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ARH 380 Kulpa: Primary Sources
Course guide to support student research projects for ARH 380
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Primary Sources - Art History
About Primary Sources
Primary sources are first-hand information
They are sources as close as possible to the information you are studying
Examples of Primary Sources
A work of art, itself, is a primary source
Items written by the artist, such as journals, a diary, an autobiography and letters
Government documents
Memoirs
Oral histories
Newspaper or magazine articles, written by someone who attended an opening, exhibition or talk by the artist are primary sources
Finding Primary Sources
In the library catalog, try an author search for the artist - Ex: Jenny Holzer -
NY Times Historical Database -
New York Times, Historical
Tip: Try filtering by Document type - Review in the facets on the left margin
Other newspapers
Artist's web presence
Alma mater archives
Clues/Bibliographies in Encyclopedia articles
Web search - artist's name +archives +sources
Interviews can be primary sources if they have not been edited.
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