Artists of the World

Alternate Titles: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon; AKL; AOW; Internationale Datenbank bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler

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"Artists of the World is the world’s most current, reliable, and extensive reference work on artists. It contains authoritative, up-to-date biographical information on more than 1.2 million artists, and entries on groups of visual artists from all over the world and from all eras. It covers all genres of fine arts, painting, graphics, sculpture, architecture, photography, video, installation art, and much more. Entries with detailed articles are supplemented by lists of works, literature, sources, and exhibitions."

Artists of the World is the successor to Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (AKL).

Language of Publication: German

User interface: English, German

 Access open only to UBC students, faculty, staff and on-site Library users (other restrictions may apply)

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Alumni Access? Yes
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Architecture; Art History; Visual Arts