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www.impressionism.info. Impressionism, 2005. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. This site talks about the basics of Impressionist art and the movement. It tells you the origin of where the name impreesionism came from and all about the subjects the artists paints about and the techniques they use. In addition, the site lists "the masters" of the art movement and the numerous paintings they painted. Lastly, it gives a list of a few books about the art movement and of the artists.

"The Grand Master of Surrealism Salvador Dalí." USA Today Magazine 133.2720 (2005): 34-41. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This USA today magazine article provides imformation on the artistic works of Salvador Dali and his impact on surrealism. It also includes his artistic influences on his painting and the many exhibitions for his paintings.It talks about one exhibition in particular in which 150 of Dali's paintings were displayed along with his other works such as sculptures and writings. It was the largest grouping of his works ever. It also gives a good background and Bio of the artist.

"The Grand Master of Surrealism Salvador Dalí." USA Today Magazine 133.2720 (2005): 34-41. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This review highlights of the works of Salvador Dali and the exhibitions where his artwork was presented. It describes his success as an artist during the mid 1900s. Also, it explains the importance Salvador Dali to other artists as pure inspiration.

Charles, Marilyn, and Karen Telis. "Pattern as Inspiration and Mode of Communication in the Works of Van Gogh." American Journal of Psychoanalysis 69.3 (2009): 238-262. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. In "Pattern as Inspiration and Mode of Communication in the works of Van Gogh" it talks about how his black and white paintings still convey meaning. Van Gogh is an impressionist and has the talent of using line and shapes in order to evoke an emotional response. Van Gogh was interested in ideas rather than images, which inspired many of his pieces of work. The history of his life is shown and describes who he is and his work. In the beginning of his life Gogh did not know he wanted to be an artist, but later traveled and studied art.

Charles, Marilyn, and Karen Telis. "Pattern as Inspiration and Mode of Communication in the Works of Van Gogh." American Journal of Psychoanalysis 69.3 (2009): 238-262. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. In "Pattern as Inspiration and Mode of Communication in the works of Van Gogh" it talks about how his black and white paintings still convey meaning. Van Gogh is an impressionist and has the talent of using line and shapes in order to evoke an emotional response. Van Gogh was interested in ideas rather than images, which inspired many of his pieces of work. The history of his life is shown and describes who he is and his work. In the beginning of his life Gogh did not know he wanted to be an artist, but later traveled and studied art.

Boime, Albert. "Roy Lichtenstein and the Comic Strip." Art Journal 28 (1968-1969): 155-159. JSTOR. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. This article talks about 

Beaty, Bart. "Roy Lichtenstein's Tears: Art vs. Pop in American Culture." Canadian Review of American Studies 34.3 (2004): 249-268. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.

Manthorne, Katherine E. "Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)." American Art 11.3 (1997): 78. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.

Brettell, Richard R. Impression: Painting Quickly in France, 1860-1890. Williamstown, MA: Yale University Press, 2000. Print. This book holds a lot of information about the Impressionist Movement. The introduction defines what an "impression" is and how it came to name one of the most know art movements. It then goes on to give a brief history about the movement as a whole. After that, each chapter recognizes a famous impressionist painter, like Monet. The chapter about Monet goes into detail about his paintings and how he helped develope the Impressionists.

Tucker, Paul Hayes. Claude Monet: Life and Art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Print. This bibliography goes through the life of Claude Monet and the kinds of paintings he painted as he grew older, how he went from the start of impressionism to series paintings and his Giverny Gardens. The author goes on to say that Monet's achievement is "as being almost exclusively concerned with air, light, and particular moments in time rendered spontaneously in heightened color and broken brushwork."

Mckever, Rosalind. " Back to the Futurism" Art Book 17.1 (2010): 66-67. EBSCO. Web.16 Nov. 2010. The article focuses on Futurism today and its affect on the future. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's life and his contributions to Futurism in 1909 are discussed. Marinetti influenced many other artists to follow in his footsteps. Today art is now today has taken shape in the form of technology and not as much painting and art. I like the title because it describes the article well.

