Frankenthaler, Helen. Chairman of the Board. 1971. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. ARTstor. Web. 4 June 2014.
Artstor 
Contains over 2 million images from the world's museums, archives, libraries, scholars, and artists. Available through June 30, 2021.
Bridgeman Art Library Archive 
The Bridgeman Art Library Archives is an outstanding archive of images drawn from collections throughout the world. It includes paintings, drawings, statues, ceramics, historical maps, etc. Available here from our Credo subscription.
The Getty Open Content Program
The Getty Museum makes available, without charge, all available digital images of art to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. All of the images can be found on Getty Search Gateway, and the J. Paul Getty Museum images can also be accessed on the Museum's Collection webpages.
LACMA Collections Online: Gives access to The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's (LACMA) encyclopedic collection. Visitors can download nearly 20,000 high-quality images of public domain artworks from LACMA’s permanent collection without restriction on use.
The Met Collection: Open Access Artworks: More than 406,000 hi-res images of public-domain works from the collection that can be downloaded, shared, and remixed without restriction from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The National Gallery of Art: NGA Images: More than 51,000 open access digital images up to 4000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use.
Contains over 2 million images from the world's museums, archives, libraries, scholars, and artists. Available through June 30, 2021.
Bridgeman Art Library Archive
The Bridgeman Art Library Archives is an outstanding archive of images drawn from collections throughout the world. It includes paintings, drawings, statues, ceramics, historical maps, etc. Available here from our Credo subscription.
The Getty Open Content Program
The Getty Museum makes available, without charge, all available digital images of art to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required. All of the images can be found on Getty Search Gateway, and the J. Paul Getty Museum images can also be accessed on the Museum's Collection webpages.
LACMA Collections Online: Gives access to The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's (LACMA) encyclopedic collection. Visitors can download nearly 20,000 high-quality images of public domain artworks from LACMA’s permanent collection without restriction on use.
The Met Collection: Open Access Artworks: More than 406,000 hi-res images of public-domain works from the collection that can be downloaded, shared, and remixed without restriction from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The National Gallery of Art: NGA Images: More than 51,000 open access digital images up to 4000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use.
Art Full Text 
A comprehensive resource for art information featuring full-text articles from more than 300 art periodicals plus high-quality indexing of over 600 periodicals and art dissertations.
JSTOR 
Provides access to scholarly journals in anthropology, ecology, economics, education, general science, history, literature, mathematics, political science, philosophy, and more. Some journals have "moving wall" access that does not include the most recent 2-5 years.
Project Muse
Full-text access to more than 150 scholarly journals and eBooks in all disciplines published by Johns Hopkins University and several other university presses.
Academic Search Premier (all topics) from EBSCO 
Full-text articles in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc. Tip: Click the check box to limit to Academic (Peer Reviewed) Journals.
A comprehensive resource for art information featuring full-text articles from more than 300 art periodicals plus high-quality indexing of over 600 periodicals and art dissertations.
JSTOR
Provides access to scholarly journals in anthropology, ecology, economics, education, general science, history, literature, mathematics, political science, philosophy, and more. Some journals have "moving wall" access that does not include the most recent 2-5 years.
Project Muse
Full-text access to more than 150 scholarly journals and eBooks in all disciplines published by Johns Hopkins University and several other university presses.
Academic Search Premier (all topics) from EBSCO
Full-text articles in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc. Tip: Click the check box to limit to Academic (Peer Reviewed) Journals.
LibSearch
Search the library's physical collection (books, movies, music, government publications, etc.) along with online journals and e-books to which the Library subscribes -- all in a single search.
Films on Demand: Art & Architecture 
Streaming video on topics in applied art, art history, photography, and more.
Search the library's physical collection (books, movies, music, government publications, etc.) along with online journals and e-books to which the Library subscribes -- all in a single search.
- For books about an artist (or art work or period), try a keyword search:
Example: Keyword: dali and paint*
- For books with criticism of an artist (or art work or art period), try a subject search:
Example: Subject Keyword: lautrec and criticism
Example: Subject Keyword: lautrec and interpretation
- For books about an artist's life, try a keyword search:
Example: Keyword: Stieglitz and biography
- For books written by an artist (letters, autobiography, notebook, diary, or books with many illustrations by an artist, etc.), try an author search:
Example: Author (last name first): picasso, pablo paul
Example: Author (last name first): matisse
Films on Demand: Art & Architecture
Streaming video on topics in applied art, art history, photography, and more.
Citation Styles
Choose a citation style (APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian ...) and follow the guidelines for formatting your paper and references.
Choose a citation style (APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian ...) and follow the guidelines for formatting your paper and references.
Jennifer Quinlan
Associate Professor, Student Success Librarian
MC 140G
(320) 308-5626
jmquinlan@stcloudstate.edu
A Short Guide to Writing About Art
Since our physical book stacks are closed due to COVID-19, to borrow books or media, please use the links to book information from the library catalog and then use the Husky Fetch service. Simply place a hold on the books you want using the Library’s Books and More catalog, and Husky Fetch will fetch them for you. You will receive an email when your books are ready to be picked up at the Circulation Desk.
- Search under Books and More in LibSearch.
- If the item is Available at University Library, click on it
- Be sure to Sign in with your StarID
- Under Get It, click on Request
- Select a Not need after date and click Send Request
- Wait for an email from the Library
- Pick up your book at the Circulation Desk. Have your SCSU ID with you so you can check out the book.
Miller Center 3rd Floor:
Most art books are on the 3rd floor of the Miller Center Library.Art book call numbers start with:
N = visual arts
NA = architecture
NB = sculpture
NC = drawing, design, illustration
ND = painting
NE = print media
NK = decorative arts
NX = arts in general
Oversized art books are located on the far west end of the Ns near the NXs.
Miller Center west Basement:
Photography books are in the west basement of the Miller Center Library. Photography book call numbers start with:
TR1-1050 Photography
TR250-265 Cameras
TR287-500 Photographic processing. Darkroom technique
TR504-508 Transparencies. Diapositives
TR510-545 Color photography
TR550-581 Studio and laboratory
TR590-620 Lighting
TR624-835 Applied photography (artistic, commercial, medical photography, photocopying processes)
TR845-899 Cinematography. Motion pictures
TR925-1050 Photomechanical processes
