Art, Fashion, Music, Film

How to Access Databases Why use Databases?

Find abundant imagery and specific information dedicated to the detailed study in these databases:

Salem History has a section called FASHION INNOVATORS– this is one of the HBW-specific “Gale Databases”
Oxford Art – look for it in MackinVia
Oxford Music – look for it in MackinVia
Gale E-books has an important resource on fashion on the “Art” shelf and another on the “History” shelf.
Pop Culture Collection – inside MackinVia. It’s helpful for researching music, fashion, art, film, celebrity culture that was popular at a particular point in history, especially since the 1950’s. Scholars have contributed articles that demonstrate changing depictions, attitudes and tastes.
Ebsco Host – click “research databases” and de-select ERIC and K-8 resources when you search all the rest of the research databases at once. Or try out its easier-to-use interface called Explora.
Proquest E-book Central – inside Mackinvia. Full books on research topics.
Academic OneFile from Gale – helpful for magazine and journal articles (and some images)
Film: (use also keyword “cinema” if you are studying qualities of movies) is covered to a good extent in the Gale Literature. Other resources listed in our “Literature” Research Guide are worth giving a try!

Primary Sources:

Find images of artwork and context in many of the “digital collections” that Art Museums place online. Here are some helpful collections that include Non-Western Art:

Google Arts & Culture (formerly Google Art Project)

Ackland Museum

Asia Society and Museum

British Museum

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Detroit Institute of Art

Freer and Sackler Galleries s

Kimbell Art Museum https://kimbellart.org/

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Institute of Art

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston