Art-Related Indexes

ArtFull Text (UI access only) Indexes 1984 to date, abstracts 1994 to date, and full text 1997 to present for 376 international journals. Coverage includes periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins in English and other Western European languages, with a broad subject range. In addition to articles, ArtFull Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.

Art Index Retrospective (UI access only) Art Index, volumes 1-32, 1929-1984. The database cites articles from 574 periodicals published throughout the world. Coverage parallels ArtFull Text, above.

ABM (UI access only) ARTbibliographies Modern, 1972-  , indexes international journal articles, exhibition reviews, catalogs, essays, books, and dissertations, for all aspects of modern and contemporary art , including performance art. ABM covers art history, art criticism, art theory, book arts, design, photography, graphic art, history, and fine arts.

BHA (UI access only) The Bibliography of the History of Art, 1973- , contains records describing literature about art. Materials indexed and abstracted include books, dissertations, exhibition catalogs, and articles drawn from more than 2,500 periodicals. Subject coverage includes western art, architecture, decorative and applied arts, popular and folk art, and selected contemporary art, as well as painting, sculpture, drawing, and prints.

Anthropological Index Online Describes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. 

Anthropology Plus (UI access only) Describes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. 

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (UI access only) Offers a comprehensive listing of references to journal articles on architecture and design from the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia with coverage from 1934 - current and selective coverage back to 1741.

Design and Applied Arts Index (UI access only) The Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) contains references from more than 500 design and craft journals and newspapers published from 1973 onwards and includes data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms, etc.

FRANCIS  (UI access only)     
A multilingual and multidisciplinary bibliographic database covering Humanities (archaeology, history of art, history of science, linguistics, literature, philosophy, prehistory, religions) Social sciences and Economics.

Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals (UI access only) Indexes 42 art journals published in the US during the 19th century, providing nearly complete coverage of journals from this period. The Index describes the entire journal contents -- articles, art notes, illustrations, stories, poems, and advertisements -- and offers information on popular culture and industry, artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decorations, and collecting.