Havlice, Patricia Pate. Earth Scale Art: A Bibliography, Directory of Artists, and Index of Reproductions. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1984.
    LOCATION: ART STACKS
    CALL NUMBER: N6494.E27H258 1984
  • Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Index to Art Reproductions in Books. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1974.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7525.H48 1974
  • Igoe, Lynn. 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Bowker, 1981.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N6538.N5I36 1981
    The updated CD-ROM version, entitled African American Artists on Disc, is also available.
  • Korwin, Yala H. Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works. 2 vols. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1981.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7525.K67
  • Parry, Pamela J. Contemporary Art and Artists: An Index to Reproductions. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1978.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N6490.P3234
  • Rochelle, Mercedes. Historical Art Index, A.D. 400-1650. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1989.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N8210.R6 1989
  • Thomison, Dennis. The Black Artist in America: An Index to Reproductions. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1991.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N6538.N5T46 1991
  • Sources of Images

  • Berinstein, Paula. Finding Images Online: Online User's Guide to Image Searching in Cyberspace. Wilton, CT: Pemberton Press, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR222.B47 1996
  • Bettman, Otto. Bettman Portable Archive. New York: Picture House Press, 1966.
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: AG250.B47
    Includes graphic representations of various subjects, and an idea and image index.
  • Turner, Jane, ed. The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove, 1996.
    Grove Dictionary of Art.
    [Off-campus access]
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N31.D5 1996

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Cartoons

  • Horn, Maurice, ed. The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1980.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NC1325.W67 1980

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Design

  • Diagram Group. Design on File. New York: Facts on File, 1984.
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: NK1570.D46 1984
  • Tinkham, Sandra Shaffer, ed. Index of American Design. Teaneck, NJ: Somerset House, 1979.
    LOCATION: ART MFICHE
    CALL NUMBER: NK1403.I5 1979

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Fine Art Reproductions

    Note: Museums often publish sales catalogs of reproductions of works in their collections.

  • Art Print Index. Pleasanton, CA: G.M.E. Inc, 1994- .
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: N4035.A77
    Latest edition in Reference.
  • Haddad's Fine Arts. Illustrative Catalog: A Selective Collection of Fine Art Prints. 7th ed. Anaheim, CA: Haddad's Fine Arts, 1994.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N4035.H3H32 1994
  • New York Graphic Society. Fine Art Reproductions. Cos Cob, CT: The Society, 1994.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N4035.N49
  • The Shorewood Collection. New York: Shorewood Fine Art Reproductions, 1983.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N4035.S56S5 1983
  • The University Prints Complete Catalogue. Winchester, MA: University Prints, 1977- .
    LOCATION: ART STACKS
    CALL NUMBER: N4035.U6
    Latest edition in Reference.

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Graphics

  • The Black Book. New York: Black Book Marketing Group, 1997.
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: HF5805.C71

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Iconography

General

    Sources of Images

  • Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane. Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art. New York: Continuum, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7793.W65A66 1996
  • Carr-Gomm, Sarah. Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art. New York: Facts on File, 1995.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7740.C29 1995
  • Cirlot, Juan E. A Dictionary of Symbols. New York: Philosophical Library, 1962.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: BF1623.S9C513
  • Cooper, J.C. An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: BL603.C66
  • Daniel, Howard. Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Paintings: Mythological, Biblical, Historical, Literary, Allegorical and Topical. New York: Abrams, 1971.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND1288.D3 1971
  • Hall, James. Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art. New York: Icon Editions, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7740.H35 1996
  • Index Iconologicus. Sanford, NC: Microfilming Corp. of America, 1980.
    LOCATION: ART MFICHE
    CALL NUMBER: N5301.I5
    Emphasis on 16th and 17th century prints. User guide: Index Iconologicus: A Guide to the Microform Edition (REF N5301.I51).
  • Thomas, Anabel. An Illustrated Dictionary of Narrative Painting. London: John Murray in association with National Gallery Publications, 1994.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND1288.T45 1994
  • Tresidder, Jack. Dictionary of Symbols: An Illustrated Guide to Traditional Images, Icons, and Emblems. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: GR931.T74 1998
  • Indexes to Images

