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Databases for Visual Arts

Here are some free scholarly databases for Arkansas students in the visual arts and art history.

JSTOR Journals and Primary Sources collection This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Periodical database for students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
ProQuest Research Library: The Arts This link opens in a new window
This resource covers publications on the arts. Subjects: music, theatre, film, TV, dance, architecture, art, and design.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.

Arts & Humanities Databases
Providing online access to 400 contemporary specialist art titles.
Library of Congress Photograph Collections
Links to searchable collection of photographs, cartoons, prints, drawings, and other images archived by the Library of Congress.
Crystal Bridges Art Collection
Explore (virtually) the art installations at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Google Arts and Culture
"Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces."
MET Publications
A searchable database of publications from the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1946
Getty Research Institute
A research center providing videos, publications, and digital collections.
Smart History
Essays and videos covering a wide range of art history topics. This organization provides videos for the Art History courses in Kahn Academy. Includes a searchable database for their content.
Smithsonian Art and Design Digital Library
A searchable database of over 150,000 files on artists, art collectives, galleries, and museums held in their Art and Design and History and Culture libraries.
Project Gutenberg's Art Bookshelf
This bookshelf presents a selection of art books and books about artists, including practical methods and specialties, as well as general works on art and art history, plus visitor guides to art expos, galleries, and museums. All of these books are free to read online.