Art History
Databases
- General
 - Indexes
 - Reference
 - Digital Collections
 - Periodicals and Journals
 - Social and Cultural Movements
 
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    A&AePortal
Authoritative eBook platform showcasing key scholarship in art, architecture, and design.
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    Academic Search Ultimate
Access to popular press magazines and peer-reviewed scholarly journals across various academic disciplines, including open-access journals and historic Associated Press videos.
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    CFile Daily
Cfile Foundation was founded in 2013 to provide an expanded ceramic field— art, design, architecture and technology—with two things: a knowledge center where the new paradigms shaping our future (and that of other arts) can be addressed, published and broadcast; and a virtual place where a new global, inter-disciplinary community can grow, combine its resources and serve the field during a time of unparalleled flux. In essence we set out to make a ceramic GPS device that would guide the field to its future.
Access Information: This database is available only on campus. Off-campus access is unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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    De Gruyter Brill Online
An integrated comprehensive research portal for access to primary sources, text collections, reference works, and bibliographies across multiple disciplines.
Coverage for ebooks dates back to 1638
Includes The University Press Library: a digital library of eBook collections from 16 prestigious university presses: Cornell University Press, University of California Press, The University of Chicago Press, Fordham University Press, Harvard University Press, NYU Press, University of Hawai'i Press, University of Pennsylvania Press, Princeton University Press, Penn State University Press, Rutgers University Press, Stanford University Press, University of Toronto Press, University of Texas Press, Yale University Press, and Columbia University Press.
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    Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson)
Bibliographic database that provides citations to articles in a wide range of English language journals in the humanities and social sciences for the period 1907-1984.
Coverage: 1907-1984
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    Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Indexes articles in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, communications,language, literature, literary and political criticism, performing arts, philosophy, religion, etc.
Coverage: 2/1984+
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    JSTORAccess millions of articles, books, and primary sources, focusing on back issues of scholarly journals; an essential resource for research in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Also includes the images migrated from ArtStor.
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    WorldCat
Discover books, articles, media, and more in library collections worldwide, supporting citation verification, publication discovery, and access beyond local library holdings.
 
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    Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Access full-text journals, dissertations, and art reproductions related to fine and commercial art, photography, film, and architecture, with expert indexing for scholarly research.
Coverage: 9/1984+
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    Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson)
Indexes articles on artfrom periodicals, yearbooks, & museum bulletins, including reproductions of works of art. References paintings used as illustrations for articles or ads, listing the works under the artists' names with full citations.
Coverage: 1929-1984
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    ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM)Coverage: 1974+
Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Indexes journals, monographs, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, & other publications related to 19-20th century art. Covers architecture, collecting, drawing, education, folk art, graphic design, museums & galleries, painting, photography, etc. - 
    BHA and RILA
Coverage: 1975 - 2007
Covers European and American visual arts material including articles from over 1,200 journals. These citation databases, searchable together, cover material published between 1975 and 2007."The Getty provides access to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) and to the Répertoire international de la littérature de l'art (RILA) for no charge on its Web site. These citation databases, searchable together, cover material published between 1975 and 2007. For material published after 2007 see the International Bibliography of Art (IBA) at www.csa.com."
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    Design and Applied Arts Index
Comprehensive resource for design and crafts, including textiles, ceramics, vehicle design, advertising, and sustainability. Features journal articles, exhibition reviews, and news from 1973 to present.
 
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    Bloomsbury Art Markets
Provides a comprehensive guide to art galleries, auction houses, art fairs, and agents from multiple national and historical contexts. This digital resource is designed to serve the expanding research areas of art market studies, art historiography and provenance research.
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    Bloomsbury Fashion Central
A dynamic digital hub for interdisciplinary research in fashion and dress. Peer-reviewed content includes major reference works, exclusive articles, scholarly eBooks, case studies, biographies, lesson plans, bibliographic guides, textbooks, video content, runway and backstage photos from fashion shows, and tens of thousands of images from museums around the world.
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    Bloomsbury History: Theory and Method
A digital resource dedicated to historiography and the examination of historical theory and methods using a global approach, featuring scholarship in the form of exclusive articles contributed by historians from many different countries.
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    International Bibliography of Art (IBA)Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
IBA provides authoritative coverage of international scholarship: European art from late antiquity to the present, American art from the colonial era to the present, and global art since 1945. Visual arts in all media are covered: painting, sculpture, drawing, video, installations, new media, decorative and applied arts, museum studies and conservation, archaeology, folk art and material culture, classical studies, antiques, architectural history. It covers core journals, plus detailed coverage of monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues. IBA is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), and includes records created by the Getty Research Institute in 2008-09. - 
    Oxford Art Online
A gateway resource that includes: Grove Art Online, a reference for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the 1990s; The Oxford Companion to Western Art; The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics; and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Covers information on artists, worldwide art, artistic techniques, and other art-related topics.
Coverage: 1998+
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    Oxford Bibliographies: Art History
A guide to scholarly literature in the field of art and architectural history, covering major categories of research with bibliographies and recommended resources.
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    Oxford Bibliographies: Classics
A comprehensive and authoritative guide to Classical Studies, providing access to essential primary sources and electronic resources.
 
