ART 151: History of Western Art I

Writing & Citing

Introduction to Writing about Art

Citing Information Tutorial

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Locate articles 

Quick Guide - How to Locate Articles (pdf)

Suggested Databases - Art & Art History

Art Full Text
Indexing of articles about art and related topics from 1984-present. Full text from 1997-present.

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
Indexing of articles about art and related topics from 1973-present.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Indexing of articles about architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and other areas of design from 1741-present.

JSTOR
Provides full text articles in nearly all the humanities and social sciences disciplines, international and foreign areas studies, and many of the sciences. This is an excellent resource for locating articles about art and architecture of the classical period.

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Museum websites

Ackland Art Museum

North Carolina Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Find images

A guide to Locating & Citing Images

Provides curated collections of art images and associated data for non-commercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. The Charter Collection is made up of over 300,000 images.

CAMIO: Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
Offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources.

Find Background Info

Oxford Art Online
Includes the Grove Art Online, an encyclopedia of art, with general introductions to a variety of topics related to this course.

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art
Compiled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's curatorial, conservation, and education staff, covers pre-history to the present day. Contents arranged chronologically, geographically, and thematically.

You'll find these useful

The World Painting Index (ND45 .H38), Sculpture Index (NB36 .C55), etc., index where a work has been published. These are located in the Ready Reference section of the Art Library.