Art / Art History

Library Resource Guide

Find a Book

  • Art & Art History books are shelved by subject according to Library of Congress classification call numbers: N Visual Arts, NA Architecture, NB Sculpture, NC Drawing, Design, Illustration, ND Painting, NE Print Media, NK Decorative Arts, NX Arts in General, TR Photography, TT Handicrafts

  • Use LibCat to get the book's collection, call number, and loan status

Selected Books

New Titles


  • Bloom, & Blair, S. (2019). Islamic art : past, present, future . General Collection NX688.A4 I85 2019

  • Bogre. (2019). Documentary photography reconsidered : history, theory and practice . Bloomsbury Visual Arts, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc. General Collection TR820.5 .B653 2019

  • Duany. (2019). Picturing Cuba : art, culture, and identity on the island and in the diaspora . University of Florida Press. General Collection NX525.A1 P53 2019

  • Ferber, Anderson, N. K., Barringer, T. J., Gallati, B. D., Lynford, S., Mitchell, M. D., Simon, J., & Waggoner, D. (2019). The American Pre-Raphaelites : radical realists . National Gallery of Art. General Collection ND210.5.P67 F47 2019

  • Gruber. (2019). The image debate : figural representation in Islam and across the world . Gingko. General Collection N7375 .I435 2019

  • Lavery, Lindsay, I., & Kapushesky, K. (2019). Soviet women and their art : the spirit of equality . Unicorn, an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group LLP. General Collection N72.S6 L378 2019

  • Lederer. (2019). The art of the bird : the history of ornithological art through forty artists . The University of Chicago Press. General Collection N7665 .L325 2019

  • Meyer. (2019). The art of return : the sixties & contemporary culture . The University of Chicago Press. General Collection N6512 .M479 2019

  • Nolde, & Fulda, B. (2019). Emil Nolde : the artist during the Third Reich (English trade edition.). Prestel. General Collection N6888.N6 A4 2019


Library Collections


  • Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1968. Print. General Collection N6490 .A713

  • Gardner, H., & Kleiner, F. (2009). Gardner’s art through the ages : a global history (13th ed. / Fred S. Kleiner.). Thomson/Wadsworth. Reference Collection N5300 .G25 2009 - Library Use Only (previous eds. General Collection)

  • Gowing, Lawrence. Facts on File Encyclopedia of Art . New York: Facts on File, 2005. Reference Collection N31 .F33 2005 - Library Use Only

  • Janson, H. W. (Horst Woldemar), and Anthony F. Janson. History of Art . 5th ed. rev. / [Anthony F. Janson]. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. Print. General Collection N5300 .J3 1997

  • McCulloch, Alan., and Susan. McCulloch. The Encyclopedia of Australian Art . Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1994. Reference Collection N7400 .M27 1994 - Library Use Only

  • Stokstad, M., & Brinkley, D. (2008). Art history (3rd ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall. Reference Collection N5300 .S923 2008 - Library Use Only (previous eds. General Collection)

  • Turner, J. (1996). The dictionary of art . Grove. Reference Collection N31 .D5 1996 - Library Use Only


For more titles, browse the library shelves around the same call numbers or search LibCat.

Find a Journal

  • Use the Find a Journal Title search in LibCat to locate a known title.

  • Journals in print are shelved alphabetically by title in the Periodical Backfiles room on the upper level of the library.

  • E-journal articles can be searched by keyword using LibCat or a database.

Selected Journals

  • Art in America. F.F. Sherman (1939). [UH Hilo Access] Also available in print: PERIODICAL BACKFILES

  • Artforum international. (1982). Artforum International Magazine. Available in print: PERIODICAL BACKFILES

  • Artibus Asiae. (1925). Avalun Verlag. [UH Hilo Access]


Use the Find a Journal Title search in LibCat to locate a known title or browse more journals by category.

Find a Database

  • Database lists by Title or by Subject

  • Databases for News, Ebooks, Streaming Video

  • Google Scholar: Set up Library Links for Mookini Library, then connect your search results with our database articles via the View It @ Mookini link.

Selected Databases

  • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) (UH Hilo access)Over 9,000 full-text journals (about 8,000 peer-reviewed); PDF content for some dating back as far as 1887; searchable cited references provided for more than 1,500 journals.

  • Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center (EBSCO) (UH Hilo Access)Comprehensive full-text content for many popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities. Including full text for more than 500 magazines and books, as well as access to 333 videos and 144 hobby reports, and extensive information on over 140 topics.

  • JSTOR (UH Hilo access)Access to select full-text academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in multiple disciplines. Archived journal coverage is from the first issue of each title, but usually does not include current content.

  • Project MUSE (UH Hilo access)Full-text of more than 100 journals in the humanities and social sciences as well as hundreds of full-text ebooks from university presses.


For a complete list of available resources, see our A-Z list of databases.

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