Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Theater and Dance:
Visual Resources
Electronic Sources
Rutgers Restricted Access
AMICA Library
This image database consists of nearly 120,000 digitized works of art, from ancient times to the present,
worldwide.
Web Sites
AICT: Art Images for College Teaching
Art and architecture image database, browsable by historical period and geographic area.
Art History
A mega-site, browsable by geographic area and time period, with links to hundreds of sites with images of art and architecture.
CalPhotos
A database containing thousands of photo images on subjects including plants, people and culture, and landscapes and habitats. International in scope.
Costume History at the Costumer's Manifesto
Images, history, and links to other sites on numerous costume topics.
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
This site includes links to image collections, electronic texts, and other resources on decorative arts and architecture.
Google Image Search
On the main tool bar, click on "images" before entering search terms, and Google will match your terms to a huge collection of images from the Web.
New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Library Picture Collection Online
30,000 images from books, magazines, newspapers, photographs, prints and postcards, most from before 1923, have been digitized from this collection, long a popular resource for designers in New York. Images represent a wide range of subjects.
SPIRO
Searchable database covering international architectural history, decorative arts, natural landscapes, topography and more.
Print Sources
For print sources, consult the
subject headings page and follow its advice for
subject searching in the IRIS catalog. If you search for one of the recommended subject headings
and notice a result that begins "See related headings for..." click on it to get a list of narrower
and related headings. Remember that you can also limit your search to a specific library.
