The UConn Libraries have subscriptions to several online databases that
contain reproductions of images (photographs, drawings, paintings, and
other visual art). The databases below may be particularly helpful for
primary visual research, including period costume and objects.
American
Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900 
-- Contains digitized images of more than 1,100 American magazines and
journals from colonial times to the advent of American involvement in
World War II. Titles range from America's first scientific journal,
Medical Repository, to popular magazines like Vanity Fair, Ladies'
Home Journal, and Godey's Lady's Book (the latter is helpful
for identifying illustrations of costume items, such as hats or carriage
dresses). To find articles containing images, select one or more image
types in the Illustrations search box. (Note to drama students: this
database may not be as image-rich as others. The same applies to a similar
database, Early
American Newspapers (1690-1876).)
Art Abstracts and
Art Index Retrospective (formerly "Wilson") --
Indexes 450 art and art history publications from 1929 to the
present.
Search
Tips:
Selecting
the “Artist” field for searching
will find citations of reproductions of works by that
artist.
For articles about the
artist and his/her work, search for the artist’s name
in the "Subject" field.
To find articles that contain illustrations, select "Illustration"
under the Physical Description menu.
ARTstor
-- Contains approximately 300,000 images covering art, architecture
and archeology and descriptive information, as well as software tools
to enable active use of the collections. Here are handouts
and other support materials (PDF).
Associated
Press Multimedia Archive
-- Current photos and a selection of pictures from AP's 50 million image
print and negative library. Covers virtually all major news events photographed
from the 1840s to within minutes of an event occurring today. (Note
to designers: read the Help to find some powerful search features, such
concept or color searching. For example you could search pensive:concept
or purple:hue.)
Early
English Books Online (EEBO)
-- Will contain "digital facsimile page images of virtually every
work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North
America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700."
Search by author, title, printer, publication date, type of illustration,
and Library of Congress subject heading. Publications are also listed
in HOMER, with links to the full text.
Images
from the History of Medicine
-- From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Includes portraits,
pictures of institutions, caricatures, genre scenes, and graphic art
in a variety of media, illustrating the social and historical aspects
of medicine.
Grove Art Online
-- Major art encyclopedia, now available online! Search by artist's
name (e.g., Picasso), title of work (e.g., Venus AND Adonis), date (e.g.,
BC or 1935), location of work (e.g., London or Tate Gallery), or style
(e.g., Expressionism). Has browsable sections by themes and art forms,
and includes links to images at external sites.
JSTOR
-- Contains digitized copies of complete runs of hundreds of scholarly
journals, many of which contain illustrations and art reproductions.
To search image captions, select JSTOR's Advanced Search, type the
search term(s), then use the adjacent drop-down menu to select the "caption" field.
In the list of journals, you
can also select "Art" to limit
your results to art journals (though many non-art journal also have
images).
New
York Times Historical
-- A full-image archive of the entire historical run of The New York
Times; complete coverage from 1851-2000. Includes display and classified
ads, comics and cartoons, photos, maps, graphics, etc.
Women
and Social Movements in the United States
-- More than 1,000 documents and 400 images on movements ranging from
the Women's Suffrage Movement to the Guerrilla Girls.
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