Oxford Art Online is an art reference library that searches Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. This resource contains images, biographies, subject entries, and thematic timelines (antiquity to present).
Gale Biography in Context
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Provides access to biographical sources on over 325,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.
General Biographical Sources
American National Biography
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Offers portraits of more than 18,000 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped the nation. No living person is included.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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Contains biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond,from the earliest times to the year 2001. Articles focus on noteworthy people from all walks of life. No living person is included. Coverage varies.
Surveys / Histories
A World History of Photography by Naomi Rosenblum
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ISBN: 0789209373
Publication Date: 2008-01-29
Photography by Mary Warner Marien
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ISBN: 9780205988945
Publication Date: 2015
A rich account of the history of photography.
Photography in America by Miles Orvell
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ISBN: 9780199314225
Publication Date: 2015-08-10
Organized by genres and modes, this text examines photography's different uses, going back to its beginnings and looking forward.
Biographical Information from Photography Sources
Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography by John Hannavy (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2007-08-24
Long entries with bibliographies. Also features topical articles.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography by Lynne Warren (Editor)
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ISBN: 1579583938
Publication Date: 2005-11-15
Long entries with bibliographies. Also features topical articles.
The Oxford Companion to the Photograph by Robin Lenman (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Has short concise entries.
The Abrams Encyclopedia of Photography by Quentin Bajac; Christian Caujolle
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Publication Date: 2004-11-01
In outlining nearly two centuries of this innovative art form, this book touches on some of photography's key themes, from portraits and still lifes to sports and photojournalism. Photographic techniques are explained and the various approaches to photography around the world are examined.
Consult the 'Biographies' section which starts on page 202.
The Book of Photography by Anne H. Hoy
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Publication Date: 2005-11-01
The entries on individual photographers are woven into thematic chapters. This allows you to contextualize the photographers work into the history of photography.
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Photography by Nathalie Herschdorfer
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ISBN: 9780500544471
Publication Date: 2015-11-23
The art curator editor presents 1200 entries written by experts from 16 countries. Includes many biographical sketches of photographers.
Literature Reviews
Oxford Bibliographies in Art History
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Art history is a vast discipline, geographically, historically, and intellectually. These bibliographies give concise treatment of large topics such as "Contemporary Art" or "History of Photography" and expert recommendation on the best works available in Art History whether it be a chapter, a book, a journal article, a Website, blog, or data set.