Edward Mitchell Bannister
Portrait of Christiana Bannister (1860)
Source: RISD Museum
Welcome to the library course guide for American Art and Architecture.
This guide contains links to article databases and other sources of information for research in Art History. If you have questions about how to search for information using the resources listed in this guide, please contact the subject librarian for Art, Amy Barlow (abarlow@ric.edu), or schedule a virtual research appointment using the link in the menu to the left.
Oxford Art Online is the gateway to Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. It Includes over 200,000 specialized articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.
Topic introductions and extensive bibliographies written by scholars in the field.
