These texts will give you background information on various art movements and people within those movements. You will find more in-depth material on your topic in our scholarly article databases or in books that specifically address your research topic.
Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools & Movements 1860 to the Present by 
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by 
Encyclopedia of African American Artists by 
Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists by 
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography by 
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture by 
Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art by 
The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists by 
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers by 1. Go to the URSUS home page
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