This guide will help you find sources for your assignments in AMST 240/ENG 269. The resources on this page are particularly useful for finding background information for Assignment #1: Analyzing a Gilded-Age Painting. The Find Critical Analysis tab has resources and strategies for finding books, book chapters, and scholarly articles for all of your assignments. Please feel free to contact me for help finding, evaluating, or citing sources, or to chat about any aspect of your research!
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Reference materials such as specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks can provide
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Search Oxford Art Online for authoritative background information on an artist, work, era, etc. This database includes:
The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists (e-book)
A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts
Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (e-book)
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era: A Documentary Reader (e-book)
