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Combined Search

OneSearch
Combined search engine, searches most of the library databases & catalogs. From the Advanced Search page you can limit results to "Visual Arts."

Individual Resources

JSTOR
Good source for historical journals in the arts & humanities.
Humanities International Complete
Full-text journals, books and other published sources from around the world.
Kanopy
Documentaries, movies, and instructional films. Includes films from Media Education Foundation, Criterion Collection, PBS, New Day Films, independent films, classics, world cinema, and more. For browsable lists and performance rights info, see our Kanopy FAQ.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Additional Resources

Open Arts Journal
A peer-reviewed, open access journal in art, architecture, design, heritage & cultural diversity.
Archives of American Art
Founded at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1954, the Archives of American Art collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States.
UW Kohler Art Library
One of the UW-Madison libraries, Kohler is a resource for materials and information regarding the visual arts of painting, drawing, architecture, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, decorative arts, fashion, textiles, and design. It houses one of the largest artists’ books collections to be found at a public university in North America.
How do you look? Promoting visual literacy at Duke University and beyond.
Site poses questions to help analyze what is seen, and provides information and bibliographies to promote visual literacy.
Portal Wisconsin
Created by the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin to promote arts, humanities, and history. The website includes a statewide event calendar, news, virtual tours, video, and a gallery of Wisconsin artists.
Google Art Project
Explore museums from around the world and discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels.

Find Books & Ebooks

Edgewood's Catalog
Print books and video discs owned by our library.

eBook Collections
Academic and general interest ebooks from a wide range of subject areas.
Libby
Fiction & nonfiction ebooks and audiobooks for leisure reading, as well as academic subjects. Access through your browser, or install the free Libby app on your device.

Art Books & Ebooks from our Collection

History of Art by Anthony F. Janson
Call Number: REF N5300|b.J3 2001
ISBN: 0810934469
Publication Date: 2001
This classic book uses an exceptional art program, featuring impeccable accurate five-color illustrations, to introduce readers to the vast world of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and the minor arts.
Art history : portable edition by Stokstad, Marilyn, 1929-
Call Number: N5300 .S923 2009
ISBN: 0136040977
Publication Date: 2009
Art History Portable Editionby Marilyn Stokstad offers exactly the same content as Art History, Third Editionbut in smaller individual booklets for maximum student portability.
Contemporary Women Artists by Laurie Collier Hillstrom; Kevin Hillstrom
Call Number: N8354 .C66 1999
ISBN: 1558623728
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
This volume provides thorough biographical, bibliographical and critical information on 350 of the world's most prominent and influential 20th century women artists, including important new artists.
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by James Hall; Kenneth Clark
Call Number: N7560 .H34 2008
ISBN: 9780813343938
Publication Date: 2007-12-25
The understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the story it depicts as on the artist’s execution of it. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today. This book relates in a succinct and readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of Western art is based
Digital Art History by Anna Bentkowska-Kafel; Trish Cashen; Hazel Gardiner
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 1841509108
This book looks at the transformation that Art and Art history is undergoing through engagement with the digital revolution. ."
Video Art by Catherine Elwes
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 1850435464
Publication Date: 2005-03-02
Video art dominates the international art world to such an extent that its heady days on the radical fringes are sometimes overlooked--often unknown. This book is an essential and highly entertaining guide to video art and its history.