  • Earls, Irene. Baroque Art: A Topical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N6415.B3E18 1996
  • Earls, Irene. Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N6370.E27 1987
  • Okayama, Yassu. The Ripa Index: Personifications and Their Attributes in Five Editions of the Iconologia. Doornspijk: Davaco Publishers, 1992.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7740.O53 1992
  • Pigler, Andor. Barockthemen: Eine Auswahl von Verzeichnissen zur Ikonographie des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts . Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1974.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N6410.P5
  • Roberts, Helene E., ed. Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7565.E53 1998
  • Waal, Henri van de. Iconclass: An Iconographic Classification System. Amsterdam: North-Holland Pub. Co., 1973- .
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: Z697.A8W3
    Also the index to The Decimal Index to the Art of the Low Countries, reproductions of Dutch and Flemish art from the photographic archives of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie. Iconclass includes a three-volume comprehensive index and extensive bibliographies accompanying the complete iconographic classification scheme.
Classical

    Sources of Images

  • Aghion, Irène. Gods and Heroes of Classical Antiquity. Paris: Flammarion, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7760.A34 1996
  • Indexes to Images

  • Preston, Percy. A Dictionary of Pictorial Subjects from Classical Literature: A Guide to Their Identification in Works of Art. New York: Scribner, 1983.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7760.P68 1983
  • Reid, Jane Davidson. The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1900's. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NX650.M9R45 1993
Christian

    Sources of Images

  • Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane. Dictionary of Christian Art. New York: Continuum, 1994.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: BV150.A66 1994
  • Catholic University of America. The New Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967.
    LOCATION: MCK REF
    CALL NUMBER: BX841.N4
  • Duchet-Suchaux, Gaston. The Bible and the Saints. New York: Flammarion, 1994.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: BS513.2.D8313 1994
  • Ferguson, George W. Signs and Symbols in Christian Art. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7830.F37 1966
  • Kirschbaum, E., ed. Lexikon der Christlichen Ikonographie. Rom: Herder, 1968-76.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: BV150.L4
  • Réau, Louis. Iconographie de l'art Chrétien. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1955-59.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N8010.R4
  • Schiller, Gertrud. Iconography of Christian Art. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1971-72.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7830.S3513
    English translation of the first two volumes of the work below.
  • Schiller, Gertrud. Ikonographie der Christlichen Kunst. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus G. Mohn, 1966-83.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7830.S35
  • Indexes to Images

  • Rochelle, Mercedes. Post-Biblical Saints Art Index: A Locator of Paintings, Sculptures, Mosaics, Icons, Frescoes, Manuscript Illuminations, Sketches, Woodcuts and Engravings, Created from the 4th Century to 1950, with a Directory of Institutions Holding Them. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1994.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N8079.5.R63 1994
Jewish

  • Frankel, Ellen. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson Inc., 1992.
    LOCATION: MCK REF
    CALL NUMBER: BM50.F74 1992
Secular

  • Marle, Raimond van. Iconographie de l'Art Profane au Moyen-Age et à la Renaissance. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1971.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N5970.M35 1971
  • Tervarent, Guy de. Attributs et Symboles dans l'Art Profane, 1450-1600: Dictionnaire d'un Langage Perdu. Geneva: E. Droz, 1958.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7740.T4
Non-Western

  • Bühnemann, Gudrun. The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities. Groningen: E. Forsten, 2000.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: BL2015.G63 B84 2000
  • Frédéric, Louis. Buddhism. New York: Flammarion, 1995.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N8193.F7 1995
  • Williams, C.A.S. Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives: An Alphabetical Compendium of Antique Legends and Beliefs, as Reflected in the Manners and Customs of the Chinese. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle Co., 1974.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: GR335.W53 1974b
Emblem Books

