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GENERAL DATABASES
ART AND ARCHITECTURE
OTHER TOPICS - Selected databases
- ERIC - education - Available from 3 different publishers
- Medline/PubMed - medicine - Available from 2 different publishers
- PsycINFO - Psychology [WSU link]
- Social Sciences Index - Sociology [WSU link]
- Sociological Abstracts - Sociology [WSU link]
INTERNET RESOURCES
Greene & Greene Virtual Archives
http://www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/greeneandgreene/
More than 4,000 images of works by architects and designers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene
LII 3/5/09
A "New and Native" Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
http://www.gamblehouse.org/nnb/
Website companion for "the most comprehensive exhibition ever undertaken on the work of Arts and Crafts legends Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene," who "designed houses and furnishings a century ago that established a new paradigm for the art of architecture in the United States."
LII 3/5/09
The Stickley Museum
http://www.stickleymuseum.com/
Website for this New York museum created to portray the history of the Stickley furniture company, which originated with Arts and Crafts furniture designer Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) and his four brothers. Features brief background about each brother, a family tree of Stickley companies, gallery of shopmarks, and collection highlights, including mission and colonial revival furniture.
LII 3/5/09
Ornament and Pattern: Pre-Victorian to Art Deco
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=all&col_id=163
Ornament and Pattern: Pre-Victorian to Art Deco "Several thousand images from nearly 100 volumes on decorative art and surface ornament, mainly portfolios of plates, pattern books, and scrapbook compilations." Find images of flowers, animals, butterflies, house colors, ceramics, and more. Many images are from French publications. From the New York Public Library (NYPL).
LII 6/18/09
Fabric Architecture [pdf]
http://www.ifai.com/Awning/FabricArchitecturemagazine.cfm
Published by the Industrial Fabrics Association International, Fabric Architecture magazine is published bimonthly and is distributed to over 13000 architects working in the field. For those who've never thought about the possibilities and opportunities afforded by this area that straddles the lines between fabrics, design, and architecture, it's quite a find. On this page, users can look through materials that address topics like tents, lightweight structures, graphics, awnings, and truck covers. After perusing these areas, visitors should delve into the current issue. The archives here date back to 2006, and the topics covered within these pages include fabrics in the workplace, flexible design materials, and creating a "green" car park with various fabrics. For those who are interested, there's also information about how to subscribe to the print edition of the magazine. [KMG]
Scout report 4/3/09
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