History of Art

Africa-Wide is a combination of two well-known databases, South African Studies and African Studies, published by Ebsco.

Includes a wide variety of high-quality scholarly materials contributed by Aluka’s partners, ranging from archival documents, periodicals, books, reports, manuscripts, and reference works, to three-dimensional models, maps, oral histories, plant specimens, photographs, and slides.

Published by the African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles

Published by African Studies Association

Published by Villiers-le-Bel, France

Published by Data Arts

Published by the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania

Published by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

Published by NKA Publications

Published by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University

Published by Publications Editions Bleu Outremer

Published by the Cambridge University Press

Published by Kala Press

Fine Arts Reference Section N7392 .B52
Provides basic information on South African artists, including: education, brief biography, list of exhibitions, and brief examination of the artist's work. Entries on South African museums, galleries, artistic organizations, movements, and styles are also included.

Fine Arts Reference Section N 7399 .N5 K461 1993
Provides extensive information on Nigerian artists, including: address, basic facts, training, profile (significant influences, organizations, experiences), solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, awards, commissions, bibliography of works where you can learn more about the given artists. A bibliograpghy of Nigerian art is also included, it provides lists of books, museum catalogs, audiovisual, and archival materials that relate to Nigerian art.

Fine Arts Reference Section N 7395.6 .O351 1988
Provides quick facts on South African painters and sculptors. Entries vary but typically include: short description of work, list of artist's educational experiences, artist's profile (significant influences, organizations, experiences), exhibitions, and public commissions.

Images from Yale University Library