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        The 4-volume Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists is a wonderful set and a definite must have for any art library.  While there is some cross-over with other biographical dictionaries, this remains one of the most extensive studies of American artists ever compiled, with listings for over 97,500 different artists, providing information concerning the earliest recorded artists to contemporary artists working today.  You'll find:

Artist Names, Dates, and Country of Origin (if not born in the US)
Birth & Death Dates
Education
Mediums
Professional Showings & Achievements
Addresses on record
Auction records if available

        It was self published by AJ Publications.       As a primary distributor for the publication, we are currently offering a special discount of $55 off the list price.  The means that until November 30, 2003, you may purchase the 4-volume set for $395 plus $20 shipping.

        If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Best Wishes,

Jodie L. Benson
Gordon's Art Reference
306 W. Coronado Road
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1147 USA
1-800-892-4622  orders
1-602-253-6948  offices
1-602-253-2104  fax
http://www.gordonsart.com


At 06:37 PM 10/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:

Would someone be willing to expound a bit on author/publisher Anita
Jacobsen and/or Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists or direct
me to a review of the set? I have not been able to find reviews of the
index, although I noticed  a number of libraries (about 17 according to
OCLC) have purchased the four volume set ($450) and that it has been
nominated to receive the Wittenborn Award sponsored by ARLIS (according to
a recent advertisement sent out by A. Jacobsen.
My basic questions are...is the set appropriate for most art/art history
library collections? how much of the set is a compilation of other
well-known biographical dictionaries, is it comparable to any other
American biographical dictionary  to date, and who is the publisher???

Thanks for any insights...
Mo

Mo Dawley
Art and Drama Librarian
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412-268-6625
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/Arts/Art/index.html
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/Arts/Drama/index.html
http://www.greenarts.org/

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