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Art: Painting

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Painting

Finding resources in the catalog. Search for subjects like:

  • Painting
  • <material being painted> painting
    • Panel painting
    • Screen painting
    • Stone painting
  • <ethnic group> painting
    • Islamic painting
    • Jesuit painting
    • Taoist painting
  • <subject of painting> painting
    • Portrait painting
    • Still-lfe painting
  • <media> painting
    • Ink painting
    • Soot painting
    • Watercolor
  • Painters
  • Paint

This is a small sampling of subject headings in our catalog. As always, the OCC librarians are ready to help you find the best resources for your specific needs.

Images on right:

"Children on the Beach" by Mary Cassatt, 1884

"Codes" abstract watercolor painting by Bruce Black, 2020

Finding Books on the Shelf

Most works on painting will be found in the ND section.

  • Dictionaries & Encyclopedias: ND30-31
  • Biography of groups of painters: ND34-38
  • History: ND49-1114
  • Individual biographies and history of country-specific movements: ND201-1114
    • ND201-439    America   
    • ND450-955   Europe   
    • ND958  Mediterranean Region
    • ND960-1072.72  Asia. The Orient   
    • ND1075    Islamic countries   
    • ND1080-1099  Africa   
    • ND1099.4-.5    Indian Ocean islands   
    • ND1099.6    Southern Hemisphere   
    • ND1099.7-1113    Australasia. Pacific Area   
    • ND1114   Developing countries  
  • Study and teaching: ND1115-1120

Image on right: Minhwa (Korean folk art) deer and turlte. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/)

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