 Cliffs on the Upper Colorado River - Thomas Moran |
Art & Architecture Collection
The Art & Architecture Collection, located in Norlin Library, supports the Department of Art and Art History, the Program in Environmental Design, as well as the greater CU community.
The collection houses one of the most comprehensive art library collections in the West.
The Art & Architecture Collection contains approximately 100,000 volumes of reference works, monographs, exhibition catalogues. We subscribe to well over 200 journals and serials.
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 Standing Female Nude - Pablo Picasso |
Forms & Media
The collection covers all aspects of the visual arts, including painting, drawing, print making, ornament, sculpture, performance art, arts and crafts, photography, and other interdisciplinary areas, such as artists books, art and theater, art and literature, feminist art, and electronic media arts. Subject areas reflecting the scope of the architectural planning and design collection range from architectural history, architectural rendering, and building construction to landscape architecture and urban planning and design.
Chronological & Georaphical Subjects
Particularly well-developed subject areas include the art and architecture of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, and the Modern period. The library has special strength in the history of the United Kingdom and the American West, and the Art & Architecture collection supplements these resources. The collection in Latin American, Asian and Contemporary art has been the target for intensive development.
Access
Most research materials are accessible in the open stacks of the Art & Architecture Collection during the hours that Norlin Library is open. Original works of art including Artists' books, facsimile editions of manuscripts, and works such as Christian Zervos' Pablo Picasso are housed in the Special Collections Department.
Reference
An extensive reference collection of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books supports the collection in all areas.
Electronic Resources
The Library provides online access to articles, digital images, dissertations, and other material. Use the Find Articles & More page to access resources such as ARTstor, JSTOR, the Avery Index, Art Full Text, and much more.
Collection Development Policies
 Portrait of Edmond Duranty - Edgar Degas |
Quick Links to the most commonly used Art & Architecture Databases:
Online Encyclopedias
Article Indexes
- Art Full Text
- ArtBibliographies Modern
- Bibliography of the History of Art & International Bibliography of Art
- Avery Architectural Index
- Design & Applied Arts Index
Images
Full-Text Searching
Books
 Dante and Virgil - Eugene Delacroix |
Art & Art History Guides
Environmental Design Guides
- Architecture & Design
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Contemporary Architects or Buildings
- Architectural Engineering
- Landscape Architecture
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Agnew Clinic - Thomas Eakins |
Spring 2013 Course Guides
ENVD 3300 - Learning Space Design
LIBB 1150 - Dialogue of Religion and Art
ARTS 4095 - Ceramic Traditions
ARTS 3017/4017 - Beyond the Studio
ARCH 3214 - History and Theories of Arch II
WRTG 3007 - Writing in the Visual Arts
The collection covers all aspects of the visual arts, including painting, drawing, print making, ornament, sculpture, performance art, arts and crafts, photography, and other interdisciplinary areas, such as artists books, art and theater, art and literature, feminist art, and electronic media arts. Subject areas reflecting the scope of the architectural planning and design collection range from architectural history, architectural rendering, and building construction to landscape architecture and urban planning and design.
Particularly well-developed subject areas include the art and architecture of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, and the modern period. Most recently, resources in American and Asian art and architecture have been the target for intensive development.
