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  Art Index Retrospective  

Indexes articles in periodicals, yearbooks, and museum publications, 1929-1984. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Art Full Text  

Indexes and abstracts articles from an international selection of periodicals including French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, and English-language journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  ARTbibliographies Modern  

Covers twentieth-century art, design, and photography movements. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals  

Indexes articles on architecture in its broadest sense, including archaeology, decorative arts, interior design, furniture, landscape architecture, and city planning from 1930s to present. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  ARTstor  

ARTstor is an independent not-for-profit organization that develops, stores and distributes electronically digital images and related scholarly materials for the study of art, architecture, and other fields in the humanities. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Bibliography of the History of Art  

Includes and extends the Repertoire d' Art et d' Archeologie from 1973-1989 and the International Repertory of the Literature of Art from 1975-1989, covering European and American art from antiquity to present. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Index to Nineteenth-Century American Art Periodicals  

Indexes periodical issues' entire contents: articles, art notes, illustrations, stories, poems, and advertisements. NOTE: This database is currently experiencing intermittent service outages. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Art and Architecture Thesaurus

Provides a structured vocabulary of around 125,000 terms, scope notes, and other information for describing fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture. more info

  Art Sales Index

Includes auction sales results from 1980-89, searchable by artist's name, dates, nationality, century, the title, description, medium, or dimensions of a picture, the auctioneer, date of sale, lot number, sale estimates, and the hammer price in pounds, dollars or local currency. more info

  Artfact - Only available in HSSL Room 300

Provides access to more than 4 million auction records -- some with images -- covering the fine and decorative arts such as sculpture, painting, prints, photographs, collectibles and jewelry. more info
Availability:   Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection (Room 300 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Artnet

Contains fine arts auction records -- many with images --from international and national auction sales. Database is updated daily with records from 1989 to present, searchable by artist's name. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Indexes articles and provides cited references found in over 1,130 journals in a wide variety of arts and humanities subjects. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  AskART

AskArt covers American artists providing biography, images, citations, museums owning their work and galleries representing the artist's work. more info
Availability:   Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection (Room 300 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Buildings Information System, NYC Dept. of Buildings

Search for general information on a property in New York City, including block and lot number, census track and landmark status. more info

  Catalogues Raisonnés

A searchable database listing published catalogues raisonnés, and ones in preperation. A catalogue raisonné is a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known works of an artist, either in a particular medium or all media. more info

  Design and Applied Arts Index

International index to design and craft journals. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Dictionary of Canadian Artists

A biographical database of Canadian artists more info

  Digital Gallery, NYPL

see NYPL Digital Gallery

  Digital Library Collections, NYPL

see NYPL Digital Library Collections

  GalleryGuide.org

Search for art exhibitions, openings, shows, services, and more. more info

  George Eastman House Catalog

Photographers, collections, and exhibition catalogs can be searched in this extensive index. more info

  Getty Provenance Index

Information related to the history of collecting and the provenance of individual works of art; gathered from sales catalogues, archival records, and museum files. more info

  Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Terms

A structured vocabulary of geographic names, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates, and place types. Focuses on places important for the study of art and architecture. more info

  Gordon's Photo Prices -- Only available in HSSL Rooms 300 and 308

International coverage of photographs sold at auction from 1985 to the present. more info
Availability:   Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection (Room 300 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building); Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection (Room 308 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Gordon's Print Prices -- Only available in HSSL Rooms 300 and 308

International coverage of prints sold at auction from 1985 to the present. more info
Availability:   Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection (Room 300 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building); Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection (Room 308 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Grove Art Online

see Oxford Art Online

  Index to Art in Canada to 1930

An index to works of art listed in Canadian exhibition, auction and collection catalogues. more info

  Index to the Nineteenth Century Microfiche Collection

Provides access to over 25,000 titles available in the Nineteenth Century Microfiche Collection. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Leonard's Combined Price Index of Art Auctions -- Only available in SAS Room 300

Provides broad coverage of American auction houses, dealers and galleries. more info
Availability:   Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection (Room 300 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Marquis Who's Who on the Web

Basic biographical information on over 1 million of the most accomplished individuals worldwide from all fields of endeavor. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Mayer International Auction Records -- Only available in HSSL Room 300

Lists items that sold at auction from 1987 to 1997. more info
Availability:   Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection (Room 300 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Metropolitan Museum of Art: Watsonline

Search the online catalogue of the Watson Library. more info

  Mighty Map

Real estate database for NYC buildings data. Provides information on buildings, lots, owners, tax liens, auctions, foreclosure sales, zoning, traffic counts, land use, subway locations, lis pendens, building permits, tax values, comparables, and more. Real estate brokers can check comparables, identify foreclosure sales and property auctions, and find developable property in the five boroughs. Comps (deed transactions) are updated monthly. Provides phone numbers of business and residential owner, including condos. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  New York City (Manhattan) Building Permits Database, 1900-1986

A digitized version of the New York City (Manhattan) building permits from 1900-1986, searchable by address, owner, architect, building type and other fields. more info

  New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

The NYC agency that is responsible for identifying and designating the city's landmarks and historic districts. Some recent publications are available for download from this Web site. more info

  New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Reports

Provides free online access to the collection of Landmark designation reports. more info

  New Yorker

The Complete New Yorker on 8 DVDs. The full archive of the 4000+ issues published between 1925 and February 2005, including cartoons and advertisements. Available at the Mid-Manhattan Library, third floor, Language and Literature Collection. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library

  Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide

A scholarly e-journal devoted to the study of nineteenth-century painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, architecture, and decorative arts. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Nineteenth Century Microfiche Collection (Index)

see Index to the Nineteenth Century Microfiche Collection

  NYPL Digital Gallery

Provides access to over 685,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. more info

  NYPL Digital Library Collections

Gateway to The New York Public Library’s rare and unique collections in digitized form. more info

  Oxford Art Online

Contains the redesigned Grove Art Online, as well as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  P4A Antiques Reference Database

Information in the database is drawn from about fifty leading regional auction houses located throughout the United States, plus other selected specialist auctions. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Reed Design Registry: Directory of US Architecture Firms (formerly ProFile)

Search for architecture firms and businesses in the United States. more info

  Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970

Access to large-scale maps for towns and cities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Union List of Artists Names

Contains biographical information about artists and architects, including variant names, pseudonyms, and language variants. more info

  Valley of the Kings Online

Contains an interactive atlas of more than 250 tomb mappings,narrated tours of the Valley, a 3-D exploration of one of the largest tombs, images, articles,a glossary, bibliography and timeline. more info

  WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders

Contains the names and addresses of copyright holders, or contact persons for authors and artists whose archives are housed in North America and the United Kingdom. more info

  William Blake Archive

Provide access to major works of visual and literary art by William Blake. more info