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Indexes to Artistic Biography

Havelice. Index to Artistic Biography, 1981:  Ref N 40 .H38. 

Mallett. Index of Artists: International-Biographical, 1935:  N 40 .M53

Biographical Dictionaries listing Minor Artists

GENERAL

Benezit. Dictionary of Artists : N 40 .B47 2006

Thieme-Becker. Kunstler Lexicon vols 1-37 (for European art particularly): N 40 .T4 

AMERICAN

Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists: Artists Native to the United States or Working in the United States from 1606 to 2002: Ref N 6536 .J33 2002

New York Historical Society. Dictionary of artists in America, 1564-1860: N 6536 .N4 

Falk, Peter. Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975. 3 Vols: N 6512 .W556 1999

 Mantle Fieldings Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers: N 6536 .F 1986 

BRITISH

Works Exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, 1824-1893: N 6767 .R68

The Dictionary of 16th & 17th Century British Painters: ND 465 .W38 1988

The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in Oils and Crayons: N 6766 .W29

The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940: N 6767 .J63

The Dictionary of British Water Color Artists up to 1920 1976-79: ND 1928 .M27

CONTEMPORARY

Who's Who in American Art: 1997-98: (irregular serial): Ref N 6536 .W5

Contemporary Artists: Ref N 6490 .C6567 1996

 Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists, 1994: Ref N 6512 .C854 1994

American Artists:.  N 6512 .A578 1985

 Dictionary of British Art: 20th Century Painters and Sculptors: N 6796 .D53 1990

Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945:  N 6768 .B835 1998

Dictionary of international contemporary artists : about 400 of the most internationally recognized contemporary artists: NX 90 .D53 1995

World Artists 

1950-1980:  Ref N 6489 .M37 1984, N 6489 .W67 1984

1980-1990: Ref N 6489 .W67 1991

WOMEN

 Hidden Talents: A Dictionary of Neglected Artists working 1880-1950 ( English artists): ND 1750 .W66 1994

Petteys. Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900:  N 43 .P47

Dunford, Penny. Biographical Dictionary of Women Artists in Europe and American since 1850: N 6757 .D86 1990

Gaze. Dictionary of Women Artists:  Ref N 8354 .D53 1997 

HellerNorth American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: N 6503 .N67 1995

GRAPHIC DESIGN

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers: Ref: NC 997 .L54 2003

Contemporary Graphic Designers 1986-1988: NC 45 .C66


Content originator, Lynn Williams (willily@auburn.edu).
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