About the Art Library
The Clarence Ward Art Library is named after Professor Clarence Ward, Museum Director and Art Department Chairman from 1917 to 1949. The library is located on the top floor of the Allen Memorial Art Museum addition designed by the noted architectural firm Venturi and Rauch.
The Art Library installed compact shelving in 2006 — see photos of the process.
Collection
The Art Library offers 100,000 volumes covering all of the Visual Arts fields including Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, New Media, Prints, Photography, and the Decorative Arts as well as related fields (such as Anthropology, Archaeology, and Landscape Architecture). The collection covers the Visual Arts of all periods (Prehistoric through Contemporary) and all nationalities with special emphasis on Western European, Chinese, Japanese, and American art. The library has over 200 periodical subscriptions some dating back to the 19th century. Current and bound periodicals are library use only.
Services
General Library Services
Staff
The Art Library has two full time Staff and a bevy of student staff. Student staff from previous years are listed in our Hall of Fame.
