Music 414: Finding an American Voice - Fall 2017: Research Art & Artists

Getting Started with Art Research

Review these top resources when researching Americanism in art. For additional resources, see the Art Research Guide.

Artstor This link opens in a new window
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Search over one million digital images in the fields of the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.
Beginning August 1st, 2024, ARTstor will go away and content will be available exclusively at JSTOR.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
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Art reference works, biographies, and encyclopedias, including Grove Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
American National Biography This link opens in a new window
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Standard biographical dictionary for Americans in all fields. Only deceased are included.

Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive resource covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as photography, folk art, film, architecture, and architectural design. 1995 - present.
Art Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
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Index to articles about art published in scholarly journals, art dissertations, magazines, and art reproductions. 1929 to 1984.

American Periodicals This link opens in a new window
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American magazines of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries,
Early American Newspapers Series II This link opens in a new window
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Collection of 50+ newspapers dating from 1736-1900 with most covering the period 1820-1860
ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
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Digital historical newspaper coverage from 1880s to 2000s. Includes Atlanta Constitution, Baltimore Afro-American, Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chinese Newspapers Collection, Globe & Mail, The Guardian and The Observer, Hindustan Times, Korea Times, LA Times, Le Monde, New York Amsterdam News, New York Times, Pittsburgh Courier, South China Morning Post, Spokesman Review, Times of India, Vancouver Sun, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.