Art Appreciation - ARTS 105 Resource Guide: Welcome

Provides selected databases.

Includes selected reference books at Stafford Library.

Provides selected e-books on art and art history.

Includes streaming videos, articles and websites about visual appreciation.

Provides four subpages on different art media.

Provides four subpages from early art to art in the Americas.

Includes Asian, Islamic, and African subpages.

Includes articles, e-books, and websites.
There is a subpage on postmodernism with articles, e-books, and websites.

Provides websites on art and art history.

Art is the visual expression of human imagination in an attempt to create an object that carries an aesthetic or emotional impact. The definition of what constitutes art is often subjective but generally includes painting, sculpture, drawing, architecture, printmaking, photography, and filmmaking. These forms are often called visual arts to differentiate them from other types of artistic expression, such as music and literature.

Includes articles, books, e-books, and videos.

Includes articles, books, e-books, and videos.