LibGuides: ART 347: Art of the Gardner: Books & Articles

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If you're looking for information on Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Gardner Museum, you should look at books, which provide in-depth information and often collect a number of articles on a particular topic all in one place. Below is a sample of some of the many books in the library's collection that cover the topics related to the Gardner Museum.

The Art of Scandal: The Life and Times of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Call Number: N5220.G26 S48 1997
This biography of Isabella Gardner reveals the many strands of her life as a cultural maverick and as muse and mentor, friend and patron to writers, musicians, and artists.
Bellini and the East
Call Number: ND623.B375 C36 2005
Focuses on the work of the remarkable Bellini family of painters who transformed Venetian painting in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.
Gondola Days: Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Palazzo Barbaro Circle
Call Number: DG675.6 .G64 2004
At the end of the nineteenth century, a remarkable group of artists, writers and patrons gathered regularly at the Palazzo Barbaro in Venice, Italy.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Companion Guide and History
Call Number: N521.I7 A84 1995
This work is a guide to the collection in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and includes a narrative history.
Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia
Call Number: DS8 .C56 2009
This book contains approximately 400 illustrations, reproducing the vintage photographs the author purchased on her travels trough Asia.
Maurizio Cannavacciuolo
Call Number: N6923.C3244 A4 2005
This book documents his site-specific wall drawings made in residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Mrs. Jack: a Biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Call Number: N8384.G3 T5
An American charmer and art collector, Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband Jack kept company with the leading men of the day including Henry James, Henry Adams, John Singer Sargent and Whistler.

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The links below will take you to databases where you can search for articles on art history and criticism, specific artists and objects. The resources on this page include articles from both scholarly and popular sources, so be sure to evaluate your sources in order to make sure they're appropriate for your project.

Bibliography of the History of Art Bibliography of the History of Art indexes and abstracts books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer catalogs as well as articles on the history of Western art. The BHA file covers items from 1975-2007.

Academic Search Ultimate Why search here? Academic Search Ultimate is a great place to start your search for both popular and scholarly articles on almost any topic. What's included? It contains a large number of journals, the majority of which are peer-reviewed, from numerous subject areas. This resource features mostly full text content, and goes as far back as 1865.
Art Full Text Why search here? This resource covers fine, decorative, and commercial art as well as photography, folk art, film, architecture, and much more.What's included? The coverage in this resource is international and also includes articles in full-color PDF format.
JSTOR Why search here? JSTOR provides access to a wide variety of scholarly journals and monographs in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Use JSTOR to find historical information rather than current articles.What's included? Thousands of full-text scholarly articles, some dating back to the 1800s.
Oxford Art Online Why search here? Oxford Art Online provides simultaneous access to a wide range of authoritative online art resources.What's included? Oxford’s art reference works, including Grove Art Online, as well as many specially commissioned articles and bibliographies. Limited to 1 concurrent user.
Project MUSE Why search here? Project MUSE contains scholarly articles from major journals in the Social Sciences and Humanities as well as ebooks.What's included? Full-text scholarly articles and ebooks on literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics and more.

ART 347: Art of the Gardner: Books & Articles

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