Visual Arts

Visual Arts is the study and creation of visual works of art such as painting and sculpture.

Books - Browsing the Shelves

You may be looking for an informative book on art history or a book of colourful images of drawings, paintings or sculptures. You can find books on the subjects of sculpture, drawing, painting and painters from Dewey numbers 730-759. Art history books are in the 709's.

Magazine

• Artists & Illustrators

Searching the Catalogue

To help you find books on the visual arts, use the Search Tips to search our online catalogue by typing in keyword(s) such as:

• Salvador Dali
• Watercolour
• African Art
• Impressionism.

Online Resources

GROVE ART Online is part of the Epic group of databases and is available through the online catalogue. It is an encyclopedia of art from prehistory to the present day. There are articles on the various forms of art (painting, sculpture, ceramics and more) and biographical information of artists. Many articles have illustrations. Click here to check out this online resource.