1. Paysage et nationalisme français au 19e
siècle, UMKC
Instructor Gayle Levy
September 5, 2013
Presented by Amelia Nelson, Public Services Librarian
Tracey Boswell, Reference and Cataloging Librarian
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Spencer Art Reference Library

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Camille Pissarro , French , 1830-1903
The Garden of Les Mathurins at Pontoise, 1876
Oil on canvas
Unframed: 44 5/8 x 65 1/8 inches (113.35 x 165.42 cm) Framed:
59 x 79 1/4 x 4 inches (149.86 x 201.3 x 10.16 cm)
Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Gallery Location: P31

4. After you have determined the content, description or
subject; it is time for some formal analysis.
 Examine the light, textures, shapes, colors.
 What do these tell you about your selection?
 What is the medium? How is it made?
 Are there special techniques used?
 Which photographic medium is it?
 Identify the artist/photographer, date of
work, geographical location, title.
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5. Begin Research
 You will be looking for
 Biographical information on
artist/photographer
 Context of your selection within the art
movement
 Background of your work
 Importance of subject selected by the artist.
 More
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6. Library produced Research Guides
 1. Object Quick Guides
 For select items in museum collection
 Serve as a path of research
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7. Library produced Research Guides
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2. Researching
Artworks Guide
Painting, Prints, and
Sculpture

8. Search the Collection
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Public collection search
Staff collection
search
Nelson-Atkins audio

9. Research Strategy
General
Resources
Books
Articles and
More
What else is
out there?
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10. Resources - Context
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Date
Publisher
Author
Museum
 Surveys
 Exhibition Catalogs
 Artist Monographs
 Specific exhibition
 Series of work
 Overview
 Highlights
 Retrospectives
 Catalogues R s
 Comprehensive

11. Resources - Context
 Context
 Surveys
 Oxford Art Online
 Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline
of Art History
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•Biography
•Group Exhibitions
•Solo Exhibitions
•Museum & Gallery
Holdings
•Auction Records
•Bibliography

12. Searching - LibraryOneSearch - Books & More
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13. Searching -
Refine My Results
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14. Searching -
Using Refine My Results
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15. Journals
 Subscriptions to over 600
print magazines and journals
 Access to thousands more
through subscription
databases
 Jstor
 ART bibliographies Modern (1960 –
present)
 Art Abstracts (1984 – present)
 Art Index (1929 – 1984)
 Articlefirst (1960 – present)
 BHA (Bibliography of the History of
Art)
 International Bibliography of Art
 Art Price Databases (Auction Sales)
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Criticism
Exhibition Reviews
Interviews
Current projects and work
New scholarship
Focused research

16. Expanding your Searching – LibraryOneSearch
Spencer Collection Articles
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17. Navigating databases
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18. Art and Art History Databases
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Spencer Art
Reference Only
Auction / Art Price
databases
International
Bibliography of Art
(2007 – present)
CAMIO
Spencer Art
Reference & UMKC
ArchivesGrid
ARTbibliographies
Modern (1960 – present)
Art Abstracts (1984 –
present)
Art Index (1929 – 1984)
Articlefirst (1960 –
present)
BHA (1975 – 2007)
CAMIO
Jstor (1665 – present)
Oxford Art Online
WorldCat
UMKC Only
Academic Search
Complete
Art Full Text (1984
present)
Avery Index to
Architectural
Periodicals (1934 –
present)
FRANCIS (1984 –
present)
Many multi-disciplinary
Many science databases
Project Muse

19. Citation Article
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Michael, Cora. "Utopian Views
Of Rural Life In Prints By
Camille Pissarro At The
Princeton University Art
Museum." Record Of The
Princeton University Art Museum
68.(2009): 38-45. Art Abstracts
(H.W. Wilson). Web. 3 Sept.
2013.
Print
Online

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UMKC electronic article access
Michael, Cora. "Utopian Views Of
Rural Life In Prints By Camille
Pissarro At The Princeton
University Art Museum." Record Of
The Princeton University Art Museum
68.(2009): 38-45. Art Abstracts
(H.W. Wilson). Web. 3 Sept. 2013.

21. Citation Article
Print
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Spencer or UMKC Library
Catalog – see what the
holdings are
UMKC – expand your
search to MERLIN, then
MOBIUS
UMKC – ILL

22. Citations – Where would you start?
 Thomson, Belinda. "Camille Pissarro and Symbolism: Some
Thoughts Prompted by the Recent Discovery of an
Annotated Article." The Burlington Magazine. 124.946
(1982): 14-23.
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23. Images
 Camio
High quality images
from museum
collections around
the world
 Collection Search
 Scans
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24. Expanding your Search
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•Museum and Gallery
Collections
•Inventories
•Archives
•Correspondences
•Diaries
•Memoirs
•Gallery information
•Artist Files

25. Evaluation of web sources
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The Iraq War: Wikipedia Historiography,
2004-2009
Documents the 12,000 changes made to the Wikipedia article on the Iraq
War
Booktwo.org, On Wikipedia,
Cultural Patrimony, and
Historiography
James Bridle
September 6, 2010
http://booktwo.org/notebook/
wikipedia-historiography/

26. Citation Timesavers
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27. How to Research an Art Object in the Nelson-Atkins Collection
1
• Visit the artwork in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Look at the label copy, and note the title, artist, artist
period and accession number.
2
• Search the collections online from the museum's website, http://www.nelson-atkins.org/collections located
under the Heading Art | Collections. This valuable resource may include label copy, size, medium, museum
location and other information
3
• Search the library's collection of books, auction catalogs and more in the online catalog
http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org
4
• After you've searched the collection database, museum publications and the online catalog, the next step is to
search the library's databases at http://libraryonesearch.nelson-atkins.org The databases include a
comprehensive art encyclopedia, article citations, full-text articles, auction sales results and are available from
the library's public computers.
5
• Library staff is happy to help you further research. Please contact the reference staff at the Spencer Art
Reference Library at 816.751.1216 or via the Museum's website at: http://www.nelson-
atkins.org/education/Library.cfm

28. Museum Education
Black, Graham. Transforming Museums in the Twenty-First Century.
London: Routledge, 2012. Spencer Art Reference Library Call No:
Reserves AM 7 .B57 2011
Burnham, Rika, and Elliott Kai-Kee. Teaching in the Art Museum:
Interpretation As Experience. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum,
2011. Spencer Art Reference Library Call No: Reserves N 430 .B86
2011
Falk, John H. Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience. Walnut Creek,
Calif: Left Coast Press, 2009. Spencer Art Reference Library Call No:
AM 7 .F33 2009
Wells, Marcella, Barbara H. Butler, and Judy M. Koke. Interpretive
Planning for Museums: Integrating Visitor Perspectives in Decision-
Making. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press Inc, 2013. Spencer Art
Reference Library Call No: Display AM 121 .W45 2013
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Need more?
Spencer Art Reference Library
Contact:
Reference Desk, 816.751.1216
Marilyn Carbonell, Head, Library Services
Amelia Nelson, Librarian, Public Services
Tracey Boswell, Catalog/Reference Librarian
Roberta Wagener, Assistant, Public Services
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