Dr. Brown,
Thank you for reaching out to the library for help with this project. We would be more than happy to assist in any research gathering efforts that you may need in preparation for this exhibit on the British and American print revival of the 19th and 20th centuries. I have compiled here a list of ten useful resources for staying abreast of current scholarship in this area.
International Fine Print Dealers Association
The IFPDA is a nonprofit association of art dealers "through exhibitions, programs, print fairs, and the IFPDA Book Award." The scope of their calendar is international and is very useful for finding events, exhibitions, or art fairs relating to 19th and 20th century prints anywhere in the world. They also have a large collection of online images of prints that are owned by member dealers.
International Print Center New York
IPCNY is a nonprofit "exhibition space, resource and learning center devoted solely to artists' prints, serving the needs of artists, printmakers, educators, publishers, students, collectors and general viewing public."
Art Full Text
This database includes full-text articles and abstracts from a wide range of publications that cover topics relating to fine, decorative and commercial art. The scope of Art Full Text is international and it includes articles in full color PDF format. In addition to scholarly journal articles, Art Full Text includes books by and about artists and artist interviews and profiles. This database is accessible through the library.
Art Source
This database covers a wide range of topics from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. The database includes full-text articles, detailed indexing, and abstracts and is meant for use by a diverse user group including art scholars, artists, designers, students, and general researchers. Art Source provides access to over 750 full-text journals and over 220 full-text books, a large image collection, and art reproduction records.
Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide
Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide is a scholarly online journal that is "devoted to the study of nineteenth-century painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, architecture, and decorative arts across the globe." This journal publishes book and exhibition reviews in addition to articles. Because of its web-based format, this journal will prove especially useful for staying abreast of current research being done.
Print Quarterly
Print Quarterly describes itself as the "leading international journal dedicated to the art of the print from its origins to the present." This journal publishes recent scholarship on a wide range of topics relating to the art of the print. This journal is available through the library.
Association of Print Scholars
APS is an organization which strives to "facilitate dialogue among its members and encourage innovative print scholarship" among members who include curators, collectors, academics, graduate students, artists, paper conservators, critics, independent scholars, and dealers. The organization's website also maintains a regularly updated list of that highlights recent notable print scholarship.
American Historical Print Collectors Society
The AHPCS is a nonprofit organization that "encourages the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of original historical American prints that are 100 or more years old." This organization strives to support research relating to historical prints and their conservation. The AHPCS publishes a quarterly newsletter as well as a scholarly journal, Imprint, that is published twice a year.
Victoria and Albert Museum: Prints and printmakers study guide
The Victoria and Albert Museum has published on their website a study guide for the topic of prints and printmakers. In addition to information specific to the Victoria and Albert Museum's resources, this guide includes bibliographies of relevant literature, useful sources for identifying catalogues raisonnés, international catalogues of prints and printmakers, and useful price guides.
Spencer Museum of Art Print Room
The website for the University of Kansas' Spencer Museum of Art has a wide variety of information relating to the art of the print as well as other current art scholarship. The most interesting feature of their website are the high-resolution image maps which show details of various printmaking techniques and processes.
If you have any further questions, please let me know. I look forward to working with you on this project.
Thank you,
Katherine Crowe
Art Librarian
Smitherson Library
Pawnee Museum
123-456-7890
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