CGS RH102: Art Project - Harvard Art Museums, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

1. Start with the Harvard Art Museums Collections online.
2. Look for your art work.
3. Chances are good the entry will provide a lot of information.
4. Scroll down to "Publication History," a bibliography primarily of books where your art work was mentioned and/or discussed.
5. See if the books are available in Boston University Libraries.
6. Next look for articles in journals and newspapers.

Example:

Cotton Merchants in New Orleans, Degas