LibGuides: Art: Find Sources

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Where do I find scholarly articles about Art?

ArtSearch
Index of employment opportunities in theatre and related performing arts.
Art Full Text
Articles on art, artist, exhibition reviews, contemporary art, architecture and more.
Oxford Art Online
Provides access to Grove Art Online, a collection of art encyclopedias and image collections containing biographies, subject entries, and images.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
ARTstor
Collection of digital images for art and architecture studies.

General Databases

Academic Search Complete
Scholarly, multidisciplinary database including resources from thousands of journals, magazines, and videos.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
AVON (Academic Video Online)
AVON scholarly video material including: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, demonstrations, original and raw footage including tens of thousands of exclusive tiles.
JSTOR
Full-text articles from the back issues of selected core journals.The goal of the project is to build a "reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature."
ProQuest Newspapers
Full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and more, from the 1980s to present.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.
Readers' Guide Retrospective
An index to popular magazines, 1890-1982. Topics include news accounts; biographies; social trends; novels, plays, art, film, television, and music; and popular culture and fashion.

Where do I find dissertations and theses about Art?

Dissertations and Theses Full Text Global (ProQuest)
Extensive full-text database of dissertations and theses.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library.

Where do I find books about Art?

Ebook Central
Ebook Central provides access to thousands of ebooks. New titles are added each year from leading publishers to help libraries build collections that meet the needs of researchers.

Books from the Backlist of Getty Publications
Over 250 free digital art books from the backlist of Getty pubications.
Art catalogs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Includes out-of-print full text art catalogs published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, available free.

Finding Art Books In the Library Using Call Numbers
Books on Art topics can be found in the following sections. (Use the Library Maps to help you find where each section is located. To learn how to read call numbers, see our Using the Library Guide.)

N - Fine Arts.

NA - Architecture.

NB - Sculpture.

NC - Drawing. Design. Illustration.

ND - Painting.

NE - Print media.

NE1 - NE978 - Printmaking and engraving.

NE1000 - NE1352 - Wood engraving.

NE1400 - NE1879 - Metal engraving.

NE1940 - NE2232.5 - Etching and aquatint.

NE2242 - NE2246 - Monotype (Printmaking)

NK - Decorative arts.

NX - Arts in general.

TR - Photography.

Where can I find online sources about Art?

Art History Resources on the Web
Online since 1995, this is one of the oldest, most authoritative, and most comprehensive sources available for art history research on the internet.
High Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art

Public Domain

These are works that can be used freely and are Open Access. It is recommended that you attribute all images used, regardless of the copyright restrictions.

Learn more about copyright restrictions by visiting our Copyright LibGuide.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
While all images on this site are not open access (in the public domain), you can search Open Access Artworks to find those that are.
Rijksmuseum Images
Over 125,000 images from this famous Dutch museum. Users can also download images from the Rijksstudio link on this page to create their own products, from tattoos to phone skins, royalty free.
NGA Images
Over 40,000 free access images at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
National Portrait Gallery
While all images on this site are not Open Access (in the public domain), you can use an Open Access filter to find those that are.
British Library Images Online
Images Online is the Picture library of the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom.
Getty Open Content Program
Thousands of free images from Getty collections available for download and reuse
Library of Congress - Free to Use and Reuse Sets
This page features items from the Library's digital collections that are free to use and reuse.
National Gallery of Art
Free open-access image downloads are now available directly from the object pages located on this website.

Creative Commons

Creative Commons is the copyright level of works. These can be used with varying levels of use (Creative Commons). It is recommended that you attribute all images used, regardless of copyright level.

Learn more about copyright restrictions by visiting our Copyright LibGuide.

Creative Commons
Use the search feature to search different platforms at once for CC materials.
Europeana
Easy to search database with over Creative Commons licensed images, with easy-to-understand copyright information about each image.