BISAC Subject Headings List

Art

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ART

Use subjects in this section for historical works or for works discussing technique from a fine art (as opposed to craft) viewpoint. For works about collecting art or art objects, use subjects in the ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES section. For works discussing technique from a craft viewpoint, use subjects in the CRAFTS & HOBBIES section. For works on general principles of design that can be applied to various disciplines (such as art, architecture, crafts, and technology), use subjects in the DESIGN section.

Use subjects beginning with "ART / Techniques" for works on the techniques involved within a given discipline and use subjects beginning with "ART / History" for works consisting largely of reproductions of artworks and/or works on the history of art. Be aware that some disciplines have an unsubdivided term and a related term beginning with "ART / Techniques" (e.g., "ART / Sculpture & Installation" and "ART / Techniques / Sculpting"). In these cases, the unsubdivided term should be used for pictorials and works on the history of that discipline and not for books on technique.

Subjects beginning with "ART / Subjects & Themes" are generally meant to be used for works discussing and/or illustrating the subjects and themes specified; however, these subjects can also be assigned to works on the techniques used to produce art depicting these subjects and themes. If a subject beginning with "ART / Subjects & Themes" is used in this way, it is recommended that a subject beginning with "ART / Techniques" be assigned as well.

Subjects beginning with "ART / History" may be used for works on the history of Western or non-Western art. The fact that some subjects beginning with "ART / History" only apply to Western art does not mean that all subjects beginning with "ART / History" only apply to Western art. Subjects such as "ART / African", "ART / Canadian" or "ART / European" can also be assigned and should especially be assigned when this information is not implied by an "ART / History" subject.

Use "ART / Color Theory" for theoretical works on color and use "ART / Techniques / Color" for practical works on techniques for using color in art.

ART000000	ART / General
ART015010	ART / African
ART015020	ART / American / General
ART038000	ART / American / African American & Black
ART039000	ART / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander
ART040000	ART / American / Hispanic & Latino
	ART / Animation see PERFORMING ARTS / Animation
ART054000	ART / Annuals
ART037000	ART / Art & Politics
ART019000	ART / Asian / General
ART019010	ART / Asian / Chinese
ART019020	ART / Asian / Indian & South Asian
ART019030	ART / Asian / Japanese
ART042000	ART / Australian & Oceanian
	ART / Basic Techniques see headings under Techniques
ART055000	ART / Body Art & Tattooing
	ART / Book Design see DESIGN / Book
ART043000	ART / Business Aspects
ART015040	ART / Canadian
ART044000	ART / Caribbean & Latin American
ART068000	ART / Celtic Art *
ART045000	ART / Ceramics
ART006000	ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
ART006010	ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Group Shows
ART006020	ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections
ART007000	ART / Color Theory
ART008000	ART / Conceptual
ART056000	ART / Conservation & Preservation
	ART / Costume Design see DESIGN / Textile & Costume
ART009000	ART / Criticism & Theory
	ART / Design see headings under DESIGN
ART046000	ART / Digital
ART063000	ART / Environmental & Land Art
	ART / Exhibitions see headings under Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions
ART015030	ART / European
ART057000	ART / Film & Video
ART013000	ART / Folk & Outsider Art
ART067000	ART / Forgeries
	ART / Furniture Design see DESIGN / Furniture
ART061000	ART / Glass
ART058000	ART / Graffiti & Street Art
ART015000	ART / History / General
ART015050	ART / History / Prehistoric
ART015060	ART / History / Ancient & Classical
ART015070	ART / History / Medieval
ART015080	ART / History / Renaissance
ART015090	ART / History / Baroque & Rococo
ART015120	ART / History / Romanticism
ART015100	ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
ART015110	ART / History / Contemporary (1945-)
ART041000	ART / Indigenous Art of the Americas
ART016000	ART / Individual Artists / General
ART016010	ART / Individual Artists / Artists' Books
ART016020	ART / Individual Artists / Essays
ART016030	ART / Individual Artists / Monographs
	ART / Latin American see Caribbean & Latin American
ART066000	ART / LGBTQ+ Artists
ART047000	ART / Middle Eastern
ART017000	ART / Mixed Media
	ART / Museum Administration & Museology see BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Museum Administration & Museology
ART059000	ART / Museum Studies
	ART / Native American see Indigenous Art of the Americas
	ART / Oceanian see Australian & Oceanian
	ART / Oriental see headings under Asian
ART060000	ART / Performance
ART023000	ART / Popular Culture
ART048000	ART / Prints
	ART / Product Design see DESIGN / Product
ART062000	ART / Public Art
ART025000	ART / Reference
ART049000	ART / Russian & Soviet
ART026000	ART / Sculpture & Installation
ART027000	ART / Study & Teaching
ART050000	ART / Subjects & Themes / General
ART050050	ART / Subjects & Themes / Erotica
ART050010	ART / Subjects & Themes / Human Figure
ART050020	ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes
ART050030	ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
ART050040	ART / Subjects & Themes / Portraits
ART035000	ART / Subjects & Themes / Religious
ART050060	ART / Subjects & Themes / Science Fiction & Fantasy
ART050070	ART / Subjects & Themes / Still Life *
ART028000	ART / Techniques / General
ART031000	ART / Techniques / Acrylic Painting
ART002000	ART / Techniques / Airbrush
ART003000	ART / Techniques / Calligraphy
ART004000	ART / Techniques / Cartooning
ART051000	ART / Techniques / Color
ART010000	ART / Techniques / Drawing
ART052000	ART / Techniques / Life Drawing
ART018000	ART / Techniques / Oil Painting
ART020000	ART / Techniques / Painting
ART021000	ART / Techniques / Pastel Drawing
ART033000	ART / Techniques / Pen & Ink Drawing
ART034000	ART / Techniques / Pencil Drawing
ART024000	ART / Techniques / Printmaking
ART053000	ART / Techniques / Sculpting
ART029000	ART / Techniques / Watercolor Painting
	ART / Textile Design see DESIGN / Textile & Costume
	ART / Video see Film & Video
ART064000	ART / Video Game Art
ART065000	ART / Women Artists

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