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Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals (Index19thCAmArtPer)

Forty-two periodicals published in the United States during the 19th century

Why select this database?

  • Sole online index of 42 art journals published in the U.S. during the 19th century
  • Contains articles, art notes, stories, poems and advertisements
  • Offers essential information on artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decoration, and collecting
Database details
Subjects
architecture drawing
art exhibitions
artists illustrators
collecting painting
design sculpture
Sources 42 journals
Number of records 26,000+
Dates covered 1800-1899
Updated Static
Producer information Mary M. Schmidt
Librarian (retired)
Marquand Library of art and archaeology
Princeton University
USA
Copyright

© 2008 The Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals is the copyrighted product of Mary M. Schmidt. Users of the Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals may reproduce a single copy of any record retrieved online, provided such copy is used solely for private study, scholarship, research or information. Under no circumstances may users store any records electronically for the purposes of resale, redistribution, or performing ongoing searching

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Keyword kw: flower arrangement
Abstract ab: nature art
Accession number no: XAAI0010622
Author au: redgrave
redgrave gilbert
Author phrase au= redgrave gilbert richard
[last name first]
Descriptor de: painting
Descriptor phrase de= figure painting
First page pg: 232
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Issue is: 9
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Notes nt: catalogue collection
Publication date pd: 1889
Publisher pb: boston
Source so: art
Source phrase so= art amateur
Subject su: decoration
Subject all sa= flower arrangement japanese
Subject phrase su= interior decoration
Title ti: artistic anatomy
Title phrase ti= hints on artistic anatomy
Volume vo: 4
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Year yr: 1889
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