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Art

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Search for Articles on Art

Enter terms into the box below to search databases focused on art and related topics for articles and other content.

Databases focused on Art

The following library databases contain articles and other content on art and related topics.

• Art Abstracts
Description Citations and abstracts for 450+ art publications.
• Credo Reference: Bridgeman Art Library Archive
Collection of art images via Credo Reference
• Saskia Art Images Collection
Contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as archaeological sites.
• Iter
Citations for publications related to the Middle Ages and Renaissance

General Academic Databases

These library databases include coverage of all topics.

• Academic Search Premier
• ArticleFirst
• Chicago Tribune (1985 - present)
• Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985)
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• CQ Researcher
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• JSTOR
• New York Times (1980 - present)
• New York Times (1851 - 2003)
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Project Muse

Journal Holdings on Art

Follow the link below to see a list of journals, magazines, newspapers and other periodicals at Oesterle Library on the topic of art.

• Link to list of journals for art

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Search for Books on Art

In order to find books on art, choose the "Subject" search from the pull-down menu and enter Art into the search box, or click on one of the "Suggested Searches" below to run a search in the library's catalog.

Any Word Anywhere Title Magazine/Journal Title Boolean Search Subject Author Prolific Author/Composer Call Number

Suggested searches: Art History, Art, Modern, Architecture—Illinois—Chicago, Photography

Reference Works on Art

• The Bridgeman Art Library Archive
• Dictionary of Art
  Call Number: R 703 D56T
• Encyclopedia of World Art
  Call Number: R 703 EN1
• Oxford Companion to the Photograph
  Call Number: R. 770.3 Ox2l
• Contemporary Artists
  Call Number: R 709.22 C76p 5 ed

Websites on Art

NCC librarians have selected the websites below as good sources for information on biology topics.

• American Memory

Photos and prints from 62 collections at the Library of Congress.

• Archives of American Art

This source for research on American art history provides access to 13 million documents from the 18th century to the 1950's and beyond.

• Art History Resources on the Web

Comprehensive listing of art history Web sites spanning prehistoric art to 21st century contemporary art.

• Art Institute of Chicago

Acknowledges the importance of digitized access to the works of art in and the character and structure of the museum’s collection.

• International Center of Photography

Includes information about the museum, photograph school, and center for photography, as well as links to online exhibits.

• Metropolitan Museum of Art

Includes an online collection of over 3,500 objects from the museum which can be searched by keyword, artist, title, or country of origin.

• Museum of Modern Art

Valuable resource for introductory research, with links to more than 400 art history sites: academic, museum, commercial and studio, connecting the museum world of exhibitions to the publishing world of books.

• National Gallery of Art

Online collection of major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.