An actual work of art, whether a painting or a building, is a primary source. A primary source is "first-hand" information, sources as close as possible to the origin of the information or idea under study. Primary sources are contrasted with secondary sources, works that provide analysis, commentary, or criticism on the primary source. In literary studies, primary sources are often creative works, including poems, stories, novels, and so on. In historical studies, primary sources include written works, recordings, or other source of information from people who were participants or direct witnesses to the events in question. Examples of commonly used primary sources include government documents, memoirs, personal correspondence, oral histories, and contemporary newspaper accounts.
Books written by the artist, such as a journal/diary/autobiography/letters are examples of primary sources. Newspaper and magazine articles written by someone who attended an opening or a talk by an artist would be primary sources. Books and articles written by friends and associates during the artist's lifetime would also be primary sources.
Reviews of art exhibits and events can be found in newspapers and some older magazines.
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Includes full-text of the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper from 1934 to 2010.
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Provides page images and searchable full text for approximately 500 British periodicals published from the 17th through the early 20th centuries (1681-1920).
Digital access to Series 1-5 of the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.
Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives has contributed a number of collections to the OAC.
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