  • Henkel, Arthur, and A. Schöne. Emblemata: Handbuch zur Sinnbildkunst des XVI und XVII Jahrhunderts. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1967. and Supplement, 1976.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7740.H53

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Illustrations

  • Appel, Marsha C. Illustration Index. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1959- .
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7525.A672
  • Clapp, Jane. Art in Life. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1959.
    LOCATION: ART STACKS
    CALL NUMBER: AP2.C566
  • Ellis, Jessie. Index to Illustrations. Boston: F.W. Faxon, 1966.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NC996.E62
  • Ellis, Jessie. Nature and Its Applications: Over 200,000 Selected References. Boston: F.W. Faxon, 1949.
    LOCATION: ART STACKS
    CALL NUMBER: Z5956.D3E53
  • Havlice, Patricia Pate. Art in Time. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1970.
    LOCATION: ART STACKS
    CALL NUMBER: N7225.H38
  • Heck, J.G. The Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration. New York: Park Lane, 1979.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NC960.C7 1979
  • National Geographic Index and Supplements. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1984- .
    LOCATION: ART REF, MCK REF
    CALL NUMBER: G1.N27

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Paintings

    Locating Reproductions

  • Cahill, James. An Index of Early Chinese Painters and Paintings: T'ang, Sung, and Yüan. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND1043.3.C3
  • Havlice, Patricia Pate. World Painting Index. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977; First Supplement, 1973-1980; and Second Supplement, 1980-1989.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND45.H38
  • Laing, Ellen Johnston. An Index to Reproductions of Paintings by Twentieth Century Chinese Artists. Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, 1998.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND1045.L35 1998
  • Monro, Isabel Stevenson. Index to Reproductions of American Paintings. New York: Wilson, 1948. Supplement, 1964.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND205.M57
  • Monro, Isabel Stevenson. Index to Reproductions of European Paintings. New York: Wilson, 1956.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND45.M6
  • Smith, Lyn Wall. Index to Reproductions of American Paintings Appearing in More Than 400 Books Mostly Published since 1960. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND205.S575
  • Locating Collections

  • Fredericksen, Burton B. Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND611.F73
  • Schweers, Hans F. Gemälde in Deutschen Museen: Katalog der Ausgestelleten und Depotgelagerten Werke. München: K.G. Saur, 1994.
    LOCATION: ART STACKS
    CALL NUMBER: N2210.S27 1994
  • Subject Catalogue of Paintings in Public Collections. London: Visual Arts Publishing, 1989.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND45.S94 1989
  • Wright, Christopher. The World's Master Paintings: From the Early Renaissance to the Present Day: A Comprehensive Listing of Works by 1,300 Painters and a Complete Guide to Their Locations Worldwide. New York: Routledge, 1992.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: ND40.W75 1992

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Photography (see also Pictures and Illustrations)

    Locating Reproductions

  • Bradshaw, David N., ed. World Photography Sources. New York: Directories, 1982.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR12.W67 1982
  • Kreisel, Martha. American Women Photographers: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR139.K74 1999
  • Moss, Martha. Photography Books Index II: A Subject Guide to Photo Anthologies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1985.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR199.M67 1985
  • Parry, Pamela J. Photography Index: A Guide to Reproductions. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1979.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR199.P37
  • Locating Collections

  • Eskind, Andrew H., ed. International Photography: George Eastman House Index to Photographers, Collections, and Exhibitions. 3 vol. New York: G.K. Hall, 1998.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR12.E85 1998
  • Smithsonian Institution. Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. 3 vol. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: Q11.S793 1989
  • Original Sources: Art and Archives at the Center for Creative Photography. Tucson, AZ: Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, 2002.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR6.U62 T786 2002

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Pictures (see also Photography and Illustrations)

    Locating Collections

  • Evans, Hilary. Picture Researcher's Handbook: An International Guide to Picture Sources and How to Use Them. 6th ed. London: Routledge, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N4000.E8 1996
  • Green, Shirley L., comp. Pictorial Resources in the Washington, D.C., Area. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: TR12.G73
  • Robl, Ernest H. Picture Sources. 4th ed. New York: Special Libraries Assn., 1983.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N4000.N68 1983

