Finding Journal Articles on Photographers and Photography

Photography Databases

Use the following databases to search for journal articles on photography and photographers.  Many contemporary photographers do not have books published about them; therefore, the best information can usually be found in journals. If accessing off campus, you will be asked for a user name and password. Username=EUID. Password=Eagle Mail password.

*How to Search the Databases and Find Journal Articles

Once inside the database, search the photographer's name in the order of last name, first name. Ex.: Goldin, Nan

*If you don't find the full-text of the journal article in the database, do a "journal title" search in the UNT Online Catalog to determine if UNT subscribes to the journal. You may still find electronic full-text at this point or find out if it is available in paper format in the Willis or Science and Technology Libraries. Be sure to search for the title of the journal in the search box, instead of the name of the journal article.

Art Abstracts 1984-present
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) 1973-present
ARTBibliographies Modern 1984-present
Ebsco Host 1984-present (full-text articles back to 1990) (hit continue, choose advanced search, then type in the name of the artist (last name, first) in one search box and the word photographer or artist, in the second search box.  This will help cut through all of the articles that are not about artists in this database.
Design and Applied Arts Index
This is a great database for entries on photographers and designers.
Grove Art On-line
This database does not have journal articles, but extensive art encyclopedia entries.  It is a great place to get a quick bio on a photographer or a summary of a photographic movement, or photographic technique.