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Art History: Research Databases

Art History research resources.

Frieze of Griffins

Top Databases

Databases for Ancient Art & Archaeology


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Reference Resources

Additional Databases

Art & Design Research Databases (Supplementary)

TCU School of Art Events

Provenance Research

Artstor Teaching & Learning Resources

Art History Books

Database Search Tips

Phrase Searching

Use quotation marks to search for an exact person, place or thing related to your topic.
Examples:
“Cecilia Beaux”
"objective truth"
"modern portraiture"

 

Root Word Searching
Enter the root of a word and put an asterisk   *  at the end.
The database will return results that include any ending
of that root word.
Examples:
light* = light, lighted, lighting
photo* =  photograph, photographable,
photographer, etc.

decolon* = decolonial, decolonialization, decolonialize,
decolonization, decolonize, decolonized, decolonizing