Kathy
Adrienne

Thanx for your input. 

We already checked Google, of course. We also searched the online BHA,
Art Index, and Humanities Index as well as many other biography and art
databases -- and found nothing. 

We also asked the reference librarians at the SJSU/King library to
direct us to other resources -- we checked everything that was available
and relevant for 19-20c. painters in the U.S. including auction records
-- still nothing except the meager information I shared with you
already. 

That's why I thought this list may be able to direct us to specific
resources we had not already checked.

Now we'll now to contact the Berkeley and SFSU librarians.

Thanx!

Danita Fleck
Graduate Student - Art History
San Jose State University
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San Jose, CA 95110
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"Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere." -- G.K.
Chesterton






-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Adrienne DeAngelis
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:03 PM
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Subject: Re: Seeking information on Painter Burkland


        Not to be harsh, but as an art history graduate student, you
need to learn how to do this sort of research yourself. The Bay Area is
filled with resources you can get to v. easily on BART, such as UC
Berkeley and SFSU, which has a very good art history collection.
Stanford is great too, but may be more difficult to access. At Berkeley
you should start in the reference room--ask the librarian for help! You
are allowed to use the library as a resident of CA.  There are volumes
and volumes of reference tools on American art, which has been very
intensively studied. There are also online sources such as BHA, the Art
Index, and the Humanities Index.
        You can also call around to some of the museums such as Fine
Arts Museums of SF and the Oakland Museum and see if they have someone
there who might be able to look the painting over.
        Part of the pleasure of the study of art is a "chase" just like
yours. Don't become one of those students who can't do research!

        Adrienne DeAngelis
        Editor, Resources in Art History for Graduat Students
        (http:www.efn.org/~acd/resources.html


On Tue, 4 May 2004, Danita Fleck wrote:

> A friend has acquired a painting signed "Burkland".
>
> It appears to be an oil painting of a fall/winter scene in a park 
> (perhaps Central Park).
>
> We are assuming that the painter may be August P. Burkland, born 
> Sweden October 18, 1879, and died Pasadena April 1927. He is most 
> famous for scenes of the American Southwest; however, we understand 
> from the limited information we have found that he was living and 
> working in New York city at some point in his life.
>
> We are looking for more information about him and have exhausted the 
> resources of the local San Jose State University/ML King Jr. library 
> art reference books.
>
> Please let us know where to find additional information.
>
> Thanx!
>
> Danita Fleck
> Graduate Student - Art History
> San Jose State University
> 630 North San Pedro Street 2A
> San Jose, CA 95110
> 408-287-6560 home voice mail
> 408-348-8446 mobile
> 408-544-8136 work voice mail
> 408-544-6412 work fax
> Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Website: www.danitafleck.com
>
> "Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere." -- G.K. 
> Chesterton
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