LibGuides: Asian And Pacific American Heritage: Asian Art

Subject Guide

Online Asian Art Resources

Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco – Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture serves as a bridge of understanding between Asia and the United States and between the diverse cultures of Asia.
Lentz Collection
The purpose of the Lentz Collection for Asian Culture has been to recognize the rich and varied cultures of the many diverse peoples of Asia.
San Antonio Museum of Art
Spanning 6,000 years of Asian art history, this collection is internationally recognized as a center of excellence.

Welcome

Welcome to the Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month libguide. On this page, you will find links to books in the library catalog and Asian and Asian American art resources available online. You are viewing the Asian Art page of the libguide.

Books from the Catalog

The Printer's Eye by Melissa M. Rinne; David Waterhouse; Julia Meech
Call Number: ART 709.5491 WILLE 2015
ISBN: 9780939117604
Featuring over 100 rare block prints from the "floating world", this book will please experts and art lovers as well as casual readers.
Flower Power by Dany Chan; Jay Xu (Contribution by)
Call Number: ART 730.97949 NORTON 2015
ISBN: 9780939117796
Artworks drawn from San Francisco's Museum of Asian Art celebrate the beauty of flowers such as the lotus in a variety of media.
Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon by Adriana Proser
Call Number: ART 701.85095 COLOR 2015
ISBN: 9783777434339
This book examines 67 masterpieces of Asian-American art.
Buddhist Art of Myanmar by Sylvia Fraser-Lu (Editor); Donald M. Stadtner (Editor); U. Tun Aung Chain (Contribution by); Jacques Leider (Contribution by); Patrick Pranke (Contribution by); Robert Brown (Contribution by); Heidi Tan (Contribution by); Adriana Proser (Contribution by)
Call Number: ART 709.5 COMPANION 2015
ISBN: 9780300209457
A stunning showcase of exceptional and rare works of Buddhist art, including textiles, sculptures and paintings.
Seduction by Laura W. Allen (Editor)
Call Number: ART 700.952 ALLEN 2015
Featuring dozens of stunning Japanese woodblock prints, textiles, serving vessels and thoughtful essays, Seduction paints a vibrant and provocative picture of Japan's Uikoyo-e or 'floating world.'

Asian Americans in Museums

Museum of Chinese in America
This museum explores the history of Chinese-America.
Asian American Artists at the Smithsonian
This link spotlights the many works by and about Asian-Americans in the collections of the Smithsonian.
Discover Nikkei
This link contains images of Japanese American Art Works.