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Visual Literacy Research Guide


This guide is a curated list of resources in the Scribner Library related to visual literacy.

"Visual literacy is a set of abilities that enables an individual to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and visual media."
ACRL Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

René Magritte, Belgian, and 1898-1967. The Eye. c. 1932/35. Oil on canvas, 9 5/16 x 9 5/16 in. (24.4 x 24.4 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior gift of Arthur Keating; Chicago, Illinois, USA; 1989.53; http://www.artic.edu/aic/. https://jstor.org/stable/community.15019915.

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