This page has help and research hints for finding information about art and artists.
To find information online, you can perform a search in a search engine (like Google) for "Non-profit Art Organizations" to see what is available.
Your searches will get you to websites like the following:
Search Article Database
Academic Search Complete & JSTOR include articles about artists, reviews of his/her works, exhibition reviews, auction proceedings, descriptions of collections containing works by the artist, etc. Most of these articles will be from magazines and journals, with some newspapers.
Search News Databases
America's News & Access World News contain newspaper articles. The articles will be reviews from exhibitions, descriptions of the artist's current works, and explanations of shows. Access these databases from the Staley Library Database List > News.
Checking the Online Catalog for Books
Go to Millikin Library Discovery to find books on your artist.
Finding Images on the Internet
Remember to be conscious of copyright because many people on the Internet aren't.
Sometimes knowing what was happening in the world during the time your artist was creating his/her works can help you better interpret or understand the work in a larger context.
As you choose a specific work or time period, first research to discover "everything" that was happening during the time period, and then find more information through books and articles about those specific events if you desire.
Reference Books about U.S. and World History
Using a search engine (like Google) is one of the most effective ways to find digital art collections and online content sites for galleries.
You can either search for a specific museum or university, or you can try doing a search for "art collections database" to search for various types of online art related databases.
Adding words to your search from above such as "university," "college," "Holland," "Greek," "Byzantine," "Chemistry," etc. will make your search more specific.
Your searches will get you to websites like the following:
You might begin searching for your movement at one of these sites:
For more information on the movement that you have found, try one of these reference books:
Also, try searching in Millikin Library Discovery to find more books on the movement.
For Items at Millikin
Videos can be located via Millikin Library Discovery.
Sound Recordings can also be located via Millikin Library Discovery.
Other Places to Search for Video & Sound
The Internet has a lot of available multimedia resources, please just be conscious of copyright since many of the people who post the information aren't.