Art and Art History Resources

Art and Art History Liaison
Ken Johnson
johnsonk@stolaf.edu
(507) 786-3793

Databases | Websites

Databases

ARTbibliographies Modern
  Modern and contemporary art, photography and design. Covers 1974-present.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
Art Index
  Indexes English-language art periodicals, plus museum bulletins, bibliographies, film reviews, and conference reports. Covers 1984 to the present.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room and Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR N1.A1 A7; 2003-present; 1928-2003 Rolvaag Storage Basement)
Art Index Retrospective
  Indexes English-language art periodicals, plus museum bulletins, bibliographies, film reviews, and conference reports. Covers 1929-1984.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
ARTstor
  A "repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data." Covers architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design from many cultures.
Bibliography of the History of Art
  The most comprehensive art bibliography available worldwide, covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present.
 
Print index in Rolvaag Storage Basement
(N7510 .R4)
DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index
  Design, crafts and applied arts. Covers 1973-present.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
RILA - International Repertory of the Literature of Art
  An index to literature art publications by style (Medieval, Renaissance, Modern, etc.), author, subject, reference works, and collections and exhibitions.
 
Print index in Rolvaag Storage Basement
(RR N7510.R4; 1975-1989)

Websites

VADS: The Visual Arts Data Service
  This site is maintained by the University College for the Creative Arts in the UK. It includes over 100,000 images from collections throughout Great Britain.

Architecture

Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
  This website provides access to a comprehensive collection of images and detailed descriptions of Chartres Cathedral.

General

Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  Authoritative site containing many images of Islamic art organized by period.

Visual Arts - General

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Browser
  Housed at Getty Information Institute, this controlled vocabulary thesaurus can be used to improve access to cultural heritage information in the global networked environment.
Art History Resources on the Web
  A site maintained by Christopher Witcombe, Associate Professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College.
Timeline of Art History
  "The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection."