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The Dictionary of Art by Jane Turner (Editor)
Call Number: Reference N31 .D5 1996

ISBN: 1884446000

A comprehensive encyclopedia covering art topics and terms. Also provides biographical sketches of major artists.
Dictionary of artists by Benezit
Call Number: Reference N40 .D5213 2006

A comprehensive international encyclopedia of artists.
American art directory
Call Number: Reference N50 .A54

A directory of art organizations in the United States.
World Painting Index by Patricia Pate Havlice
Call Number: Reference ND45 .H38

An index to reproductions of paintings included in published books.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art by Gerald W. R. Ward
Call Number: Reference N8510 .G76 2008

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