Proquest Research Databases (for Columbia University affiliates, or visitors to the library) contain periodical indexes useful to Art Historians. The search entry titled The ARTS includes cross-searching of 24 databases. You can view and change the databases searched by clicking on the “24 databases” tab at top. 1. ARTBibliographies Modern (ABM): This database is the only […]
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Fine Arts Databases from Ebsco at Avery Library
EBSCOHost Research Databases (for Columbia University affiliates, or visitors to the library) contain periodical indexes useful to Art Historians. To access this conglomerated resource, get into CLIO, type “ebscohost research databases” and click on the first URL found under the CATALOG section. Once in, click on the words “CHOOSE DATABASES,” deselect all (unless you are […]
NEW AUCTION CATALOG DATABASES NOW IN CLIO*
Auction catalog databases are essential in Museum Libraries, but in fact, they can be critical for Art Historical researchers as well. We now have two new databases that might be good tools for our researchers: SCIPIO : art and rare books sales/auction catalogs: This database provides bibliographic access to art auction and rare book sales […]
New Multimedia Architecture Resource
On Architecture is an online audiovisual service providing a detailed panorama of the world’s main authors, works, experiences related to the field of architecture. The collection features original videos, such as interviews, buildings and installations, all of this enriched with a selection of complementary material about the main authors and figures of contemporary architecture.Once you […]
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings in Legos
Here is an interesting New York Times article on Adam Reed Tucker building a model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West with Legos: Check out the Frank Lloyd Wright Lego sets we have at Avery Library: […]
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a collection of 7 wooden shacks on pilings perched on sand flats in shallow water located on Biscayne Bay one mile off the coast of Miami, Florida. Margaret Smithglass, Built Works Registry Project Librarian, and I had the unique opportunity to see Stiltsville up close and personal on a private boat tour with commentary by local historian […]
Avery New Acquisitions Event May 19
Please join us to view highlights of Avery 2013-2014 acquisitions! Monday May 19, 2014 Display: 3:00 – 8:00 pm Reception: 5:30 – 8:00 pm Sponsored by Avery Friends & the Friends of the Columbia University Libraries To RSVP, please call 212.854.6199 or email: Avery-Friends@libraries.cul.columbia.edu Image Credit: François Lecoy. Méthode simple et facile pour lever les plans, suivie d’un traité dunivellement et d’un abrégé des règles du lavis … (Paris: Duponcet, […]
Cabinets of Curiosities
When Europeans became intrigued by the exotic in the sixteenth century, they began building systematic, even obsessive compulsive collections of natural, unusual, or rare artefacts gathered from all over the world. Known as Wunderkammer or Cabinets of Curiosities, these collections became increasingly popular over the next several centuries, yielding insights into the attitudes of collectors […]
CLOG (the magazine, not the shoes)
“Online press, blogs, tweets, social media, and other digital forums have drastically increased the speed at which architectural imagery is distributed and consumed today. While an unprecedented amount of work is available to the public, the lifespan of any single design or topic has been reduced in the profession's collective consciousness to a week, an […]
New Borrow Direct Service
Avery Library is now a pickup location for Borrow Direct! If you request a Borrow Direct item, you can select Avery Library from the pickup location drop-down box. ITEMS MUST BE PICKED UP AT THE AVERY SERVICE DESK. […]