Art and Art History
Best Bet Search Tools
- Art Full Text This link opens in a new windowDiscover full-text articles, indexing, and abstracts on a variety of topics from fine, decorative and commercial art to photography, folk art, film and architecture.
- Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new windowFind hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
- Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new windowDiscover authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images.
- Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowSearch millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.
- JSTOR Arts & Sciences I & V This link opens in a new windowGet access to the highest-quality academic journals, books, and primary sources in art and art history, classical studies, history, language and literature, music, philosophy, and political science. Includes Artstor, which provides more than 2 million images from top museums, archives, scholars, and artists.
- Research Library: The Arts This link opens in a new windowFind thousands of full-text titles, with a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, important and general interest magazines covering Music, Theatre, Film, TV, Dance, Architecture, Art, and Design.
Books
Art History: a Very Short Introduction
This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples within art history.
Van Gogh and Gauguin
The personal and professional history of Van Gogh and Gauguin constitutes one of the most dramatically revealing sagas in the history of modern art.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Here, the world's leading authority on Leonardo da Vinci takes us to the heart of the Renaissance master's genius--his visual thinking.
Yayoi Kusama: Give Me Love
Documents Yayoi Kusama's most recent exhibition at David Zwirner, New York, which marked the US debut of The Obliteration Room, an all-white, domestic interior that viewers are invited to cover with dot stickers of various sizes and colors.
The Greek Vase
This richly illustrated volume offers a fascinating introduction to ancient Greek vases for the general reader.
Chinese Calligraphy
A reference volume devoted to Chinese calligraphy, with its artistic as well as utilitarian values, has been treasured for its formal beauty for more than three millennia.
Japanese Dress in Detail
Bringing together more than 100 items of clothing, this book reveals the intricacies and craftmanship of Japanese dress from the 18th century to the present.
Hearts of Our People : Native women artists
Explores the artistic achievements of Native women and establishes their rightful place in the art world.
Museum Resources
Arkansas
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Library CatalogSearch the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art library catalog to find resources about art and artists.