Collins Memorial Library: ARTH 276: Studies in Western Art II: Themes in Art

Examples

Some examples of themes in art:

For other ideas, review exhibition catalogs found in the library's book collection.

Use Primo to find books which explore themes in art. Search "[topic] in art"

Examples:

Use the Collins Catalog to find only materials held at Puget Sound

Art Full Text
Offers full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications, including coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian and other non-Western art, new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism.

To find articles which explore themes in art, search the following databases.

Art Index Retrospective
Citations to English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. Covers the years 1929 to 1984.

Reference sources about the symbolic meaning of images, terms, and movements

Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art Author: Hall, James, 1918-2007 Call #: N7560 .H34 Reference

Illustrated dictionary of symbols in eastern and western art Author: Hall, James, 1918-2007 Call #: N7740 .H35 1994 Reference