Middle East and North Africa
Resources at LCC Library
Art of the Middle East : modern and contemporary art of the Arab world and Iran by Call Number: N7265 .E44 2010
The fertile crescent: gender, art, and society by Call Number: N7265 .B76 2012
Islamic art and geometric design : activities for learningCall Number: NK1270 .I85 2004 (on Reserve)
Signs of Our Times from calligraphy to calligraffiti by Call Number: N7265.3 .S54 2016
Contemporary art in the Middle East by Call Number: N7265.3 .C667 2009
Amazigh arts in Morocco: women shaping Berber identity by Call Number: ebook
Jewish art: a modern history by Call Number: N7415 .B37 2011
Veil: veiling, representation, and contemporary art by Call Number: GT1380 .V45 2003
Ceramics from Islamic lands by Call Number: NK3880 .W37 2004
The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts: 13 centuries of glory from the Umayyads to the Ottomans by Call Number: N3690.T8 I82 2009
Islam, from Baghdad to Cordoba : early architecture from the 7th to the 13th centur by Call Number: NA380 .S8413 2009
Library catalog searches for topics in art
Here are some important subject headings to use in the Library catalog:
Art -- Arab countries
Art, Egyptian
Art, Mogul Empire
Art, Turkish
Art, Middle Eastern
Calligraphy, Arabic
Calligraphy, Persian
Islamic art
Jewish art
Ottoman art
Art -- (any country)
Web Resources
National Museum of Asian Art - Smithsonian One of the finest collections of Islamic art in the US, from the earliest century of Islam to present.
Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Nature of Islamic Art series of essays from the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History featuring artists and works in the Met collections, essays, and historical context.
Modern Art Iraq Archive (MAIA) Modern art from the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad, much of which was lost or damaged in the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
Agial Gallery Art gallery in Beirut with extensive roster of contemporary artists from the Middle East.
Arab Culture Fund Organization promotes projects in cinema, performing arts, literature, music and visual arts, across the Arab world.
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Islamic Art and Architecture
- Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and ArchitectureComprehensive encyclopedia of art and architecture throughout the Islamic world from c700 CE to present.