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Art History

Liaison Librarian

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Cory Laverty
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This is a selective guide to help you do research in Art History.

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Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo,

Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo, 1658, oil on canvas, 107.4 x 87.0 cm, Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2015 (58-008), Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON. Photo courtesy of Otto Naumann, Ltd

Fine Arts Classification

"N" materials are in the Art Collection on the 2nd floor, also some Q's. Other numbers are integrated in Stauffer.

  • N: Visual arts
  • NA: Architecture
  • NB: Sculpture
  • NC: Drawing. Design. Illustration
  • ND: Painting
  • NE: Print media. Printmaking and engraving
  • NK: Decorative arts. Applied arts. Decoration and ornament
  • NX: Arts in general (two or more of the fine arts media)
  • SB: Landscape Architecture (SB470+ )
  • TR: Photography
  • BH: Aesthetics

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