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Online Images Collections: Hunter Library Databases, Internet |
If You Have the Title of the Work and/or the Artist
- Search one of the databases.
- Individual works do not have entire books written about them, you will need to look for a catalogue raisonné (a catalog that covers only one artist) by searching the Library Catalog by the artist's name.
- In the search box type: catalogue raisonne and the artist name. For ex: catalogue raisonne and dali
- Use a reproduction index to locate an illustration in a book or journal.
If You Need to Find an Image on a Specific Subject but You do not Have the Title or Name of an Artist
- Search one of the databases.
- In the Library Catalog do a keyword search and type: "your topic " and "pictorial works". For ex: dogs and pictorial works
- Books that contain illustrations will have in the description the word "ill." For ex: xxii, 186 p. : ill. ; 18 cm
Find Images Through Reproduction Indexes
Reproduction indexes will tell you where an image is located. Indexes are thematic and tend to focus on Europe and North American art. Indexes will have information on famous art pieces and/or artists.
A guide to Color Reproductions
Intended for retail print dealers, the book provides a listing of art reproductions available in the USA (1969 to about 1971). REF NE1850 .B3 1971
American Prints in the Library of Congress; a Catalog of the Collection
REF NE505 .A47
Art in Time
Index to all the pictures in the art section of Time magazine. REF N7225 .H38
Catalogue of Reproductions of Paintings
Paintings created between 1860 and 1969 are listed. REF/GEN NE1860.A2 U52
Catalogue of Reproductions of Paintings Prior to 1860
Complements the book listed above. REF NE1860.A2 U51
Computer Guide to Index of Early Southern Artists and Artisans
Index of early southern artists and artisans. REF NK460.W55 M8 1985
Mythological and Classical World Art Index : a Locator of Paintings, Sculptures, Frescoes, Manuscript Illuminations, Sketches, Woodcuts, and Engravings Executed 1200 B.C. to 1900 A.D., with a Directory of the Institutions Holding Them (Only available at ASU for check out. Use ABC Express)
Sculpture Index
REF NB36 .C55
World Architecture Index
REF NA202 .T4 1991
Index to Reproductions of American Paintings Appearing in more than 400 Books Mostly Published Since 1960
REF ND205 .S575
Index to Reproductions of American Paintings
Reproductions of books/catalogs of exhibits at art museums. Includes a list of books and catalog indexed. REF ND205 .M57
Index to Reproductions of European Paintings
Lists reproductions in books found in most art libraries. Does not include books on individual painters, and only a limited number of catalogs of exhibitions. Includes a list of books indexed. REF ND45 .M6
World Painting Index
Includes reproductions in books and catalogues by artists around the world published between 1940 and early 1975. Includes: oil, acrylic, fresco, gouache, tempera, pastel and watercolors. REF ND45 .H38
Online Images Collections
Art Full Text
From the document type scroll down menu, select "art reproduction" then type your topic/artist in the search box.
ARTstor
Collection of images covering many cultures and time periods. Limited scope after 1925. Read the technical requirements. Instructional handouts from ARTstor available here.
Camio
Images that document artistic traditions across many cultures from 3000 BCE to the 21st Century.
Grove Art Online
Gives access to a variety of resources for images. From the main page click "Art images collections" to see the additional resources, or click on "Search Image Links" to be connected to images on the Internet (mostly from museum collections).
A Digital Archive of Architecture
Images of architecture from around the world.
The Cities and Buildings Database
Collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world. Click "Other Search Options" to make your search more relevant to what you are looking.
The Great Buildings Collection
Images of buildings and leading architects across the world.
Library of UC Images (LUCI).
Mainly classical art and California art and architecture from the visual collections at several UC campuses.
SPIRO (Slide and Photograph Image Retrieval Online).
Architecture images and plans.