Indexes to Reproductions and Illustrations
Indexes are generally useful in locating specific illustrations or reproductions of specific works of art. None of these indexes actually contain the pictures. Instead they give specific references to where the picture can be found in some other book. Most indexes to reproductions cover only the arts and usually only by artist and title of the artwork. But some also have subject indexing. Hotlinks on this page take you to catalog records for each title.
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A.L.A. Portrait Index. (1906)
N7620.A2 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Art in Life. (1959, 1963) - mostly art but includes many events and people
N7525.C55 & suppl. (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Historical Art Index, A.D. 400-1650: People, Places, and Events Depicted.
N8210.R6 1989 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Illustration Index. (9 volumes 1959-1998)
N7525.V3 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Supplements also under call numbers N7525.G72, N7525.A66, N7525.A67
Index to Illustrations of Animals and Plants.
QH46.5.C54 1991 (Life Sciences, 4th Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
Index to Illustrations of Living Things Outside North America.
Z7998.N67M85 (Life Sciences, 4th Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
Black Artist in America : An Index to Reproductions.
N6538.N5T46 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Contemporary Art and Artists: An Index to Reproductions. (1978)
N6490.P3234 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works.
N7525.K67 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Mythological and Classical World Art Index.
N7760.R63 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Post-Biblical Saints Art Index. Jefferson : McFarland, 1994.
N8079.5.R63 1994 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Women in the Fine Arts: A Bibliography and Illustration Guide.
N8354.A53 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Index to Italian Architecture: A Guide to Key Monuments and Reproduction Sources.
NA111.T4 1992 (Architecture, 207 Engineering Unit C - Reference Collection)
World Architecture Index: A Guide to Illustrations.
NA202.T4 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Try this first:
World Painting Index.
ND45.H38 & suppl. (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Additional sources:
An Index of Early Chinese Painters and Paintings: T'ang, Sung, and Yuan .(1980)
ND1040.C34 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Index to Reproductions of American Paintings. (1977)
ND205.M57 & suppl. (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Index to Reproductions of American Paintings Appearing in Over 400 Books Mostly Published Since 1960.
ND205.S575 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Index to Reproductions of European Paintings.
ND45.M6 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Index to Reproductions of Paintings by Twentieth-Century Chinese Artists. (1998)
ND1045.L35 1998 (
Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference )
Photography Books Index: A Subject Guide to Photo Anthologies. (1985)
TR199.M67 & suppl. (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Photography Index: A Guide to Reproductions. (1979)
TR199.P37 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
American Printmakers, 1880-1945: An Index to Reproductions and Biocritical Information.
NE507.W53 1993 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
American Printmakers, 1946-1996: An Index to Reproductions and Biocritical Information.
NE508.B76 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Print Index: A Guide to Reproductions. (1983)
NE90.P17 1983 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Sculpture Index. (1970)
NB36.C55 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)