LibGuides: A Rembrandt in the Attic? Researching Artists and Finding the Value of Works of Art: Finding Information on Artists

Finding Information on an Artist

If you would like to research an artist, a number of resources can help you locate basic information. These items are available in the A rt Library and are located in the art reference collection unless otherwise noted. Please realize that many minor artists have little or no literature available on their lives or work. Feel free to ask for assistance!

Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart by Ulrich Thieme
Call Number: N40 .T4
Also known as "Thieme-Becker", this German-language set is indispensable for locating European artists (who flourished prior to the mid twentieth century.)
Artist biographies master index
Call Number: N40 .A78 1986
Artists in Michigan, 1900-1976: a Biographical Dictionary
Call Number: N6530.M5 A78 1989
Along with "Artists of Early Michigan" (see item below) this work provides information on artists native to Michigan.
Artists of Early Michigan: a Biographical Dictionary of Artists by Arthur Hopkin Gibson
Call Number: N6530.M5 G52
American artists : signatures and monograms, 1800-1989 by John Castagno
Call Number: N45 .C37 1990
One in a series of books by Castagno which aids in the identification of an artist's signature or monogram.