Holdings in art, architecture, and design include twentieth century ephemera, architectural treatises, and artists’ books.
Libraries
Blogs
- Last week to see Josef Albers: Interaction of Color at the Cantor | June 10, 2015
- Ferrell-Vogüé Machaut Manuscript Facsimile | March 26, 2015
- Happy 120th birthday to Aldous Huxley, born July 26, 1894! | July 23, 2014
- Lucy Waldrop joins us as the archivist for the Helen and Newton Harrison papers | July 14, 2014
- The Art of Chinese Brush Painting Class Art Exhibit | May 20, 2014
Topic guides
Course guides
Course number | Term | Guide | Instructor |
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PWR 2PB | Fall 2014 | The Power of Political Photography | Bator, P. |
ARTHIST 1 | Fall 2013 | Introduction to the Visual Arts | Nemerov, A. |
SLE | Winter 2015 | SLE: Renaissance and Baroque Paintings | Watkins, G. |
PWR 1 1EC | Fall 2013 | From the Galleries to the Streets: The Rhetoric of Public Space Art | Cirillo-McCarthy, E. |
PWR 2KSB | Spring 2015 | Design Thinking: Bringing d.thinking to Research, Writing & Presentation | Savelson, K. |
ITALIC 95W | Spring 2015 | ITALIC library resources | Miller, H. |
Think 22 | Winter 2014 | Think 22: Who Owns the Past? Archaeology, Heritage and Global Conflicts | Carter, Tara and Hodder, Ian |
FILMSTUD 4 | Winter 2014 | Introduction to Film Studies | Levi, P. |
CHEMENG 12SC | Summer 2014 | An Exploration of Art Materials: The Intersection of Art and Science | Frank, C. |
ARTHIST 1A | Winter 2015 | Introduction to the Visual Arts: Prehistoric to Medieval | Pentcheva, B. |
PWR 1GMA | Spring 2015 | A Thousand Words: When Art is Not Enough | Moyer, Gabrielle |
Notable collections
First-person histories of the pioneering individuals who challenged the ways women were seen by the reigning art establishment.
Subject Librarians
Head, Art & Architecture Library
(650) 725-1038
Reference Librarian/VRC Cataloger
(650) 725-9274
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