Hand, John O. "Futurism in America." Art Journl 41.4 (1981): 337-42. JSTOR. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. This article is about the transition of Futurism from the East to America. The development of Futurism was caused by the influence from the Futurist Manifestos and paintings. F.T. Marinetti's Foundation and Manifesto of Futurism sparked the movement and through the use of variety of magazines and newspapers, it spread quickly. The article includes a summarized interview of Andre Tridon analyzing specific ways in which this movement affected the culture of the early 1900's. Tridon gives specific newspaper articles that are a direct result of the Futurism movement. By 1913 Futurism had made its impact and it seemed that it would not disappear very easily.

McCully, Marilyn. "Pablo Picasso: The early years." USA Today Magazine 126.2626 (1997): 38. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. The is an article about Picasso extraced from the USA Today magazine. It gives a great detailed background. I really like it because it breaks up Picasso's life into different sections. The biography is extremely easy to follow. It also includes some of his paintings during the specified times included in the biography.

Herrick, Roxanna, and Bette-Lee Fox. "Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh." Library Journal 116, no. 10:208. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed November 7, 2010). In this article it talks about Van Gogh's failure as an artist while he was alive. Van Gogh produced over 1800 pieces of work, and only sold one painting while he was alive. Van Gogh tried to find himself through his artwork. His life was very bleak and depressing. In the end Van Gogh ended up committing suicide, which was not found to be too surprising.

Menand, Louis. "TOP OF THE POPS." New Yorker 85.44 (2010): 56-65. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on the "top" pop artists.  It provides Andy Warhol's biography.  It discusses some of the most famous books written about him, and even his own book.  It also comments on several of his most famous pieces of art, including his famous Campbell's soup can painting.  Andy Warhol was a puzzling individual as well as artist; people are still trying to uncover why his art was not affected by the different economic times; people were continuing to pay more and more for his work, no matter what their economic status was at the time.

Martin, R. Picasso's War: The Destruction of Guernica and the Masterpiece that Changed the World. New York: Dutton, 2002. Print. Martin's book describes Adolf Hitler's target practice on the Basque village of Guernica in 1937. This attack sparked Picasso into depicting the terrible event; the painting is known as Guernica. Although Picasso was living in Paris, France at the time of the attack he felt an obligation to depicting the terror that Hitler unleashed on his beloved homeland. The themes, events and individual scenes are discussed throughout the book.

Moffat, Charles. "The Prince of Pop Art." www.arthistoryarchive.com. November 2007. Web. November 10. This site describes Andy's life, from his childhood, to the time that he began his art, to the time that he died. It also describes Andy's personality and how it is connected to his artwork. This page also is about Andy's afterlife and about the Andy Warhol Museum that opened in his hometown. Also, the page contains many quotes of Andy Warhol.

Rosemblum, R. Picasso and the War Years: 1937-1945. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1998. Print. Picasso's political choices are referred to. Picasso was apart of the the Spanish Republic. According to Picasso, while the painting hung in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it was not a political piece it was simply a depiction of the horrible events of the bombing of the village of Guernica. However, later Picasso told one of his friends that Guernica is a political statement that hangs "in the middle of New York City" (Rosemblum 73). Nazi Germany ignored Picasso's works and called it "the work of a either a lunatic or a of a four-year-old" (Rosemblum 72), although it was a political statement to Nazi Germany and what they did to damage Picasso's homeland of Spain.

Weston, Neville. "THE REAL VAN GOGH: the artist and his letters." Craft Arts International 79 (2010): 78-80. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. In this article it explains the life of Van Gogh. It turns out he had health problems and did not take care of himself. Van Gogh did not eat at times, drank excessively, and smoked. His bipolar mood greatly influenced his paintings. Throughout his life he wrote letter to his brother, which today are translated. The letters are considered to be real literature and inform the reader about his life.

MacTaggart, John. "Impressionism." ArtFactory, 2010. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This work starts off by stating when and how the Impressionist Movement was found. It then goes into what the goals of the Impressionists were and how they sought to complete these goals. For example, to catch a particular landscape scene, Impressionists would paint until the colors changed, and then return another day when the colors were the same. It also talks about the various influences of the impressionists and gives many painting examples of the movement.