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History of Photography
History of Photography is an international peer reviewed journal devoted to the history, practice and theory of photography.
Search for high quality digital images
Carrousel, Eugene Atget: 1923 / printed 1956 by Berenice Abbott from Atget's negative
- Art Image Research GuideUse the AIB Library's Art Image research guide to find links to our image databases. These contain high quality images and metadata (captions) with the information you will need to cite.
Start with reference sources
Use reference sources to get background information on a photographer.
Having background information provides context for your research. If you can not find much by searching an artist's name, you might instead search by the techniques used, years at work or major art movements and eras.
- Biography Resource CenterFind biographies for artists working in all disciplines with full-text magazine articles, images, and website links. Includes: Contemporary Photographers. 3rd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 1996.
- CREDO ReferenceSearches more than 300+ reference books online. Includes: History sources and general encyclopedias, which are good for learning the context of a work of art in its time period or discipline.
Find photography books
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In addition to searching for an artist's name,
try these subject searches for books on the history of photography.
- Color photography--History.
- Documentary photography--History.
- Landscape photography--History.
- Fashion photography--History.
- Photography, Artistic--History.
- Photography--History--19th century.
- Photography--History--20th century.
- Photography--History--Exhibitions.
- Photography--Printing processes--History.
- Photography--United States--History.
- Portrait photography--History.
- Street photography--History.
Search for articles about photography
Start with these two art databases for your photography topics. For more search options, choose from our complete list of databases.
- ARTbibliographies Modern For comprehensive research on modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onward. Provides citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews.
- Art Full Text, 1984- present Start here for current and recent full text articles on all art and design topics.
Bibliographies - yours and others
We cite so that authors and artists receive credit for their original scholarship.
Our AIB Library research help page has citation examples and tools to help you do this in your paper.
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Be sure to look for bibliographies when reviewing books, articles or online sources about your topic. These will quickly lead you to relevant material which has already been vetted.
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