The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art by Gerald W. R. WardAddresses "...deals with all aspects of materials, techniques, conservation, and restoration in both traditional and nontraditional media, including ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, painting, works on paper, textiles, video, digital art, and more."
Access to the "The Dictionary of Art" (formerly known as "The Grove Dictionary of Art") and "The Oxford Companion to Western Art." Offers additions of new and updated articles, thumbnail art images and line drawings displayed in the text of articles.
International, national, regional, state, and local newspaper articles and video clips. Includes over a thousand international news sources from scores of countries on six continents, translated into English when written in other languages.
Current and archived news from United States and international news sources, including the Star Tribune, New York Times, The Times of London, and The Wall Street Journal. Coverage is different for each title. For earlier newspaper coverage, see our historical archives, such as the New York Times Archive, which goes back to 1851. Good for finding exhibit and gallery reviews.
Searchable full text of the New York Times from the first issue in 1851 to 4 years ago. Includes full page and article images. Most recent years of the Times can be searched in US Newsstream or New York Times - Digital Microfilm.
Scholarly journals, books, and dissertations covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from before European contact to the present.
Provides article references for journals across the arts and humanities disciplines, including art and art history, archeology, architecture, dance, music, film and theater, history, humanities, literature, and religion. Offers cited reference searching.
Provides access to international publications on music and other performance arts, such as dance. Includes a variety of publication types including journal articles, ethnographic recordings, and reviews. Relevant for research on performance studies, education, literature, and more.
Includes more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works in the Museum’s collection which may be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-commercial use, including in scholarly publications in any media, without permission from the Museum and without a fee.
"Since its founding in 1940, the Walker Art Center has collected the visual, performing, and media arts of our time. A reflection of our multidisciplinary mission and the increasingly cross-disciplinary practice of artists, Walker Collections reflect a diverse range of artistic output, including painting, sculpture, films, performances, books, artist archives, and more."
Located in Minneapolis, "the Midway Contemporary Art Library serves to document, present, and preserve the recent history of contemporary visual art in a public context. Founded in 2007, its objectives are to research, collate, and catalog published material in an effort to provide the most comprehensive and accessible resource for research into contemporary art in the region."