Subject Guide ~ Art and Art History

Subject Headings

For Art History as a Discipline:

Art Historiography

For Contemporary Art:

Art modern 20th century
Art modern 21st century

Useful Keywords:

Aesthetics
Criticism
Deconstruction
Feminis theory
Gaze
Gender
Gender identity
Homosexuality
Iconicity
Identity
Intertextuality
Marxist criticism
Philosophy
Postcolonialism
Poststructuralism
Queer theory
Race
Semiotics
Signs and symbols
Structuralism
Theory

Subject Headings: Choose BROWSE by SUBJECT from the Library Catalog Top Menu

Art Criticism
Art Historiography
Art Historiography
Art History
Art History Methodology
Art Philosophy
Art Study and Teaching 

Art and philosophy
Art and society
Blacks in art
Difference in art
Feminism and art
Feminist art criticism
Identity in art
Multiculturalism in art
Postcolonialism
Psychoanalysis in art
Art modern 20th century
Art modern 21st century

Books and DVDs are arranged by Library of Congress call numbers.
A-M - 3rd floor
N-Z - 2nd floor
OVERSIZE - 2nd floor
DVDs - 2nd floor

AM – Museums. Collectors and collecting
BM – Aesthetics
GT – Costume. Dress. Fashion
N – Visual arts (General)
NA – Architecture
NB – Sculpture
NC – Drawing. Design. Illustration
ND – Painting
NE – Print media
NK – Decorative arts
NX – Arts in general
PN 6700-6790 – Graphic Novels
TP – Ceramics
TR – Photography
TS – Industrial Design, Product Design
TT – Crafts and Fashion
Z – Book Arts, Letter Press, Typography

Svetlana Kopystiansky. Library, 1990
Image © 2007 Estate of Svetlana Kopystiansky / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Image courtesy ARTstor

Interlibrary loan requests can be made using:

• Hamilton Library Catalog - Use the "Books at Other Libraries" filter to search for and request books using the WorldCat.org database
• WorldCat (FirstSearch) - Use the "Find It" icon to self-populate our interlibrary loan form
• ILLiad - The interlibrary loan department's fill-in form

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See How

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Borrowing from another library using the library catalog is just as fast as using WorldCat's FirstSearch interface or the ILLiad fill-in form.

1. Sign in to your library account.
2. Perform a search and limit it to "Books at Other Libraries."
3. View the full record for an item you want.
4. Select the "Request from Interlibrary Loan" link if Hamilton does not provide access to the item (see below).
5. Log on to ILLiad to view the pre-populated request form.
6. Click "Submit Request" at the bottom of the form.