Research Guides

• Art and Art History

  A research guide featuring the best library resources for art and art history.

• Art Looting and Protection during World War II

  A guide to resources on art looting, destruction, and protection during World War II .

• Art on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

  A guide to research resources and venues.

• Digital Printmaking

  Select Kohler Art Library resources on digital printmaking, practice and theory.

• Fashion

  From industry databases to runway shows: a collection of resources.

• Finding Art Images

  A guide for sourcing and using images via library resources and more.

• Funding for Artists: Grants and Residencies

  Need money for your art projects and research? Start here.

• Identifying Period Styles

  A guide to select resources for architecture and interior design period style.

• Interior Design

  From furniture and interior decoration to color in design, a guide to resources for interior designers.

• Islamic Art and Architecture

  A guide to library resources on Islamic art and architecture.

• Material Culture

  A guide for researching material culture objects.

• Primary Sources

  A guide to locating primary sources, with an emphasis on online sources, in the UW-Madison Libraries' collections for research in the humanities and social sciences.

• Researching Art Sales

  Trying to find the value of an artwork? Start here.

• Textiles

  Information about textile studies and resources for textile research.

• Wisconsin Artists Research Bibliography

  A bibliography covering a selection of books in the Kohler Art Library on Wisconsin artists, divided into several thematic sections.