Humanities Reference
Level 5
Hours: M-Th: 8am-9pm; 
F: 8am-6pm; Sat:10am-6pm

801.422.4006
humref@byu.edu

1.  FIND IMAGES

• Browse one of the image databases to locate artworks from a specific time period, subject, style, or artist.
  Start with Artstor. Ex: revolution
• Browse Google Arts Project for ideas of artworks by movement, time period, theme, etc.

2.  FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Browse online or print sources to identify specific artists/works of art from different centuries. There are several reference books that can give you a good start, located by the Humanities Help Desk on level 5.
• Once you identify an artist, search the name in Oxford Art Online.  Ex: Mary Cassatt 

3.  FIND BOOKS (SCHOLARSEARCH)

• For  more specific books, browse by medium, nationality, etc. in ScholarSearch.
  Ex:  painting French 18th century

4.  FIND ARTICLES

• To find scholarly articles in academic journals, you need to use periodical indexes.  Start with Art & Architecture Source and JSTOR (see Articles tab)