Resources for the Research of Northwest Coast American Indian Art at the Thomas J. Watson Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Compiled by M. McTighe

·       Online Collection Search To search for and research a specific work of art in the gallery

·      WATSONLINE

General Library Catalog  (two examples of resources)

1.     Indigenous beauty : masterworks of American Indian art from the Diker collection / David W. Penney ; with contributions by Janet Catherine Berlo, Bruce Bernstein, Barbara Brotherton, Joe D. Horse Capture, and Susan Secakuku (2015)

2.     Uncommon legacies : Native American art from the Peabody Essex Museum / [edited by] John R. Grimes, Christian F. Feest, Mary Lou Curran ; foreword by Dan L. Monroe ; preface by Richard W. Hill, Sr. ; additional contributions by Thomas "Red Owl" Haukaas ... [et al.] (2002)

            The Robert Goldwater Library

           (for the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas that keep the Native    American Art collections)

·      Museum Exhibition Lists

1.     Museum Exhibitions 1870-2011 pdf (Two examples of exhibitions)

a.     Native Paths: American Indian Art from the Collection of Charles and Valerie Diker 5/7/1998 - 1/2/2000

b.     The Coe Collection of American Indian Art 12/6/2011 - 10/14/2012

·     
Digital Museum Publication Search (Catalogs or gallery guides for the exhibitions with links to the digital versions of the documents)

1.     The responsive eye : Ralph T. Coe and the collecting of American Indian art

2.     Native paths : American Indian Art from the Collection of Charles and Valerie Diker : a student guide

·      Databases

1.     Lita Annenberg & Joseph H. Hazen Center for Electronic Information Resources (gathers various e-resources)

a.     eBooks (easy access to more in-depth resources)

                    b.  Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Reference Sources

                   (good for background research on cultures and history)

                    c. Worldcat (for library staff and volunteers only)

                   (good for more in-depth research)

·      Web Resources Outside the Watson Library

1.     Ralph T. Coe Foundation (foundation of donor to the Met museum Native American collections)

2.     Digital Collections of the University of Washington: American Indians of the Pacific Northwest (rich but easy to read overview of the history and cultures)

·      Interlibrary Loan or use of the Library Consortium

1.     Arcade is the catalog of the New York Art Resources Consortium (NYARC).

2.     Other Library Catalogs

·      Help using the Watson Library’s Resources

1.     Instructional Videos

2.     Library Class for Museum Volunteers