Art & Design Resources: Printmaking
Your guide to resources that can make researching in the visual arts easier. (Originally written by Heather Lowe of the Visual Resource Center.)
Recommended Library Databases
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window(CSUSB users only.) Good starting point to find encyclopedia-style entries on artists, regions, styles, and periods.
- Art Index This link opens in a new window(CSUSB users only.) Covers articles from a wide variety of art-related publications.
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) This link opens in a new window(CSUSB users only.) Useful for keyword searching across a broad selection of humanities journal literature.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window(CSUSB users only.) Full text archive that includes many scholarly art-related journals.
Web Resources
- Victoria and Albert Museum’s Photography PageThe museum's subject page where you can access study guides, images, and essays on the subject of prints.
- What is a Print? (MoMA)An online exhibition that explains the basics of printmaking, walks you through each of the main processes, and gives examples of famous prints.
- PrinterestingContemporary printmaking blog that runs the gambit from exhibition reviews to technical tips.
- Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalog RaisonneSearchable catalog of the print studio's oeuvre. Find work by artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Josef Albers.
Museums, Galleries, and Presses
Books
Library books at CSUSB are cataloged with Library of Congress Subject Headings. To explore items catalogued under the subject of printmaking, you may want to use the following subjects in your searches: prints, prints--technique as well as the type of printmaking you're interested in: Lithography, Wood-engraving, Relief printing, etc..
Though the online catalog is a great tool, sometimes it's helpful to go and browse the resources in the library. If you choose to do this, you might want to start in the following call number ranges: NE400-773 (history and artists), NE1000-1352 (Wood engraving), NE1400-1879 (Metal engraving), NE1940-2232.5 (Etching and aquatint), NE2236-2240.6 (serigraphy, a.k.a. silk screen), NE2250-2570 (Lithography).
Proof: the rise of printmaking in southern California by Call Number: 3rd Floor NE538.L67 P76 2011 OVERSIZEISBN: 9781606060933Publication Date: 2011
Selected Journals & Magazines
- Print (Magazine)Pfau Library's online access. Production ceased 2017.
- ArtForum International (text-only, no graphics)Pfau Library's online subscription.
- Art in AmericaPfau Library's online subscription.
Professional Organizations
Technical Resources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art Tutorial VideosIntroductory tutorials to several kinds of printmaking.
- Non-Toxic Paint and Print ResourceGuide to making prints while steering clear of dangerous chemicals
- New Directions in PrintmakingAnother guide to more healthy and environmentally-friendly printmaking
- Washington University Technical HandoutsGreat instructions on a variety of print techniques by Professor Kevin Haas