1. I used ARTstor, through the library webpage. I then went through the digital art gallery. I used the search term “chair art”.
2. I knew I wanted to focus on sculpture rather than photography or collage, so I just toggled on the search options and clicked “sculpture.”
3. Not only do we have publications and prints available for works, but the website also has a large selection of websites for research.
4. I could have found a better way, but I just searched chairs, and if i found a work I liked, I clicked on the artist to see if they had other works or similar pieces to the one I found.
5. The results aren’t always accurate, and they aren’t verified. Using a verified source has better quality images and information.
6. I looked at their biography and past works as research into their practice. I was able to get a lot of information through their backgrounds and what they say their focus of the work is.
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Great point, Grace. You can learn a lot about an artist and other artists related to that artist by combing through their biography.