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Art Index Retrospective

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Indexes articles in periodicals, yearbooks, and museum publications, 1929-1984.  

All Branch LibrariesBronx Library CenterSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureSt. George Library CenterStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThe New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThomas Yoseloff Business Center
Art, Area and Cultural Studies
<p>Art Index Retrospective covers 1929 to 1984, volumes 1-32. The database cites articles from more than 420 periodicals published throughout the world. Coverage includes periodicals published in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch, as well as yearbooks and museum bulletins. In addition to articles, Art Index indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Art Full Text continues Art Index and begins coverage in 1984.</p>
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