Welcome
This guide lists some of the best resources for getting started with art research. You can search these databases to find articles related to your topic. In some databases, you will need to click on the Full Text link to find the article. If no Full Text link is available, click on the Find It button to open the article in another database.
When searching for information about a specific artist and work of art, you may also want to search for information about the:
- subject
- geographic area
- medium
- art style
- period
- materials used
Consider searching for information that will help you understand the work and place it in context. Search terms like the following will be helpful in finding information:
- still life
- portraiture
- Baroque
- Impressionism
- watercolor
- musical instruments in art
Best Databases for Finding Information about Art
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Art Full TextCovers a variety of topics from fine, decorative and commercial art to photography, folk art, film and architecture. It includes over 660 periodicals dating back to 1972, including nearly 360 peer-reviewed journals.
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ARTstorDigital library of more than two million images from 280 collections in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.
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JSTORCore academic journals in mathematics, humanities and social sciences disciplines, beginning with their first volumes (sometimes dating back to the 1800s). Issues from the most recent 3-5 years are not available electronically through JSTOR; however, they may be available through their publishers or other vendors.
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Oxford Art OnlineNote: Our current license allows only three users of this database at a time. Offers access to several acclaimed art reference works: Grove Art Online, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, as well as many specially commissioned articles and bibliographies available exclusively online.
Ann Medaille
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Ann Medaille
amedaille@unr.edu
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