This guide walks you through some of the key tasks in art research. It discusses the various art research strategies and showcases useful tools for each type of research.
- Creating Research Questions guides you through the process of developing a strong art historical research question to guide your research and lead to a strong argumentative paper
- Researching Artists points to the best resources for researching particular artists, including contemporary artists.
- Research Contexts shows how to expand your research out from the art work and artist to consider historical, social, and cultural contexts that inform the meaning of artworks.
- Research Themes & Movements discusses how to research major art historical periods, style and movements, as well as how to research themes in artwork.
- Citations and Bibliography covers how to create a robust and correctly citied bibliography. It covers how to make an annotated bibliography and how to use tools to manage your sources.
