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IBDP Visual Arts Comparative Study: Research

A resource to support student inquiry

Databases

 

 Ebsco (container for many databases)   Click here for a list of the Ebsco databases and the password.

USE ABC-CLIO and HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER for historical; POINTS OF VIEW for controversial issues; NEWSPAPER SOURCE for current events.                     

http://search.ebscohost.com

 

Britannica Online  USE FOR BACKGROUND or BIOGRAPHY

 http://school.ebonline.com/levels 

 

 JSTOR

http://www.jstor.org

 

 ARTSTOR

 http://www.artstor.org

 

 ARTSTOR Subject Guides

 http://www.artstor.org/content/subject-guides

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Movements

Gothic France: http://mappinggothic.org 
Modernism       http://modjourn.org

The Modernist Journals Project is a multi-faceted project that aims to be a major resource for the study of modernism and its rise in the English-speaking world, with periodical literature as its central concern. The historical scope of the project has a chronological range of 1890 to 1922, and a geographical range that extends to wherever English language periodicals were published. This will supplement art study.

 
 
 
Performance Art, British site  http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk
 
 

Internet Sources

Artcyclopedia : the fine art search engine Presents a directory of art resources on the Internet, created by John Malyon and searchable by movement, medium, subject, or artist name. Links to art museums and lists the top 30 sites for the month. Features a different print and book every month.​

American memory : historical collections for the National Digital Library Introduces the American Memory Collection of archival and primary source materials pertinent to American culture and history. Note that this historical collection is the Library of Congress' key contribution to the National Digital Library. Outlines various aspects of the collection, including digital reproductions, a finding aid in the form of a catalog or register, and other accompaniments. Notes that there are three photographic collections, one recorded sound collection, three early motion picture collections, one manuscript collection (which is now being completed), and three early motion picture collections available on the Internet, with more materials becoming available over time. Note that some materials are protected by copyright. Also offers technical information about American Memory and on future collections.

Historical text archive Comprehensive gateway to history-related Internet resources, organized by broad topic and by genre. Emphasis on source materials and other texts.

Internet history sourcebooks project Collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts provided for educational use. Also contains links to related bibliographies, a citation guide, and links to related course pages.

Making of America - Cornell University It is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction contributed by Cornell University and the University of Michigan. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. The project represents a major collaborative endeavor in preservation and electronic access to historical texts.

Making of America - University of Michigan It is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction contributed by Cornell University and the University of Michigan. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. The project represents a major collaborative endeavor in preservation and electronic access to historical texts.

World history archives Presents a directory of documents used for teaching and understanding contemporary world history as part of the Gateway to World History, a resource collection, and Images of World History, an image archive. Provides access to information on the world as a whole, the Americas as a whole, and specific locations, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Western civilization. Offers access to information on Asia, Africa, and Europe. Links to the home pages of the Gateway to World History and Images of World History.

Frieze

Galleries that have a good 'search' function.

Tate

MOMA

Guggenheim 

Saatchi

NVG

What could that look like?

 

 

 Jiyun Nam's highlighting of a pdf

Key:
Red - formal analysis of the artworks
Green - Purpose & Function
Yellow - Cultural significance
Blue - Ideas that I can take and make connections with other artists
Purple - Use of Irony

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