Caribbean Visual Culture

A database for researching Caribbean visual culture. It provides full-text access to over 750 periodicals and indexing dating back to 1929. You can search for specific artists like Wifredo Lam, Ebony G. Patterson, or Christopher Cozier often by using quotation marks to refine results. Alternatively, explore thematic approaches in Caribbean art to start your search.

This resource offers detailed information about Caribbean art, including artist biographies, art movements, and the region's history. It also features "Oxford Art Online," which contains an article on the Caribbean Islands with an overview of the region’s art and culture, along with artist biographies and essays.

Gale's "Archives of Latin American and Caribbean History, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century" is a digital archive with primary and secondary sources on Latin American and Caribbean history from the 16th to 20th century. While multidisciplinary, covering politics, economics, and sociology, it provides historical materials for Caribbean visual arts.

JSTOR is a resource for finding scholarly articles, books, and primary sources on Caribbean visual culture. Use keywords like "Caribbean visual culture," "Caribbean art," "colonial Caribbean visual cultures," "Afro-Caribbean art," or specific artist or movement names. Use advanced search to filter by date, journal, or author. You can also explore content types, such as searching scholarly journals like "The Journal of Caribbean History" or "Small Axe." For images, access Artstor (part of JSTOR) to browse millions related to Caribbean art, architecture, and visual materials. Search primary sources through historical documents, museum, and exhibition catalogs related to Caribbean visual culture.

A useful resource for exploring Caribbean visual arts through academic journals. You can find many articles in publications like "Caribbean Studies" and "Jamaica Journal." Notable articles include 'Caribbean Queer Visualities' from the "Small Axe" project, focusing on queer perspectives and visual culture, and 'Caribbean Locales/Global Artworlds,' which discusses Caribbean art in the global scene.

ProQuest Central is a large, multidisciplinary database useful for researching Caribbean art. It covers many topics, and its broad arts and humanities content makes it likely you'll find relevant information. You can search across ProQuest Central, narrowing results with specific databases on art, humanities, or Caribbean studies.