Artists

This page links to our pages on artists, and examines ways of searching for more information.

Search our catalogue

If you are looking for information on a particular artist, do a subject search on the the artist’s name i.e. Rita Angus. This will lead you to all books about the artist. A keyword search will lead you to books that contain significant chapters about the artist.

For books about artists in general, try artists or search by country i.e. Artists – New Zealand – Biography.

Artists eResources

The following eResources have information on artists:

• Oxford Art Online biographies
• Biography in Context
• Biography Reference Centre

Interviews and biographies

Artist information on our website:

• Rita Angus
• George Edwards
• Colin McCahon
• Bill Sutton
• William Trethewey

More information on artists

Our art resources page will help you track down more information on an artist. If your searching fails to provide relevant information you may need to dig a little deeper. Ask yourselves the following questions. This will take you to other areas where good lending and reference books can be found.

• Which period did the artist paint in?
• What genre did he or she specialize in?
• What nationality was the artist?
• In which galleries is the artist represented?
• What art movement was the artist associated with?