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Resources and tools for ceramics and pottery research

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Databases

DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index (ProQuest)
Articles on the applied arts and design.
ARTbibliographies Modern (ProQuest)
Excellent source for art and photography made after 1850, especially for finding articles on contemporary art and artists.
Bloomsbury Design Library
Bloomsbury Design Library provides international and scholarly coverage of design and crafts, from 1500 BCE to the present day.

Magazines

Ceramics, Art & Perception
Excellent magazine that includes profiles of artists, interviews, exhibits, and discussion of technique. Includes the newest issues Ceramics Technical.
Ceramics Monthly
Pottery Making Illustrated
Ceramics Technical
Archive of Ceramics technical articles from 1998-2015, newest issues are incorporated into Ceramics, Art & Perception

Search within Books

Google books allows you to search within a book for keywords. This is great for contemporary artists who might be mentioned in a book but not be the main focus. Once you identify a book, check our catalog to see if we own it.

Documents of Contemporary Art

Documents of Contemporary Art Series
Edited volumes presenting important writings on major art topics such as Chance, Participation, The Rural, Materiality, Craft, among many others.

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Art & Architecture Librarian

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Ceramics Books

Ceramics Call Numbers in the Art & Architecture Collection:

NK3700-4695
TP785-869
TT920-924

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