The WU Libraries now have a subscription to the The Vogue Archive, a complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included.
Use Advanced Search to search by garment, designer, model, photographer or illustrator. To view by year, go to Browse Issues.
The Art & Architecture Library has added the following journal subscriptions. Stop by and see recent issues in our Current Periodicals.
Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art. Art Periodcals N7345.Y57 This journal includes artist features, interviews, reviews and conference transcripts, providing updated information and critiques on contemporary Chinese art.
Arts of Asia (renewed subscription). Art Periodicals NX572 A75 An excellent source of information and illustration on every aspect of Asian art. Articles delve into the history, techniques, and value of art objects and artistic periods, discuss archeological findings, and evaluate art at exhibitions and auctions.
Tribal Art. Art Periodicals N5310.7 .W67 This journal features articles on themes ranging from tribal sculpture to Pre-Columbian ceramics and textiles.
Interested in new media or digital art? Check out Rhizome, an organization dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology.
Features include:
Additional features with our institutional subscription:*
*For full access, be sure to enter through the library website and create an account using a '@wustl.edu' email.
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The Getty Research Institute has launched the Getty Research Portal, a free online search gateway providing access to 20,000 digitized art and architectural history texts from leading art libraries worldwide. The Portal serves as a union catalog providing descriptive metadata and links to download fully digitized copies for free. Texts include rare books, early foundational literature, and important periodicals. For more information visit: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/portal/index.html
Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) – Renaissance and Reformation, now available online, is a tool that researchers at all levels (undergraduates through faculty) can use to find the most important and significant resources (reference works, books, journals, archives, websites and more) on selected topics in history and culture from the 14th through the 17th centuries.
Articles are written by leading scholars, including Washington University’s Barbara Murphy Bryant Distinguished Professor of Art History, William Wallace (see Michelangelo Buonarroti). Updates and new entries will be added on a regular basis. WU Libraries also subscribe to OBO Islamic Studies and OBO Social Work.To learn more, visit About OBO.
The Berg Fashion Library (Oxford University Press) is an online resource now available through the catalog, databases and Fashion research guide. Featuring fully cross-searchable text and images, it covers world fashion and dress, from pre-history to the present day. The collection includes the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion online, e-books, reference works, images, and much more. More information about the content is available here.
Access to JSTOR Collection VIII is now available and the titles are in our catalog. Highlights include a group of rare 19th and early 20th century American Art periodicals digitized as part of a special project undertaken with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. This collection also includes journals in philosophy, classical studies, and music. More information regarding the collection is available here.
Graphic Atlas is a new open access online resource that provides a survey of illustration techniques and allows for comparison of the different methods: pre-photographic, photomechanical, photographic, and digital. Print identification and exploration tools are provided through the Graphic Atlas interface, developed by the Image Permanence Institute.
