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Painting: Books

Accessing Books

To begin checking out books, bring your SMFA ID to the Library (3rd floor, B side of the Fenway building) and set up an account. 

Through our membership in the Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) consortium, we offer access to over 1 million print and electronic books. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to explore the collections in one, some, or all of the following ways:

  • Search the FLO catalog (below). Ebook titles can be accessed directly via the catalog by logging in with your Library barcode.
  • Browse the SMFA Library's print book collection using the call number guide below, or let serendipity work its magic.
  • Request books from other FLO libraries via the catalog. Most arrive at the SMFA Library in less than a week.
  • Visit the other libraries in the FLO consortium and check out books directly. 

Contact us!

Please feel free to get in touch with a librarian at any stage of your research process. Stop by the library (located on the third floor of the B side of the Fenway building), or get in touch directly with:

Ashley Peterson

  • apeterson@smfa.edu
  • 617-369-3653

Darin Murphy

  • dmurphy@smfa.edu
  • 617-369-3651

Circulation Desk (evening and weekend contact)

  • library@smfa.edu
  • 617-369-3650

Can't find it at the SMFA?

If you can't find what you need at the SMFA Library, we may be able to obtain a copy for you elsewhere.

Visit our Interlibrary Loan page, or contact Lauren Kimball-Brown for more information:

  • lkimball-brown@smfa.edu
  • 617-369-3971

Search the FLO catalog

Search the FLO Library Catalog to find print and electronic books.


 

Painting Call Number Guide

Visit the following call number ranges, related to Painting, in the SMFA Library's print book collection:

ND195 - 196.2 20th and 21st century painting ND1480 - 1490   Color theory
ND196.A2 Abstract painting ND1500 - 1625 Painting materials and techniques
ND237 - 1100 Painting by country/region ND1700 - 2495 Watercolor painting
ND1280 Figure painting    
ND1300 - 1329 Portrait painting    
ND1340 - 1367 Landscape painting    
ND1390 Still life painting    

Catalogues Raisonnés

Catalogues raisonnés present a definitive overview of an artist's body of work; all known works that exist at the time of publication are included. You can use the following sites to find catalogues on a particular artist, and then search the FLO catalog to see whether a title is owned by the SMFA Library or one of our consortium partners. If you can't find something through FLO, contact Lauren Kimball-Brown at lkimball-brown@smfa.edu or 617-369-3971. 

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