SCULPTURE SUBJECT RESOURCES

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library carries many Sculpture resources that cover a variety of topics such as technique, history, artists, and much much more. The Sculpturecollection can be found at both library locations in Burnaby and at the 1090 W. Georgia campus downtown. Search the Voyager Library Catalogue to see what resources are available.

See also Resource Guides for:

• EVALUATING INFORMATION - Books, Web, & Journals
• RESEARCH, WRITING & COPYRIGHT
• ANIMATION
• ART & ART HISTORY

Recommended Books

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library uses Library of Congress classification call numbers, and Sculpture books are generally found in the NB call number range. Should you need any assistance finding a title, please see the Librarian on duty.

Complete, up-dated information on the magazine collection can be found on the Voyager Library catalogue and a full list of titles can be found HERE.

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The Art Institute of Vancouver Library is proud to offer a collection of excellent databases and online resources that will aid in almost all of your Drawing inquires. These resources are available for all Art Institute of Vancouver staff, student, and faculty member and can be accessed both on campus and remotely from your home.  Brief descriptions of each resource along with the access web links are included below, along with various "how-to" user guides and manuals (indicated in dark red) that will help you use these databases. 

**Please note that you must obtain the necessary Access USER IDs & Passwords from the library to use these resources.  Please drop by at any Art Institute of Vancouver Library location, call, or email the library staff to obtain the necessary information.**

• Grove's Dictionary of Art / Oxford Art Online
  A comprehensive collection of fine art and architecture images from many of the world's most prestigious art museums, and encyclopedia articles and entries from Groves and Oxford Reference.

• Oxford Reference Online
  Contains about 100+ dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works and an expanding range of key titles from the acclaimed Oxford Companions Series, plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Includes subject coverage from art & architecture to language & literature to science. See: Art & Architecture

• Proquest Bigchalk Electric Library
  ELibrary offers a broad range of full-text and multimedia content, including a digital archive of information sources of more than 2700 full-text periodicals, international newswires, classic books, maps, photographs, and major literary, art, and reference titles.

• RECOMMENDED DVDS
  • Gnomon Workshop DVDs: (located at the Burnaby Library)
    • Sculpture 1: Character Armature (John Brown series)
    • Sculpture 2: Character Maquette (John Brown series)
    • Sculpture 3: Sculpting the Detailed Character Head (John Brown series)
    • Sculpture 4 with John Brown: Molding and casting the character head (John Brown series)
    • Sculpture 5: Molding and Casting the Character Maquette (John Brown series)
    • Sculpture 6: Sculpting the Femme Fatale (John Brown series)
    • Sculpting comic book style
  • Creature Sculpting with Peter Konig (Massive Black DVD)

Do you know of any other resources? Having trouble finding the information that you need? Need the user access codes for these databases? Please contact the Library for help, or if you have any comments or resource suggestions.

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