Your home for research related to art, art history, studio art, photography, and architecture.
Your Art Library
Sherman Art Library maintains and grows its outstanding collection of materials related to art history, with a particular focus on supporting the curriculum. You'll find the Art Special Collection housed in Sherman Library for use in various classes and curricular assignments.
What's Inside
What's Inside
- Beautiful study spaces and exhibit cases
- Art reference collection, journals, and books
- Art Special Collection of rare art historical materials and handmade artists’ books
- Expertise from the Visual Arts Librarian
Subjects
Resources and Services
Research Consultations
For questions big or small, schedule a chat with the Visual Arts Librarian.
View Art Special Collections
Schedule an appointment to view items.
Start Your Research
Use these art-related resources to start your research.
Color Printing
Access a color Greenprint station on the Sherman Library main floor.
Borrowing
Learn how you can borrow materials.
Collaborate with Sherman
Collaborate with Sherman
Get help with research, collection suggestions, or bring your class to Sherman for an instruction session. The Visual Arts Librarian offers curricular support to all Dartmouth departments, with specialist support to the:
Curated Collections
Artists' Books
"Artists’ books" refers to publications conceived as artworks in their own right. The collection includes works often published in small editions, though sometimes produced as one-of-a-kind objects.
Artists' Books
"Artists’ books" refers to publications conceived as artworks in their own right. The collection includes works often published in small editions, though sometimes produced as one-of-a-kind objects.
Chinese Graphic Novels
Since 2014, the Dartmouth Libraries have selectively collected over a dozen titles of Chinese graphic novels from 1957-1989. Glimpse what life was like in those decades and witness the impacts these movements brought to people and society.
Chinese Graphic Novels
Since 2014, the Dartmouth Libraries have selectively collected over a dozen titles of Chinese graphic novels from 1957-1989. Glimpse what life was like in those decades and witness the impacts these movements brought to people and society.
Manuscript Facsimiles
A fine art facsimile is a faithful reproduction of an original manuscript, reproducing all aspects of the original, including illustrations, gold leaf, age marks, torn pages and annotations. See the beautiful detail of these works, which required extensive labor.
Manuscript Facsimiles
A fine art facsimile is a faithful reproduction of an original manuscript, reproducing all aspects of the original, including illustrations, gold leaf, age marks, torn pages and annotations. See the beautiful detail of these works, which required extensive labor.
Catalogues Raisonnés
Invaluable tools for art historical research, delve into artists' "catalogues raisonnés," or complete catalogs of artists' works including explanations and scholarly comments.
Catalogues Raisonnés
Invaluable tools for art historical research, delve into artists' "catalogues raisonnés," or complete catalogs of artists' works including explanations and scholarly comments.
Exhibits at Sherman Art Library
Now on Exhibit
December 19, 2024 - March 15, 2025
Sherman Art Library