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Portraits (see also Painting, Photography, and Sculpture)

    Locating Reproductions

  • A.L.A. Portrait Index. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7620.A2
  • National Portrait Gallery. Permanent Collection Illustrated Checklist. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982.
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: N857.8.A66 1982
  • Locating Collections

  • Singer, Hans Wolfgang. Allgemeiner Bildniskatalog. Leipzig: Hiersemann, 1930-36.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N7575.S55 1967
    Continues as: Neuer Bildniskatalog, 1937-38. (ART REF N7575.S562 1967)

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Prints

    Locating Reproductions

  • Bryce, Betty Kelly. American Printmakers, 1946-1996: An Index to Reproductions and Biocritical Information. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NE508.B76 1999
  • Parry, Pamela. Print Index: A Guide to Reproductions. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NE90.P17 1983
  • Williams, Lynn Barstis. American Printmakers, 1880-1945: An Index to Reproductions and Biocritical Information. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1993.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NE507.W53 1993
  • Locating Collections

  • Finders' Guide to Prints and Drawings in the Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: N855.8.A56

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Sculpture

    Sources of Images

  • Optiz, Glenn. Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to the Present, Illustrated with over 200 Photographs. Poughkeepsie, NY: Apollo, 1984.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NB236.O64 1984
  • Indexes to Images

  • Clapp, Jane. Sculpture Index. 2 vol. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1970-71.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: NB36.C55

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Symbols

  • Arnstein, Joel. International Dictionary of Graphic Symbols. London: Kogan Page, 1983.
    LOCATION: ART STACKS
    CALL NUMBER: AZ108.A76 1983
  • Dreyfuss, Henry. Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: AZ108.D74
  • Liungman, Carl G. Dictionary of Symbols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1991.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: BL603.L5413 1991

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Textiles

  • Encyclopedia of Textiles. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1980.
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: TS1445.A18 1980

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INDEXES TO ART PERIODICAL LITERATURE

Most art periodicals (journals and magazines) include visual images of works of art. Use the following indexes to search the contents of art periodicals for a particular work by its title, or for works by a particular artist. In searching these online indexes, it is usually possible to limit your search to visual images by adding the term "reproduction" or "image" to the search terms.

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SEARCHING THE CATALOG

In addition to the resources listed in this guide, other sources of visual images can be located by searching the University of Maryland Libraries Catalog.

To find images of a particular work of art, a search on the artist's name (e.g. henri matisse) will often identify illustrated monographs and exhibition catalogues. Or, if you know which museum owns the work of art, a search on the museum's name combined with the terms "collection catalogue" (e.g. "phillips collection/collection catalogue") will often identify an illustrated catalogue of the museum's collections (look for the notation "il", "ill", or "illus." to indicate that a publication includes visual images). Most museums also provide online access to portions of their collections.

To search the Catalog for visual images by subject, combine the subject term with one of the following: "illustrations", "pictorial works", or "in art" (e.g. dogs in art). Also check the terms under "Subject(s)" in the Catalog record for additional search terms in your subject area.

To find a portrait of a specific individual in the Catalog, do a word search combining the term "portraits" with the person's profession, position or historical period (e.g. portraits musicians; portraits kings; or portraits Victorian). The search result will usually include a variety of resources from the general to the specific.

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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

The following sources provide information on the fair use of visual images and on issues related to obtaining permission to publish.

  • Artists Rights Society, Inc. Membership List 1996. New York: Artists Rights Society, 1996.
    LOCATION: ART REF
    CALL NUMBER: KF3050.A78 1996
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Copyright Upper Fairmount, MD: Barbara L. Dougherty, Inc., 1997.
    LOCATION: ART FOLIO
    CALL NUMBER: KF3086.N88 1997
  • United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress

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WEB RESOURCES

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