Articles & Databases: Art
Art Quicksearchsearch multiple art databases simultaneously |
For additional art resources see Research Guides: Art. For personal assistance please contact Martha Johansen, Art Librarian. |
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| Art Full Text | Art from all over the world, exhibition news, and feminist art criticism are emphasized in fulltext articles and information from nearly 400 art periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Also lists where reproductions of artists’ work are published. Can limit to English. More Details... | Can limit to peer reviewed |
1984 to present; for articles before 1984, use print Art Index volumes on Index Table 2 |
| Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) | The best source for scholarship about European and American visual arts from late Antiquity to the present; articles in over 4300 periodicals, also conference papers, dissertations, books, exhibition and dealers catalogs. Can limit to English. More Details... | Yes | 1973 to present |
| Grove Art Online | Part of Oxford Art Online, this is a comprehensive, English language scholarly encyclopedia of art and artists worldwide, from the earliest times; includes bibliographies and links to images. More Details... | Articles are written by experts and scholars |
Updated frequently; the library has a print edition in Reference, the Grove Dictionary of Art, published in 1996 |
| JSTOR | Journal backfiles in many subject areas; fulltext is included for each article. More Details... | Yes | From the first issue to 5 years ago for each publication included |
| LexisNexis Academic | Fulltext of newspapers and magazines; in addition to news, a good source for reviews of museum and gallery shows, interviews with well-known contemporary artists and photographers, etc. More Details... | No | Vary for each publication; most begin in the 1990s |
| Project MUSE | Fulltext of about 200 scholarly journals on subject in the arts and humanities. More Details... | Yes | Vary for each publication; some are backfiles only |
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| Academic Search Elite | Scholarly and popular articles on many subjects. More Details... | Can limit to peer reviewed |
1983 to present |
| Alternative Press Index | Lists articles from over 400 alternative, radical, and progressive journals, newspapers, and magazines. More Details... | Some peer reviewed journals are included, but cannot limit to these | 1969 to present |
| America: History and Life | Art and artists in North American history from over 2000 sources, including scholarly journals, publications of local historical societies, books, book reviews, and more. More Details... | Scholarly sources, not all are peer reviewed | 1964 to present |
| ArticleFirst | Search by keywords in the titles and authors of articles from thousands of journals on many subjects, including art. More Details... | Scholarly and professional journals | 1990 to present |
| ATLAReligion | Scholarly journals and books on many aspects of religion and theology; good for discussions of religious art, symbolism, etc. More Details... | Yes | 1949 to present |
| Bibliography of Asian Studies | Lists western-language books, articles, and book chapters on all parts of Asia on many subjects, including art. Many sources are published in Asia and reflect an Asian viewpoint. More Details... | Some scholarly sources are included, but cannot limit to these | Some as early as 1779; 1971 to present for most sources |
| Ethnic NewsWatch | Fulltext of newspapers, magazines, and journals from the ethnic, minority, and Native press. There is a Spanish language search interface as well as Spanish fulltext materials. More Details... | Can limit to peer reviewed | Vary for each publication; the earliest begin in 1992 to present |
| GenderWatch | Fulltext of scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO, government, and special reports that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. More Details... | Can limit to peer reviewed | Vary for each publication; the earliest begin in the 1970s to present |
| Handbook of Latin American Studies | Lists books and other sources selected by experts on many subjects related to Latin America, including art and artists. Many are in Spanish. More Details... | Scholarly materials are included, but cannot limit to these | 1935 to present |
| Historical Abstracts | World history from 1450 to the present (excluding North America, which is covered in America: History and Life, above), including the arts, culture, and film, in over 2,000 journals, books, and other sources. Can limit to English. More Details... | Yes | 1950s to present |
| OmniFile Full Text Mega | Scholarly and popular articles on many subjects. Can limit a search to the “art” section only. More Details... | Can limit to peer reviewed | 1984 to present |
Other Databases to Consider
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| Dissertations | Includes fulltext for thousands of dissertations and masters theses produced in the United States. If fulltext is not linked, order the item on interlibrary loan. Don't use their "order a copy" link. More Details... | Dissertations are prepared under scholarly direction | 1637 to present |