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Art & Architecture Library

Holdings in art, architecture, and design include twentieth century ephemera, architectural treatises, and artists’ books. 

Topic guides

Guide Created by Last Updated Subject tag
Find images Peter P Blank 2015-06-02 Art, General and interdisciplinary, Images, History, Science and engineering
Film studies: basic literature Peter P Blank 2015-03-02 Art, Film and media studies
Artists' books Peter P Blank 2015-02-27 Art, Art history, Rare books
Chinese art: traditional Patricia Sullivan 2015-07-20 Art, Art history, Asian studies, Chinese studies
Photography Peter P Blank 2015-03-03 Art, Art history, Photography
American art: before 1900 Katharine A Keller 2015-03-02 Art, Art history, American history
Feminism and contemporary art Patricia Sullivan 2015-07-20 Art, Art history, Art philosophy, Feminist studies
American art: 1900 to present Katharine A Keller 2015-03-02 Art, Art history, American history
Israeli art Anna M Levia 2015-03-23 Art, Art history, Jewish studies, Hebraica, Judaica
Design Katharine A Keller 2015-03-02 Art, Advertising and media, Art history, Design, Mechanical design, Mechanical engineering, Communication and journalism
Conceptual art Katharine A Keller 2015-03-02 Art, Art history, Art philosophy
Chinese art: Modern and contemporary Patricia Sullivan 2015-07-20 Art, Art history, Asian studies, Chinese studies
Art history: beginning research Katharine A Keller 2015-03-02 Art, Art history
Arts in education Kathryn M Kerns 2016-03-09 Art, Dance, Theater and drama, Education
Children's books about the arts Kathryn M Kerns 2016-03-10 Art, Dance, Theater and drama, Children's literature, Education

Course guides

Course number Term Guide Instructor
PWR 2PB Fall 2014 The Power of Political Photography Bator, P.
ARTHIST 1 Fall 2013 Introduction to the Visual Arts Nemerov, A.
SLE Winter 2016 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 Winter 2016 ITALIC library resources Steichen, J.
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 2016 Introduction to the Visual Arts: Prehistoric to Medieval Pentcheva, B.
PWR 1GMA Spring 2016 Dancing about Architecture: Or Finding Words for the Wordless 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

Senior Librarian, Art & Architecture Library
(650) 725-1038, (650) 561-2392
Reference Librarian/VRC Cataloger
(650) 725-9274
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