Research Guides: Fine Arts: Journal Articles

Recommended databases

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Humanities Source This link opens in a new window Offers worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought; includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, and much more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Full-text, scholarly resources in the arts and sciences include Archival and Current Journals, Books, and Primary Sources.

Some journals have full access to more recent articles/issues on their websites.

To access specific journals by title, use the Journal Finder option in OneSearch.

1) Type the name of a journal into the box. See below for suggested titles.

2) If your journal is available in the databases, it will say "Available online." Click that to browse the journal in a database.

3) If it says "Available at Dwight Marvin Library Magazine and Newspaper Collection," print issues are available in the Library collection.

Popular art journals to search for:

ARTnews

Art in America

Art Documentation

Artforum.

African Arts

Oxford Art Journal

RACAR (Canadian Art Review)