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Subject Guide: Art INDEXES  |  REFERENCE WORKS   |  WEB LINKS  |  PERIODICALS This page is intended to introduce a few select resources, both on the web and in the Smith Library Center print collection, that are particularly useful for the study of Art, including art history, photography, architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics, and drawing. Also see our special guide to Digital Art and Virtual Reality. INDEXES Academic Search Complete A multi-disciplinary, full text database designed specifically for academic institutions that includes full text for over 3,970 scholarly publications abstracts and indexing for nearly 4,406 scholarly journals with many dating back to 1984. Full-page images, as well as color embedded images are included. Through EBSCOhost. Applied Science & Technology Abstracts Indexing and abstracts for over 485 scientific and technical publications. Covers topics such as acoustics, aeronautics, artificial intelligence, chemistry, computers, engineering, geology, plastics, textiles, and waste management. Also includes special issues such as buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings. Abstracts: March 1993 to the present. Indexing: October 1983 to the present. Art Abstracts Covers over 400 key international English-language arts publications. Includes periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, film reviews, and more. (For earlier citations, use the print version of Art Index in the reference area, which covers 1929-2000.) Arts & Humanities Search Citations for leading arts and humanities journals. ARTstor The ARTstor image database is a searchable collection of downloadable high quality digital images for education and scholarship. The database documents artistic and historical traditions across many time periods and cultures. ARTstor is designed for researchers, teachers and students. Users can download individual images or use the ARTstor Online Image Viewer to build a presentation using ARTstor images, arrange and caption the images, and deliver the presentation in the classroom. The Grove Dictionary of Art Online Contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography, from prehistory to the present day. Compiled over a period of 15 years, it represents the work of more than 6,800 scholars from around the world, each writing on his or her own field of study. From the dictionary's "welcome" page, click "Enter Site." HAPI Online Online version of the Hispanic American Periodicals Index, the principal index for over 400 key journals relating to Hispanics in the United States, Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. Among the many subjects included are geography, archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, folklore, religion, art, literature, drama, and film. Historical Abstracts Historical Abstracts indexes the world's periodical literature in history and the related social sciences and humanities from 1450 to the present. Articles in Historical Abstracts derive from over 2,100 scholarly journals published in more than 50 languages. Humanities Abstracts Periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Includes some full text. Humanities International Index A collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals published in the United States and Canada. Covers over 700 journals published from 1975 to the present. All journals included here are indexed in their entirety (cover to cover). This database provides citation information for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems and fiction. Photographs, paintings and illustrations are also referenced. JSTOR Full text online for scholarly journal articles, including many in art, architecture, Asian studies, and more. Oxford Reference Online - Premium Collection Oxford Reference Online contains subject reference works, bilingual dictionaries (French, German, Italian & Spanish), English dictionaries, quotations and proverbs published by Oxford University Press. Some titles in this collection include: The Oxford Companion to British History, The Oxford Companion to the Bible, The Oxford Companion to Music, The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. A complete list of the resources in this collection is available online. An ideal starting point for just about any research question. Project MUSE Provides full image journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, in particular the areas of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others. WorldCat Access to listings of the holdings of library collections worldwide including Smith Library Center. REFERENCE WORKS To find printed reference material relevant to your topic start with the library's online catalog. Do a Reference Materials search using keywords to describe your topic. You can also check the library's Web pages for subject guides for specific topics. Below are a few representative titles to get you started. General Davenport's art reference & price guide Davenport, R. J. 2001/2002 ed., 2 volumes REFERENCE, 1st floor 708.051 D277 2002 Dictionary of art 1996- . 34 volumes. REFERENCE, 1st floor 703 D561 v 1-34 See also Grove Art Online. Encyclopedia of world art 1959-68. 17 volumes. REFERENCE, 1st floor 703 En19 Gardner's art through the ages 2001, 11th ed. REFERENCE, 1st floor 709 G173a 2001 History of art Janson, H. W. 2001, 6th ed. REFERENCE, 1st floor 709 J267h 2001 Peterson's professional degree programs in the visual and performing arts REFERENCE, 1st floor 700.71 P4427 Bibliography Art information and the Internet: how to find it, how to use it Jones, Lois Swan. 1999. REFERENCE, 1st floor 025.067 J72a Art information : research methods and resources, Jones, Lois Swan. 1990, 3rd ed. REFERENCE, 1st floor 707.2 J72a Applied and decorative arts : a bibliographic guide to basic reference works, histories, and handbooks Ehresmann, Donald L. 2nd ed, 1993. REFERENCE, 1st floor 745 Eh85a 1993 Fine arts : a bibliographic guide to basic reference works, histories, and handbooks Ehresmann, Donald L. 3rd ed. 1990. REFERENCE, 1st floor 700 Eh85f Biography Contemporary women artists REFERENCE, 1st floor 709.22 C767 1999 Index to artistic biography and supplements Havlice, Patricia Pate. 1973- REFERENCE, 1st floor 709.22 H298i v.1-2; Suppl 1- Klee as in clay : a pronunciation guide McConkey, Wilfred J. 1986 REFERENCE, 1st floor 700.922 M135k St. James guide to Black artists REFERENCE, 1st floor 709 Sa24 Who was who in American art 1564-1975 3 volumes REFERENCE, 1st floor 709.22 W624 1999 Finding paintings, sculptures, and illustrations Illustration index Appel, Marsha C., and others. REFERENCE, 1st floor 741.6 Il69 Index to two-dimensional art works Korwin, Yala H. 1981, 2 volumes REFERENCE, 1st floor 701.6 K845i v 1-2 Sculpture index Clapp, Jane. 1971, 2 volumes REFERENCE, 1st floor 730.16 C536s World painting index Havlice, Patricia Pate. 1977, 2 volumes, with supplements REFERENCE, 1st floor 750.16 H299w The world's master paintings : from the early Renaissance to the present day : a comprehensive listing of works by 1,300 painters a complete guide to their locations worldwide Wright, Christopher. 1992 REFERENCE, 1st floor 750.74 W93w v1-2 Topical works The Bulfinch guide to art history : a comprehensive survey and dictionary of Western art and architecture, 1996 REFERENCE, 1st floor 703 B871 Encyclopedia of 20th century architecture REFERENCE, 1ST FLOOR 724.6 En19 The Focal encyclopedia of photography 3rd ed. 1993 REFERENCE, 1st floor 770.3 F681 1993 The Potter's dictionary of materials and techniques Hamer, Frank. REFERENCE, 1st floor 738.103 H178p 1999 The World atlas of architecture, 1984 REFERENCE, 1st floor 720.9 G798 1984 WEB LINKS Aesthetics On-Line The American Museum of Photography Archives of American Art Art History Resources on the Web ArtLex Art Dictionary Christus Rex Cyburbia Dia Center for the Arts A Digital Archive of American Architecture The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library The Grove Dictionary of Art Online Index of American Design J. Paul Getty Museum Home Page The Louvre Museum Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages National Gallery of Art Resources in Architecture The Sculpture Center Smithsonian American Art Museum Uffizi Gallery The Varo Registry of Women Artists Voice of the Shuttle: Art & Art History World ArtTreasures World Wide Arts Resources PERIODICALS To find holdings and location information for specific periodicals titles (both print and online), search the online catalog. To find citations or online full-text for articles in periodicals on your topic, try the resources listed above under Indexes.