Encyclopedias & Dictionaries:

The encyclopedias included in this guide are either general art history reference works or they are focused more specifically on Native American art. Most of the dictionaries included are biographical in nature and contain information on Native American artists, most contemporary.

A great place to start research is the Grove Dictionary of Art. It is available in print in the Sloane Art Library or online. It can be accessed through a link on the Online Resources page on the Sloane Art Library website.

Archuleta, Margaret. Shared Visions: Native American Painters and Sculptors in the Twentieth Century. New York: New Press, 1993. (Art, N6538.A4 A7 1993)

Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 1996. (Art Reference, N31.D5 1996 v.22)

Encyclopedia of World Art. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959. (Art, N31.E533)

Reno, Dawn. Contemporary Native American Artists. Brooklyn, NY: Alliance Publishing, 1995. (Art Reference, E98.A7 R45 1995)

Serials Guide to Ethnoart. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. (Art Reference, N5310.7.B87 1990)

St. James Guide to Native North American Artists. Detroit: St. James Press, 1998. (Art Reference, E98.A7.S8 1998 c.1)

Werness, Hope B. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art. New York: Continuum, 2000. (Art Reference, Stone Center Library, E98.A7 W49 2000)