LATINO ART:

A Guide to Resources in the MSU Libraries

MSU Libraries Subject Guide Series No. 43

Note: research in the history of art requires the use of resources beyond the art collections; there are many important indexes and bibliographies, as well as online resources, throughout the MSU Libraries, particularly in Main Library Reference on 1-East. Resources not in the Fine Arts Library are designated by MAIN, Cesar Chavez Collection, etc.

MAGIC, the MSU Libraries' online catalog, can be searched by author, title, subject, or keyword. Examples:

(keyword search)	latino artists
(subject search)	mexican-american art
(author search)	goldman shifra
(title search)	chicano art resistance and affirmation

The LC (Library of Congress) Subject headings for ethnic groups include "Mexican American," "Hispanic American," and others. Check the Library of Congress Subject Headings, or use a keyword search and then identify the correct subject headings from the records retrieved. MAGIC guide sheets by the terminals explain searching in more detail. To locate articles in magazines or journals, search a periodical index. See the "Indexes and Bibliographies" section of this guide. If you need assistance, ask the reference desk staff.

CONTENTS

SURVEYS, HANDBOOKS AND TREATISES, a selection
ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
INDEXES and BIBLIOGRAPHIES
COLLECTION AND EXHIBITION CATALOGS: a brief selection
PERIODICALS
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
SPECIAL TOPICS: a brief selection
INTERNET RESOURCES: a selection of important general sites

SURVEYS, HANDBOOKS AND TREATISES, a selection

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

Dictionary of Art. Jane Turner, ed. N31.D5 1996 ART PERMANENT RESERVE I or online at http://www.groveart.com/tdaonline/search/. In the most recent major encyclopedia of art, a brief section on "Latin American artists of the USA" is included in vol. 18, pp. 830-835. Covers, with a few bibliographic notes, artists of Chicano, Cuban, and Puerto Rican heritage.

Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Art. N6502.E53 2000 ART REF. See entry under "Latin American Artists of the USA."

Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States. Francisco Lomeli, ed. E184 S75 H365 1993 Main Library Reference. Vol. 1, Literature and Art, covers Chicano, Cuban and Puerto-Rican cultures. See pages 192-217, "From barrio to mainstream: the panorama of Latino Art." Illustrations and bibliography.

The Hispanic-American Almanac . E184.S75 H557 1993 Main Library Reference. See art section 18, by Jacinto Quirarte, pp. 463-504. Includes an excellent essay on the sources of Hispanic art up to the present. Includes entries on Chicano, Hispanic, Mexican-American and PuertoRican artists.

Hispanic-American Material Culture : an Annotated Directory of Collections, Sites, Archives, and Festivals in the United States. E184.S75 G69 1989 ART REF

Hispanic Americans Information Directory. E184.S75 H49 (1994-95) Main Library Reference. A comprehensive guide to organizations, agencies, institutions, programs, and publications (including videos).

The Hispanic Presence in North America from 1492 to Today. E184.S75 F4913 1991 Main Library Reference. Includes a general essay on Hispanic cultures, followed by entries by state, with a directory of sites, and lists of Spanish-language publications and organizations.

The Latino Encyclopedia. E184.S75 L357 1996 Main Library Reference. A somewhat useful multi-volume encyclopedia, with short entries and bibliographies. See entry for Arts in vol. 1, and individual entries for major artists (e.g. Rupert Garcia.)

INDEXES and BIBLIOGRAPHIES

(* All electronic resources are available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/dbases/.)

*Art Abstracts (1984-present) Indexes about 300 journals in the visual arts, covering topics from architecture to video.

*Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984). This index uses the subject terms art, Hispanic and art, Mexican-American, with cross-references from Chicano and other headings. Try both subject and keyword searches for best results.

*Artbibliographies Modern(1974-present). Chicano art yields more records than does Hispanic art or Latino art. ABM includes abstracts which have quite a bit of information--helpful if we do not have the source abstracted.

Arte Chicano: a Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography of Chicano Art, 1965-1981 by Shifra Goldman and Tomas Ybarra-Frausto. Z5961 .U5 G64 1985 ART REF. An essential, pioneering work. (See Chicano Database for cd-rom version.)

*BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art (1973-present, including RILA and RAA). The major index for the history of art. Use Mexican-Americans or Hispanic-Americans to execute a subject search, or Chicano or other related term for a basic index (keyword) search. This index provides access to abstracts of books, articles, exhibition catalogs, essays in books and catalogs, dissertations, etc.

*Chicano Database (1967-present). The most comprehensive bibliographic resource for information about Mexican-American topics, including more than 36,000 bibliographic citations for a wide variety of materials. Segments of the Chicano database have been published in print format as: Chicano Periodical Index, Chicano Index, Arte Chicano, and Chicano Anthology Index. Chicano Database includes good summaries or abstracts.

*Ethnic Newswatch (1990-present). Full-text articles from minority magazines, journals and newspapers, in English and Spanish. Search can be executed in English or Spanish as well. Also includes a publications directory.

*HAPI. The searchable web version of the Hispanic American Periodicals Index, HAPI indexes more than 400 social science and humanities journals.

COLLECTION AND EXHIBITION CATALOGS: a brief selection

PERIODICALS

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS

SPECIAL TOPICS: a brief selection

INTERNET RESOURCES: a selection of important general sites

Chicano Studies Library: University of California Berkeley
http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu/cslhome.html

Chicano Studies Research Library: UCLA
http://clnet.ucr.edu/library/csrl

U.S. Latino History and Culture at the Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/latino.htm
See especially the links for the Archives of American Art.

This guide to resources in MSU Libraries provides a brief overview. Additional rich sources will be exhibition catalogs or monographs on individual topics or artists. Be sure to consult bibliographies in each work you use, remembering that foreign-language material (e.g. Spanish or Portuguese) may yield substantial information (plates, bibliographies, chronologies, etc.) even if you do not read the language in which the text is written.

THE FINE ARTS LIBRARY

The Fine Arts Library is staffed by professional library staff, and by student assistants during evening and weekend hours. If you need a librarian's assistance please try to visit during weekday hours, or call to make an appointment for research assistance. We're happy to work with researchers and/or give tours of the Fine Arts Library.

There is a copystand and camera for your use if you wish to make slides (film and instruction not provided) as well as a coin-operated photocopier (a color copier is available in the Copy Center on 2-West.) Please help preserve costly art books by careful photocopying, protection of books from the weather, food and drink, and damaging inserts such as 'Post-its' which can remove color inks. Thank you!

Michigan State University Libraries
Original Compilation by Patricia Thompson
Revised by Terrie Wilson
URL:http://www.lib.msu.edu/pubs/subject/su43.htm
Last Updated: May 2001 sm