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Art in the US, 1890-1945

Max Weber, American, 1881 – 1961; Composition with Three Figures, 1910; watercolor and gouache on brown (kraft) paper, 47 x 23 in. (119.4 x 58.4 cm); Ackland Fund, 60.4.1

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Oxford Art Online
Includes the Grove Art Online, an encyclopedia of art, with general introductions to a variety of topics related to this course.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art
Compiled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's curatorial, conservation, and education staff, covers pre-history to the present day. Contents arranged chronologically, geographically, and thematically.
Who's Who in American Art
Who Was Who in American Art: Compiled from the Original Thirty-Four Volumes of American Art Annual--Who's Who in Art, Biographies of American Artists Active from 1898-1947
Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists
Includes artists native to the United States or working in the United States from 1606 to 2002.
The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
American National Biography
Highlights the lives of over 18,000 persons who have been important and influential in the history of the United States, from the early days of European exploration to the present.

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