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1. What key words will help me to find information about this topic?

Art Greek sculpture
Art appreciation Modern painting
Art metalwork names of individual artists
Art museums Painting
Art thefts Sculpture
Artists, American artists Watercolor painting 
Abstract art  

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2. Where can these books be found in the library?

Adult Stacks

364.1

700

701

704.9

 709.2

  730-739

 745.56

750

920

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3. What reference books can I use to research this topic?

Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Arts  
R 700.3 OXF

Dictionary of Art  R 703 DIC          

Language of Art from A to Z   R 703  LAH

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art  R 703 MCG 

Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern 
and Western Art 
 R 704.946 HAL    

History of Art  R 709 JAN          

20th Century Art Book  R 709.04 TWE     

Contemporary Artists  R 709.2 CON    

Biographical Dictionary of Artists  R 709.22 BIO 

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4. Where can I find magazine and newspaper articles about this topic?

Williamsburg Regional Library Databases
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/databases/dblink.html

NewsWeb (online newspapers)
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/links/newsweb.html

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
051 REA Reference Index Table  

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5. What are some good Internet sites about this topic?

Art History Network   
http://www.arthistory.net

Metropolitan Museum of Art-NYC  
http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp

National Endowment for the Arts  
http://www.arts.endow.gov

Smithsonian American Art Museum  
http://www.AmericanArt.si.edu

Virginia Commision for the Arts   
http://www.arts.state.va.us

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6. Where can I go to find more information about this topic?

Student Contact Book: How to Find Low-Cost, Expert  
Information  on Today's Issues  R 061.3 STU  

Encyclopedia of Associations (at Reference Desk) 
R 061.3 ENC 

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