| article index databases for art history research | ||||
| note: to view any of these indexes off campus, you will need to set up a proxy server on your browser | ||||
| the primary art indexes | ||||
| journal articles indexes | abbreviation | indexes | notes | abstracts or full text |
| Art Abstracts/Art Fulltext/Art Index |
AFT | journal articles | general on all areas of art history and design. only indexes magazine articles |
Includes abstracts and some full text. |
| Bibliography of the history of art | BHA | journal and book articles | the most scholarly, but it doesn't include classical art. | includes abstracts |
| Art Bibliographies Modern | ABM | journal and book articles | art of the 20th century-present and all of photography | includes brief abstracts |
| general indexes that are very useful | ||||
| Lexis Nexis | news | newspapers | national & international newspapers | full text |
| Expanded Academic | mags | journal articles | full range of magazine articles | some full text - limited in art |
| JSTOR | jstor | journal articles | It is generally best to go first to traditional art indexes for "Western" art (Europe, United States). In some cases jstor has titles that aren't covered by traditional art indexes - indicated below in the subject area. | |
| article indexes - by subject | ||||
| note-special emphasis below given to subjects inadequately covered by traditional art indexes, or to subjects with significant coverage in non-art databases | ||||
| Aesthetics | BHA, AFT | |||
| FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Studies) | ||||
| Philosophers Index | ||||
| Africa | jstor (choose "African studies") | |||
| Anthropology Plus | ||||
| African Studies (some art) | ||||
| African-American also see ethnic-Americans |
IIBP: International Index to Black Periodicals (some art) | |||
| Architecture | Avery index to architectural periodicals | |||
| AFT, BHA | ||||
| Art standard Western art history from medieval-present |
BHA, AFT, ABM, mags, news | |||
| Asian art | BHA, AFT, ABM | |||
| jstor | ||||
| FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Studies) (incomplete coverage) | ||||
| Chicano/Latino art also see ethnic-Americans |
Chicano Database | |||
| Classical art |
AFT, Avery (for classical architecture), BHA | |||
| Gnomon Online (in German) | ||||
| jstor (choose "classical studies") | ||||
| minimal: Anthropology Plus | ||||
| Nestor: Bibliography of Aegean prehistory and Related Areas | ||||
| Contemporary art | AFT, ABM, news, mags, BHA | |||
| Ethnic-American art (Native American, African American, Asian American, Jewish, Latino, etc) |
America: History & Life | |||
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index | ||||
| Ethnic News Watch | ||||
| Alt-PressWatch | ||||
| Alternative press index | ||||
| AFT, ABM, BHA, news, mags, jstor | ||||
| Gay & lesbian art also see ethnic American art |
AFT, BHA, ABM | |||
| Alternative press index | ||||
| Latin American art |
Arts & Humanities Citation Index | |||
| Anthropology Plus (Pre-Columbian) | ||||
| jstor (choose "Latin American studies") | ||||
Native American art |
ABM, BHA, AFT (for "fine art," not "crafts" - all three), jstor (choose "folklore" & "American Indian studies" ) | |||
| Anthropology Plus (historical, minimal contemporary) | ||||
| Bibliography of Native North Americans (historical, not contemporary) | ||||
| 19th century US art | 19th Century American Art Periodicals | |||
| Photography |
BHA, ABM, AFT | |||
| Pre-Columbian | Anthropology Plus (includes dictionary of Mayan writing) | |||
| Bibliografía Mesoamericana | ||||
| Religious art |
ATLA Religion Database (includes pre-columbian) | |||
| FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Studies) | ||||
| Index of Christian Art | ||||