Accessibility

Fine Art & History of Art


Resources & Gateways       Specific Movements & Artists        E-Journals
Return to Art & Design: General Resources

Resources & Gateways

MacMillan Dictionary of Art
On-Line edition of of the monumental and authoritative Dictionary of Art which includes links to the Bridgeman Art Library (images) and to hundreds of relevant sites relating to your search.
Subscription provided by Birmingham City University: Click on "Subsciber Login Here" [top right hand corner].

ADAM
Although threatened with closure, still a very useful gateway for Art, Design, Architecture and Media resources on the internet. Sites are assessed by expperts to ensure quality and accuracy.
Artchive
ArtSource
Art Historians' Guide to the Movies
Art History Resources on the Web
ArtLex: dictionary of visual art
More than 2,600 terms, illustrations, quotations and links to other resources on the Web
Association of Art Historians
CHArt Computers and the History of Art
Eyestorm
:a place to explore, discover and buy comtemporary art and photography. Excellent biographies of artists which include Marina Abramovic, Hannah Collins and Damien Hirst.
The Getty Research Institute for the Arts & Humanities
History of Art Virtual Library
Maintained by the History of Art Department, Birkbeck College, University of London, this is a huge listing of Art History related sites including links to libraries and academic departments.
Islamic Arts & Architecture
Mother of All Art History Links Pages
Maintained by the staff of the Department of the History of Art, university of Michegan.
Voice of the Shuttle: Art & Art History Page
Part of the huge Voice of the Shuttle Humanities resources page maintained by the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Voices of the Archive
A section of the BBC Four website consisting of audio clips from the BBC archives. Interviews with Directors, Artists and Writers are included.

Return to Top


Specific Movements & Artists

For sites relating to specific movements and artists, try general gateways such as Artcyclopedia or ArtSource. Listed below are just a selection of sites which might be of interest:

Artists' Papers Register
National register of publicly accessible collections of artists' papers. Searches can be made by artist, keyword or location.
1001.org
Listing of contemporary artists and movements.
Art of the First World War
The Artists.org
Provides Artists biographical details. Includes links to articles, essays and book reviews.

The Bauhaus
Chinese & Japanese Art History: Virtual Library
Cubism Image bank
Dada & Surrealism
First Impressionist Exhibition
Futurism
Large collection of resources including the Futurist Manifestos and other writings by the leading figures of the movement.
Goya
Henry Moore Foundation
Andy Warhol  

Return to Top


Electronic Journals

Listed below is a small selection of commercially available electronic journals. For the full range of electronic journals provided through Birmingham City University Libraries, arranged by title, subject and service provider, see Electronic Journals.

Art Daily
Art Public
Art Review
ArtForum
Artists' Newsletter
Arts Journal
Flash Art
Frieze
Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism
Journal of Contemporary Art
Leonardo
Modernity: critiques of visual culture
n.paradoxa
Parkett
 

Return to Top


Send comments to john.ridgway@bcu.ac.uk