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    Artstor Collections on JSTOR
Explore millions of high-quality, curated images from global museums, archives, and artists. Includes publicly accessible files from JSTOR’s journals and primary sources.
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    Bayeux Tapestry Digital EditionThe Bayeux Tapestry Digital Edition presents all of the Bayeux Tapestry in a scrolling format and includes scholarly annotations keyed to relevant sections.
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    Broadway on Demand
Streaming access to plays, musicals, dance performances, documentaries, masterclasses, and behind-the-scenes content that supports research and learning in theater and the performing arts.
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    Kanopy: Criterion Collection
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, has been dedicated to gathering the greatest award-winning early cinema, foreign cinema and Hollywood films from around the world. This collection includes 590 films, presented uncut, as its maker intended it to be seen.
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    Nineteenth Century Collections Online (Gale Primary Sources)Global digitized primary source collections from the long nineteenth century, including rare monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and more in Western and non-Western languages, curated by international experts.Alternate titles: Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 4: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection, Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 3: British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 2: Asia & West Diplomacy & Cultural Exchange, Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 1: British Politics and Society, Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 6: Photography: The World Through the Lens, Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 7: Science, Technology and Medicine, 1780-1925, Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 8: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Women: Transnational Networks, Nineteenth Century Collections Online Archive 5: Europe and Africa: Commerce, Christianity, Civilization, and Conquest
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    PBS Video Collection
A collection of over 1,600 streaming videos, including documentaries and series covering a wide range of topics such as science, history, art, and business from one of television’s most trusted networks.
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    Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels
Archive of adult-oriented comic books and graphic novels from underground and independent publishers worldwide, complemented by interviews, commentary, theory and criticism that trace the art form’s cultural evolution.
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    Web Gallery of Art
Free virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries.
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    WindowsWear
A collection of retail and visual displays dating back to 1931, offering photos for competitive research, inspiration, and trend ideas for retailers, designers, and creative professionals to enhance today's retail environments.
Note: Students and faculty, use ASU email to register for a free account for access to WindowsWear.
Upload your student projects throughout the year to be eligible for WindowsWear's Student Awards and Mentorship Program. 
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    Eighteenth Century Journals
Features unique and rare eighteenth-century periodicals from archives in the UK and the US, showcasing the diversity and evolution of publishing between 1685 and 1835. While primarily UK-based, it also includes publications from other English-speaking regions like India.
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    Harper's Bazaar Archive
A comprehensive archive offers digitized versions of the U.S. and U.K. editions of Harper's Bazaar from 1867 to present, featuring high-resolution images and searchable texts, providing deep insights and detailed indexing of over 150 years of fashion, culture, and societal trends.
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    Krokodil Digital ArchiveA satirical Soviet magazine which began publishing in 1922.Useful for understanding Soviet political science, history and literature.
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    Vogue Archive
Searchable archive of American Vogue from 1892 to the present, featuring high-resolution color images of articles, ads, covers, and fold-outs, with detailed indexing for garment types, designers, and brands.
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    Women's Wear Daily Archive
The complete archive of Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) from 1910 onward, with high-resolution images of articles, ads, and covers, offering a primary source on fashion, retail, and business history.
6-month embargo on new issues
 
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    Disability in the Modern World
Historical and primary-source materials documenting disability culture, activism, and policy, with multimedia content illustrating the evolution of the Disability Rights Movement and disability theory.
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    The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives, 1960 to 1974
Covers key events, trends and events in America from 1960 to 1974 through letters, diaries, oral histories, and newsreel footage.
Alternate titles: Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives
 
Archives
Archives are excellent source of primary materials about an artist, works, and related writings. Here are some examples of a few archives: