Art Research Guide

This library guide provides students with starting points for doing art-related research and provides some specific guidance for completing the Art 100 era/movement project.

JSTOR

  • Start by going to JSTOR.
  • (OPTIONAL) In the upper right corner, click Log in (or Register if you've not yet done so). Registering for an account will allow you to save images to folders as you search, but it is not required.
  • Next click on Advanced Search above the search box.
  • Under Advanced Search click on Images.
  • Enter your search terms in the boxes under Construct your search query. (You can also limit your search to the Title or Creator field by using the drop-down menu, or you can keep the default setting and search All Fields.) 
  • (OPTIONAL) you may also want to specify a date range, classification (medium), or country by using the DateClassification, or Country filters. (NOTE: the more filters you use, the fewer results you will get.)
  • Click Submit Advanced Search.
  • Once you've found an image of interest, click on it to enlarge it.
  • Click Download to download the image. 

Citing images

Citing Images

Images must be cited like all other resources! If you use an image you did not create, you must provide a citation. The citation should be accessible in the context of the image's use (within a PowerPoint presentation, on a Web page, in a paper, etc.).

See the MLA citations tab of this guide for guidance.

Websites for Finding Images

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