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Art & Art History: Writing About Art

Writing About Art

Use these books and online style guides for help with citing sources.

Writing About Art: Books

Art of Writing about Art by Suzanne Hudson; Nancy Noonan-Morrissey
Call Number: N7475 .H83 2002
How to Write about Contemporary Art by Gilda Williams
Call Number: N7476 .W544 2014
How to Write Art History by Anne D'Alleva
Call Number: N380 .D35 2010
Inspiring Writing in Art and Design by Pat Francis
Call Number: PE1404 .F73 2009
Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Call Number: N7476 .B37 2015
Visual Literacy: Writing about Art by Amy Tucker
Call Number: N7476 .T83 2002
Writing about Art by Marjorie Munsterberg
Call Number: N7467 .M867 2009
Writing about Art by Karen Gocsik; Elizabeth Adan
Call Number: e-book
Writing about Art by Henry M. Sayre
Call Number: N7476 .S29 2006
Writing about Visual Art by David Carrier
Call Number: N7476 .C378 2003
Writing for Visual Thinkers: a Guide for Artists and Designers by Andrea Marks
Call Number: PN145 .M347 2011

Style Guides

The Chicago Manual of Style
Call Number: e-book
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition by The University The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2017 - Research Help Desk

Chicago Manual of Style: Purdue Owl Citation Guide

Cite Right, Third Edition by Charles Lipson
Call Number: PN171.F56 L55 2018
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition by Kate L. Turabian
Call Number: LB2369 .T8 2018

Fair Use in the Visual Arts

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts (College Art Assocation)

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Subjects: Art & Art History

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