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Joan Snyder, Summer Orange, 1970. Oil, acrylic, spray enamel on canvas, 42" x 96". Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Michael Walls (GSD, Class of 1961-1963) in memory of his parents, John Alvin James Williamson Walls and Elva Mary Claire Riccardi Walls, 2007.225 . Photo: Steven Sloman. © Joan Snyder.
Welcome to the Fine Arts Library Contemporary Art research guide. The guide is intended to provide students and scholars with helpful resources and tips for researching art produced from the 1970's onward. The Fine Arts Library collection contains books, magazines, journals, exhibition and auction catalogues as well as electronic resources that provide information about contemporary art . Please explore the guide and do not hesitate to contact us for further for help with your research.
Harvard Fine Arts Library
Get It @ Harvard
There are several ways to get copies of materials that aren't on Harvard's shelves: Get It - Harvard Library sums up the options.
- Scan and DeliverRequest scans of journal articles or book chapters from items owned by Harvard, delivered electronically within 4 business days.
- Borrow DirectGet books and scores directly from the libraries of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale; they'll be delivered in 4 business days.
- Interlibrary LoanRequest materials not available through Borrow Direct; most items are delivered in about 2 weeks.
News and Events
- Index Magazine, Harvard Art MuseumHighlights contemporay art news and events at Harvard.
- Carpenter Center for the Visual ArtsListing of current and past exhibitioins, artist talks and lectures.
- Big, Red & ShinyA listing of current art exhibitions and events in and around the Boston area.
- Office for the Arts at Harvard Events calendarA calendar of visual and performing arts events happening on campus.
- Radcliffe Institute Public Art CompetitionOpen to all students enrolled in a Harvard degree program, the Radcliffe Institute Public Art Competition provides them with a unique opportunity to design and build a site-specific installation for prominent display in the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Garden in Radcliffe Yard.