Use these databases to find research articles and other literature about art.
Email librarian@aaart.edu for the username and password.
Arts & Humanities Full TextThis link opens in a new window"This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies. It is designed to complement the following indexes: ABM, Avery, BHA, BHI, DAAI, Index Islamicus, MLA, Philosopher's Index and RILM."
Fine Arts and Music CollectionThis link opens in a new windowFine Arts and Music Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that support research in areas including drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. The database emphasizes full-text content for publications included in the Wilson Art Index and RILM bibliography.
Research Library: The ArtsThis link opens in a new windowThis resource covers publications on the arts for researchers of all levels.
Catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and other units of the Library.” Not everything is in the public domain; be sure to check the copyright information.
A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries. Includes images, artist biographies, and information about selected works.
Database listing over 52,000 American artists from the early 16th-century through the present. Includes extensive biographical information about American artists as well as book and periodical references, auction records and images.
A “chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world,” from 20,000 BC to the present day. Includes images, maps, key events, and thematic essays.
The Web Gallery of Art is a searchable database of European fine arts and architecture (3rd-19th centuries), currently containing over 49.500 reproductions. Includes artist biographies.
