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Sculpture + Identity - Oakland Campus: Gender

Designed to assists students in Prof. Commandaros's course, Studio Art 1240

Subject Headings

Subject headings are a set of terms or phrases that classify materials.  To perform a subject search using one of the subject headings listed below, follow these steps:

  1. Go to PittCat and choose Advanced Search.
  2. Select Subject Heading from the dropdown menu
  3. Enter "Gender identity in art" for example 
  4. Click Enter

Recommended Databases

Artists

Museums Exploring Gender

Search Techniques

Write a list of search terms

  • Before you begin searching create lists of keywords that describe your topic.
  • Use a thesaurus to stimulate your word choice and to generate synonyms for the concept

Use Subject Headings

Refine your search in PittCat

  • Refining your search to the Frick Fine Arts Library Location can be helpful if you want to make sure an item is located in this library.

Document your search

  • Once you begin searching, document what is returned by your first query.  Scan the summaries of these results for related terms that will help you refine your keywords.