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- Art Full Text This link opens in a new windowFeatures full-text articles, indexing and abstracts on a variety of topics from fine, decorative and commercial art to photography, folk art, film and architecture.
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Features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies. *This is a Traveler resource. The Traveler Statewide Resource project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new windowOffers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that students have access to the very latest information.
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Get 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. Collections on JSTOR include the complete archival record of each journal. Coverage begins at the first volume and issue of the journal ever published, and extends up to a publication date usually set in the past three to five years. Includes Artstor, which provides more than 2 million images from top museums, archives, scholars, and artists
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.