harlem renaissance art

18
Arts The Harlem Renaissance Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:30AM Prof. LaNitra Berger Visual Arts Librarian: Jenna Rinalducci

Upload: jen-rinald

Post on 24-May-2015

993 views

Category:

Education


3 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Harlem Renaissance Art

HNRS 122: Reading the ArtsThe Harlem Renaissance

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

10:30AM Prof. LaNitra Berger

Visual Arts Librarian: Jenna Rinalduccihttp://infoguides.gmu.edu/arth

Page 2: Harlem Renaissance Art

WHERE TO SEARCH? LIBRARY RESOURCES

LIBRARY WEBSITE:• Ask-a-Librarian→ IM…

• InfoGuides (http://infoguides.gmu.edu)

LIBRARY CATALOG:• Books

• E-books

• DVD, VHS

• WRLC

• And more…

Page 3: Harlem Renaissance Art

MORE LIBRARY RESOURCESRESEARCH DATABASES—ARTS

DATABASES

• ART FULLTEXT

• Bibliography History of Art (BHA) & International Bibliography of Art (IBA)

• Design & Applied Arts (DAAI)

• ARTBibliographies Modern

• Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

• Oxford Art Online

Page 4: Harlem Renaissance Art

SUBJECT DATABASES

• Search topic more in-depth

• Specialized journals not in general databases

• Not as many “off-topic” results

• Unique search options

• Not sure where to start?

– Research Databases by Subject

– InfoGuides—Find Articles/Core Databases

Page 5: Harlem Renaissance Art

MORE RESEARCH DATABASES

INTERDISCIPLINARY DATABASES• Academic Search Complete

• ProQuest Research Library

• JSTOR

• Humanities International Complete

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES• Black Thought and Culture

• Black Studies Center

• African American Biographical Database

Page 6: Harlem Renaissance Art

GETTING THE ARTICLE…Step 1: Is the article available full-text in the database?

No. Then follow these steps.

Step 2: Mason Link

Step 3: Go to the E-Journal Finder if no Mason Link

Step 4: Mason Library Catalog

Step 5: WRLC Consortium Loan Service

Step 6: Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Page 7: Harlem Renaissance Art

FINDING IMAGES• ARTstor

• Oxford Art Online

• Art Museum Image Gallery

• Articles

• Books

• Museum websites

Page 8: Harlem Renaissance Art

EXAMPLE FROM ARTSTORImages Saved to Personal “Image Group”

Page 9: Harlem Renaissance Art

FIND AN IMAGE YOU WANT TO EXPLORE?Creator: Aaron Douglas, North American; American, 1899 – 1979

Title: Aspiration

Work Type: Paintings

Date: 1936

Material: oil on canvas

Measurements: 60 x 60 (152.4 x 152.4 cm)

Repository: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (San Francisco, California, USA)

*From ARTstor

Page 10: Harlem Renaissance Art

BRAINSTORM: SEARCH TERMSArtist: Aaron Douglas OR Douglas, Aaron

Medium: Painting; Oil on canvas

Geography: American OR United States; New York City OR New York (N.Y.); Harlem

Imagery: industry or labor; urban or city on the hill; slavery; chains; migration; storm; plinth; circles; waves; stars; education; accomplishments in architecture, chemistry, geography

Related: Harlem Renaissance; African American Art; monochromatic; art and politics; art and history; race relations; Great Depression or Depressions --1929 --United States; influences; culture; style

*Try as general searches & see what you find…

Page 11: Harlem Renaissance Art

The Starbucks Syndrome Keyword vs. Subject Searching

Keyword:• Simplest search

• Looks for records that match the words

typed, not the ideas represented by the

words

Controlled Vocabulary (Subjects):• Use subject headings for more refined results

• Looks for records that match the ideas represented by the words.

• Terms are standardized

• Often active links

Page 12: Harlem Renaissance Art

Let’s try searching…

http://library.gmu.edu

Page 13: Harlem Renaissance Art

Define Your Topic

Determine Your Information Needs

Locate and Retrieve Relevant Information

Access Information using Technology

Evaluate Information

Use Information Ethically

Research Process

Page 14: Harlem Renaissance Art

TIPS & TRICKS1. State your topic as a question.

2. Identify main concepts.

3. Narrow or broaden your topic.

4. Keep a list of search terms that work for your topic & add as you go.

5. Works whether you’re writing a brief paper or an in-depth research paper.

Page 15: Harlem Renaissance Art

What are the 4 steps in the Research Process?

1. Pick a topic

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. Write the paper

Page 16: Harlem Renaissance Art

What are the 4 steps in the Research Process?

1. Pick a topic

2. Where to search (catalog, databases)

3. How to search (keywords)

4. How to get it (find the article)

5. Is what I found any good

6. Write the paper

Page 17: Harlem Renaissance Art

What are the 4 steps in the Research Process?

1. Where to search (catalog, databases)…

2. How to search (keywords)…

3. How to get it (find the article)…

4. Is what I found any good…

Page 18: Harlem Renaissance Art

QUESTIONS?

• Reference Desk: call or stop by

• Email

• Telephone

• Research consultation