The Louis T. Griffith Library supports the professional work of the Georgia Museum of Art’s curators, registrars, educators and staff, as well as that of university faculty and students. It is on the third floor of the museum and is open to the public Tuesday – Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and at other times by appointment. Please check in at the first-floor lobby desk when visiting the library.
To make an appointment, contact Laura Rhicard at lkellum@uga.edu or 706.542.0487.
Policies
- The collection is non-circulating, and although anyone is welcome to use the Griffith Library, materials must be used on site.
- The library does not participate in Interlibrary Loan.
- Patrons must sign in. No food or drinks are allowed. No pens; only pencils may be taken into the library. Book bags, backpacks and large purses must be checked.
Collections
As of August 2019, the Griffith Library has more than 15,000 catalogued volumes, which can be found in
GIL, the University of Georgia Libraries’ online public catalogue. The Griffith Library incorporates the Henry D. Green Library, which specializes in decorative arts, metal arts including jewelry, ceramics, glass, furnishings, textiles, architecture and interiors. The Green Library is an integral part of the Henry D. Green Study Center for the Decorative Arts.
Collection Emphasis
The Griffith Library has holdings in North American, Central and South American, European, especially Italian, and some areas of Asian and African art. Other particular areas of emphasis include African American, folk and southern art.
Artist Files
These files are long established and are regularly and routinely updated as an uncatalogued resource. They document individual artists, major art collectors and some galleries and museums.
Auction Catalogues
The Griffith Library holds uncatalogued auction catalogues for Sotheby’s, Christies and a few other major auction houses. Some important sales are cataloged and reside in the collection and can be accessed via
GIL.
Other Campus Art Collections
While the Griffith Library is convenient to the art departments in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, the academic research collections are found in the Main Library on North Campus and in the library at the art school. Any work requiring comprehensive study should be undertaken using those print resources that are not also available online. There is some duplication among the collections. A search of
GIL will indicate the location of materials.
Selected Online Resources
(for a full list go to
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/scholar/uga/subjects/architecture/articles-databases/ and
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/scholar/uga/subjects/art/articles-databases/)
Oxford Art Online Grove Art Online, Benezit Dictionary of Artists and other Oxford art reference resources
International Bibliography of Art Definitive resource for scholarly literature in Western art
Art/Architecture Research Guide (Research Central)
JSTOR (journal backfiles)
Getty Vocabularies
Donations
The Library welcomes donations for the collection. Due to very limited space we generally do not duplicate materials already owned. Some materials will be offered to the Main Library for review and accession if they are not appropriate for the Griffith Library. If you are considering donating items to the library, contact Laura Rhicard at
lkellum@uga.edu or
706.542.0487.
