Research Strategy

1) Be organized!

2) Start with artsy.net, artnet.com, and/or find the artist's/their major gallery websites. Find the artist's CV and mine the bibliographic resources on the site.

3) Find images in Artstor (JSTOR)

3) Check Library Search @ Principia (includes I-Share) (Request I-Share now if possible)

4) Check Journal Databases

5) Check news sources if needed.

6) Repeat as needed

Art Image Strategy

Artstor This link opens in a new window
With more than 2 million images* (and growing), scholars can easily examine wide-ranging material such as Native American art from the Smithsonian, treasures from the Louvre, and modern architectural plans from Columbia University.

Composed of approximately 300 curated sub-collections, Artstor supports and enriches study across disciplines, including world events from Magnum Photos, anthropology from Harvard’s Peabody Museum, and archaeology from Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Art Archives and, making it a resource for your whole institution

1) Use the Advanced Search to search by creator or material or technique.

2) Use the date range to limit what time period you are looking for.

3) You can also use the classification limit for specific types of works.