A comprehensive and authoritative guide with extensive surveys and in-depth articles on the history of art; provides links to museums, galleries, and art collections around the world, as well as images. Available through this site are Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
Comprised of four databases: ReView -- a fulltext database of 19th and early 20th century art journals;
Design Abstracts Retrospective (DAR)- a retrospective journal abstracting and indexing service; Arts+Architecture ProFiles (AAP) - a biographical dictionary of modern designers, craftspeople, artists and architects; and Research Sources: 1. the Poster -- includes a History of the Poster, digitized materials published between 1890-1920, and an international directory of poster collections.
The Vogue Archive is a complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included.
Tip: Use Advanced Search to find images by garment type, designer or brand names and photographer or illustrator.
The leading fashion-industry trade paper since 1910. Covers the history and business of twentieth-century fashion.
Issues are scanned from cover to cover, encompassing each page, article, advertisement and cover, with searchable text and indexing. Learn more about this database.
Images © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Reproduction of any kind is prohibited without express written permission in advance from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”
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