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Resource updates for December 2020

by Adam Robinson on 2020-12-10T14:32:14-05:00 | 0 Comments

New Resource:
Bloomsbury International Encyclopedia of Surrealism (Trial through December 31)
Bloomsbury International Encyclopedia of Surrealism is an exclusive digital resource presenting the first comprehensive and systematic overview of one of the most influential and enduring 20th-century art movements, from its beginnings to the present day. Features a 3-volume major reference work, interactive timeline and rare archive images, portraits and artworks. Staff can log in to MyAthens for login information.

Detailed features:

  • 200 Survey Articles covering national surrealist movements; related artistic and intellectual movements; key journals, patrons and collections; detailed overviews of surrealism’s influence across the visual, applied and performing arts; and analyses of the key concepts which underpin surrealist theory and practice.
  • 500 A-Z articles covering the major and minor theorists, critics, novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, painters, collagists, object-makers, sculptors, and filmmakers.
  • 500 rare and archive documentary images, portraits, and artworks.
  • An interactive timeline from 1917 to present day that allows users to explore Surrealism by country, theme, period, media, as well as by individual surrealists.

Enhanced content:
Art History Research Net
Our access to AHRnet has been graciously extended for the next year. 
AHRnet has recently launched a new database collection: Research Sources: 2: British & Irish Architecture and Decorative and Applied Arts 1850s to the 1930s. This is part of an ongoing project to digitize every book, exhibition catalogue, pamphlet and conference paper, as well as much of the journal literature on architecture and decorative and applied arts published in Britain and Ireland during the late nineteenth century and early years of the twentieth century. 

Leaving soon:
Hat Magazine Archive (Trial through December 17)
Starting with its first issue in 1999, The Hat Archive spans two decades sharing a snapshot of the worldwide industry throughout the renaissance of the couture milliner and the demise of the large hat manufacturer. Subscribers will have access to the archive from 1999 to 2017, exploring how designers, buyers and retailers work together to bring the crafted accessory to the shop floor. Includes fully-searchable access to the archive of back issues. Staff can log in to MyAthens for login information.


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