Researching Photography and Photographers
To find material on photography and photographers, use UC Library Search to find materials at UCLA, in the UC Libraries, and in other libraries worldwide (via WorldCat).
Individual photographers can be found by searching their name. e.g. Weems, Carrie Mae or "Carrie Mae Weems"
Suggested subject headings for photography include:
Color photography
Documentary photography
Nature photography
Photographic criticism
Photography
Photography--History
Photography--History--20th century
Photography--History--19th century
Photography, Artistic
Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions
Photojournalism
Pictorial Works
Portrait photography
You can also search by place/geographic area:
Photography--California--Los Angeles--Exhibitions
Documentary photography -- South Africa
Or by topic:
Cats -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians -- Portraits
E-books
- A&AePortal (Electronic Art and Architecture) This link opens in a new window
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The Yale Art & Architecture ePortal is an authoritative e-book resource that features important works of scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design.
- Getty Publications Virtual LibraryThe Getty Publications Virtual Library contains more than 250 titles spanning its forty-year publishing history. Titles are searchable by title, author, and keyword and include full descriptions, tables of contents, links to read online, to purchase the print book, to find in a library, or to download the complete PDF for free for personal use.
- Guggenheim MuseumThe Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers more the 200 exhibition catalogs that you can download from its archives. Many of these volumes are associated with shows (both artist monographs and group exhibits) that are themselves considered major milestones in the development of 20th-century art history.
- MetPublicationsMetPublications is a portal to The Met's comprehensive publishing program with over 1,500 titles, including books, online publications, and Bulletins and Journals from the last five decades.
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition history—from its founding in 1929 to the present. It includes exhibition catalogues, primary documents, installation views, and an index of participating artists.
- Open Library (Internet Archive) This link opens in a new windowAn open, editable library catalog that offers lending of online books. Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive, and has been funded in part by a grant from the California State Library and the Kahle/Austin Foundation. More information on use available online.
- Project Muse E-booksInterdisciplinary in scope. Search and browse available books at this link.