PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND DESIGN
Painting resources cover schools, major artists and art movements for many geographic areas. The emphasis is on works from Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States with new additions from the Asia Pacific region. In addition to core reference works and specialised works, the collection includes exhibition catalogues, catalogues raisonne and periodicals, both historical and contemporary. Indexes and databases provide excellent access to journal literature.
Sculpture resources include a wide range of schools, styles and periods from the ancient world to the present day.
Excellent resources are held for illustration, graphic design, commercial art and cartooning and there is a representative collection of works about techniques.
How do I access items in this collection?
Access at the State Library
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Find items in the collection via our One Search catalogue.
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Browse Levels 2, 3 and 4 or request items from onsite ‘Closed Access’ storage with your e-services card. If you order Closed Access items via the One Search catalogue ahead of your visit, items should be waiting for you when you arrive. You can order up to 3 days in advance. See delivery times for more information.
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Use our e-collections computers on level 2 to search the library’s catalogue; to search our databases for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles and to view images and manuscripts from our collection. These e-collections computers do not need to be booked and have no time limits on use.
- You can also access our electronic resources via the State Library’s free wireless service if you have a laptop. Check our Info Guide on how to access wireless for details.
Access offsite
- You can access selected offsite databases to search for electronic journal, magazine and newspaper articles offsite via any Internet enabled device. You will be prompted to login with your e-services card or QPL account.
- Some State Library items are available for loan to other libraries. Contact your local library for information about interlibrary loan and copy services.
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Last updated: 16th May 2012
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