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Fine Art

Key Art Indexes & Databases

Art Abstracts For 1907-1984 coverage see: Art Index Retrospective
Journal articles on art and related disciplines (anthropology, architecture, design, video art, etc.). Emphasis is on Western art. 
 
Art journals and other materials published prior to 1985. Can be searched simultaneously with Art Abstracts.
 
Citations and abstracts to journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews on modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onwards, including photography since its invention.
 
Achitecture and design published in scholarly and popular-press American and international journals.
 
European and American art from late antiquity to the present. Abstracts books, articles, conference proceedings, essays, dissertations, exhibition and dealers’ catalogues. Covers painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, architecture, crafts, decorative, applied, graphic, folk and popular arts.
 
IBA succeeded Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) in 2008-09. Abstracts 500+ core journals, monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogs. European art since late antiquity; American art since the colonial period; global art since 1945; fine art in all media; decorative arts and antiques; museum studies and conservation; archaeology and material culture; folk art; architectural history. 

Other Databases Relevant to Art

History of Canada, U.S., Latin America from pre-historic times to the present, 
 
Covers Indigenous North American culture, history, and life
 
CBCA (Canadian Business & Current Affairs) Canadian resource
Current events, the arts, Indigenous studies, business, science, and academic information from Canada.
 
Full text PDF for works since 1997.
 
Interdisciplinary topics related to gender studies, including art
 
Comprehensive index for historical studies worldwide EXCLUDING the US and Canada.
 
Journal Storage, the Scholarly Journal Archive for humanities, social sciences, business, and law.