University Library: What's in an Image: Research in Images, Photo Archives, Physical Library Art Books, and More

Image Banks

Artstor Public Collections This link opens in a new window
Digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.
JSTOR (e-journals & e-books) This link opens in a new window
Journal articles and books, primarily in the humanities and social sciences
Digital Public Library of America This link opens in a new window
Discover 44,918,855 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States
Internet Archive (Open Access) This link opens in a new window
Filter to images, video, or audio on top of page.
Oxford Art Online (Oxford University Press) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia and dictionaries covering all art topics. Limit to one user at a time.
Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database (Open Access) This link opens in a new window
View examples of furniture, ceramics, textiles, and other artifacts from the collections of museums and historic sites across Wisconsin.

Digital Publications with Full Images

Art and Architecture Archive 1895-2005 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Scanned art and architecture magazines from 1895-2005.
New York Times Archive (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
From 1851, with the last 4 years unavailable
Time Magazine Archive (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Cover to cover issues of Time Magazine dating back to issue number one in 1923.
Vogue Magazine Archive 1892-Present (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The full contents of Vogue magazine (US edition) in full color page image, from the first issue in 1892 to the present, with monthly updates for new issues.
Women's Magazine Archive I: 1885-2005 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Search the complete archives of the foremost women's magazines, including Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal.
Women's Wear Daily Archive 1910-Current (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Search scanned color issues of Women's Wear Daily from 1910.

Finding Art Books in the Library

Looking for art books in the library? If you were looking for the book Caravaggio by John T. Spike, you could see through using Search@UW that the call number is ND623.C26 S65 2010, meaning this book is found in the art section (starting with an N), specifically with the painting books (ND). Here is the breakdown for art subcategories:

N Visual Arts

NA Architecture

NB Sculpture

NC Drawing, Design, & Illustration

ND Painting

NE Print Media

NK Decorative Arts

NX Arts in General

Help with Citing Images

Below you'll find guidance in citing images in APA and MLA. Please note APA offers limited guidance, found in section 10.14 of the APA Manual, Seventh Edition.

APA Style Guide - Citing artwork in a museum or museum website or an art exhibition.

APA Style Guide - Citing clip art or stock images

MLA Style Center - Citing images, photographs, paintings, and more

What's in an Image: Research in Images, Photo Archives, Physical Library Art Books, and More

Digital and Physical Art Resources

Image Banks

Digital Publications with Full Images

Finding Art Books in the Library

Help with Citing Images