Westmoreland County Community College Library: Art: Home

Humanities Source
Includes studies in art, history, communications, culture, literature and philosophy.
JSTOR & Artstor Open and Free Content
Open access journals, eBooks, public collections of images and media

Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution - How to Search
Video tutorial.

Art History Videos

Masterworks Collection
A rich collection of art history videos. Each short documentary showcases an artist and a key piece, illuminating the context and history of the work. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented (detailed narration accompanies each film), these films provide a deeper insight into master works of painting.

Art Journals

Journals on Flipster
Two of these 5 journals are about Art: ImagineFX and Artforum International.
Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide: a Journal of 19th Century Visual Culture
Founded in 2002, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide (NCAW) is a scholarly, refereed, open-access journal devoted to the study of nineteenth-century art and visual culture across the globe.

Art and AI

Article & Video: Creative Future of Generative AI
1/2/2024. An MIT panel charts how artificial intelligence will impact art and design.

The Art of the Book

Library of Congress Magazine: The Art of the Book

Books can be more than just words on a printed page; they can be works of art in their own right. This issue of LCM explores beautiful, innovative volumes found in the Library of Congress collections.

Download: loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2021_0102.pdf

Interlibrary Loan

Need a book or article we don't have? We can try to get it for you from another library.
It may take a week to 10 days from your request for the item to arrive.
Pick up and return the book here at the college library.

Have ideas or suggestions? We encourage recommendations for additional resources not currently listed in this guide. Members of the college community are encouraged to email suggestions to library@westmoreland.edu