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Contemporary & Modern Art

Resources for the study of Modern and Contemporary Art, the period encompassing roughly the 20th and 21st centuries.


Modern and Contemporary Art Books


For a more detailed method of finding books in the Online Catalog, see the Art, Design, and Art History guide. 

Most art books are found in the Library of Congress call number N section. Modern and Contemporary Art encompasses all forms of fine art, design, architecture, craft, film, dance, music, and theater, so you may be browsing other sections of the library.

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Search across the entire library catalog (books, DVDs, government documents)
and most of the library databases (journal articles, images, newspapers).

 

Recommended Modern Art Books



Recommended Contemporary Art Books



ebooks + Reference Online


Need to define an art term, artistic period, or theory? Use reference sources!

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Jstor offers a variety of open access ebooks. Check this database to see if there are any books on the contemporary or modernism.

Using Interlibrary Loan

Search WorldCat or Google Scholar for items worldwide. 

If you cannot access the article or book from our library, consider making an Interlibrary loan request. See the Interlibrary Loan guide below for more information.

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