Off campus access to databases

How do I log in to use databases from off campus?

Start at library.risd.edu
Select Resources > All Resources
Select a database to search.

You will be prompted to login to the RISD network using the following information:

Name: your name as it appears on the front of your RISD ID
Barcode: 14-digit barcode number on the back of your RISD ID

If the login doesn't work for you, call the Reference Desk for assistance, 709-5902 or email risdlib@risd.edu

Current Periodicals housed in Special Collections

Which current periodicals are kept in Special Collections?

2wice
Bloom: a horti-cultural view
Form + Zweck
Idea: International advertising art =Aidea : sekai no dezain-shi
Matrix
Perspecta
Volume

Why are they kept in Special Collections rather than on the Balcony with the other current periodicals?

A select group of current magazines and journals are kept in Special Collections to ensure their safety due to cost and/or to protect unique features of the publications such as printed inserts or large format.

Stable URLs

Our full text databases offer stable URLs or persistent links to access specific articles. Look for them in citations in Art Full Text, Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, and Project Muse. For JSTOR and Academic Search Premier the URLs need some tweaking before working off campus. See the Stable URLs handout on our intranet page for assistance.

Renew Books Online

How can I renew my books online?

Follow these steps:

Go to library.risd.edu
Select My Record

NAME:
Login with your name as it appears on your RISD ID
BARCODE:
Use the barcode number on the back of your RISD ID

Sort by Due Date and Select which titles you wish to renew or
Renew All
The new Due Dates will appear in Red

You may also create a Reading History.
Select Reading History > Opt In

Remember to Logout!

Questions?
Circulation Desk 709-5901
RISD Library Reference Desk 709-5902 or risdlib@risd.edu

Peer review articles

How do I find peer-review, scholarly or academic journal articles?

Start at library.risd.edu > RISD Online Resources
Search the following databases & select the option to LIMIT to Scholarly articles:
Academic Search Premier - Choose Academic Journals tab
Art Full Text/Art Retrospective - Check Peer Reviewed box

Search these four databases simultaneously and select the
Peer Reviewed Journals tab in the Results Screen:
Art Bibliographies Modern
Bibliography of the History of Art
Design & Applied Arts Index
Design & Applied Arts Retrospective

ERIC - Check Peer Reviewed box
Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text - Check Peer Reviewed box
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index - Check Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals box

FirstSearch databases:
ECO(OCLC collection of scholarly journals) Simply search ECO - All articles indexed are scholarly
PsychFirst - select Reviewed Journal Phrase > Peer-Reviewed Journal
WilsonSelectPlus - select Reviewed Journal Phrase > Peer-Reviewed Journal & check the Subscriptions held by my library box

JSTOR & Project Muse are full text scholarly journal archives in which all articles have undergone the peer review process.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts - check Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals box

Reader's Guide Index - Limit to: Peer Reviewed

Chace Center architect

Who is the architect of the Chace Center?

Jose Rafael Moneo
About the Chace Center
Building Information and floorplans

Printing to GO PRINT from a PC laptop

How do you print from a PC laptop on the wireless network to the GO PRINT station in the library?

See Related Post, MAC Laptop Printing to GO PRINT


Windows XP Printer Setup

Before beginning the printer installation process, Print Services for Unix must be installed on the computer.

Follow the steps listed below to install Print Services for Unix:

Print Services for Unix Installation

1. Click the Start button and choose Control Panel from the right column.
2. Double Click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Click the Add/Remove Windows Components icon located in the left column. Scroll down to select
Other Network File and Print Services and click the Details button.

4. Select Print Services for Unix and click OK.

5. Click Next at the bottom of the Windows Components Wizard panel to allow Windows to configure the
added components.

6. When notified that You have successfully completed the Windows Component Wizard click Finish.

7. Print Services for Unix is now installed. Click the X located in the top right corner of the Add/remove
Programs window to close.

Once Print Services for Unix is successfully installed, the printer installation process can begin.

Follow the steps listed below for printer installation.

Printer Installation Instructions

1. Click the Start button, select Printers and Faxes from the right column.

2. From the Printers and Faxes window click on the Add Printer icon, in the left column under printer
tasks, to launch the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.

3. From the Add Printer Wizard window select Local Printer. Make sure that the Automatically detect
and install Plug and Play printer box is NOT selected. Click Next.

4. Select Create a new port. From the Type of port: field select LPR Port. Click Next.

5. In the Add LPR compatible printer window enter the Print Server Name in the Name or address of
server providing lpd: field.

Enter the Printer Queue name in the Name of printer or print queue on that server: field. Click OK.

6. From the Add Printer Wizard window select the printer Manufacturer and the Printer. Click Next.

7. When prompted to Name Your Printer, please select a name that will allow you to differentiate this
specific printer from any others that you may install. Type the desired printer name in the field provided.
Click Next.

8. When prompted: Do you want to print a test page?, Select No. Click Next.

9. When notified that: You have successfully completed the Add Printer wizard. Click Finish.

The printer is now installed and is ready to print!

Thanks to Anne Bulin of OIT for these instructions

Fellowships & Residencies

What's the difference between a fellowship and a residency?

A fellowship is a nontaxable gift of money to support inquiry on the part of students in their field of interest and to provide for their educational expenses and for some or all of their living expenses.
Source: Greenwood Dictionary of Education

A residency is a specific allotment of time awarded to an applicant to complete a project that was probably clearly defined during the application process. Most residencies are served on the campus or grounds of a colony, foundation, university, art center, museum or estate. Residencies provide various levels of physical and financial support for the artist. Some charge minimal fees for food, housing, materials, or studio space.
Source: Artists & Writers Colonies

Artist residencies, grants, & fellowships

What are some sources for finding artist residencies or grants and fellowships for artists?

Artists communities : a directory of residencies that offer time and space for creativity

Artists & writers colonies : retreats, residencies, and respites for the creative mind

Alliance for Artist Communities Residencies for Emerging Artists

Study abroad

GrantFinder : the complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide. Arts and humanities

Guide to Getting Arts Grants

International Residency Programs Trans Artists

Search IRIS a database of federal and private funding opportunities in all disciplines. The database contains funding opportunities in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. This resource is provided by the RISD Faculty Research Office.

Site plans, elevations, sections & drawings

How do I find site plans, elevations, diagrams, and drawings of a building project?

Start at library.risd.edu
Select RISD Online Resources
Choose Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

The Avery Index has a search box which allows you to select and search for the type of Illustration you need. The drop down menu includes the following types of images:
Aerial images
Charts
Computer generated images
Details
Diagrams
Drawings
Elevations
Engravings
Graphs
Illustrations
Maps
Models
Photographs
Plans
Plates
Sections
Site Plans
Sketches
Tables
Views

To search for more than one type of image at a time, hold down the shift key while clicking on the Illustration type.
Once the search is complete, choose Check Your Library Holdings for Availability to see if RISD Library owns the journal.
RISD periodicals don't circulate so use the face-up scanner to scan articles and images. Save scans as color or greyscale jpg, tiff, or pdfs. Save to a flash drive or email the scans to yourself.

Plant Explorers

Looking for information on Plant Explorers? 
Try these books and periodicals databases.

RISD Reference Books:

The Oxford companion to the garden  - SB450.95 .O94 2006.

Landscape architecture  - SB470.5 .M37 1993.

Pioneers of American landscape design  - SB469.9 .P56 2000.

Encyclopedia of gardens - SB450.95 .E52 2001.

Dictionary of gardening - SB450.95 .D53 1992.

Reference resources online:

Grove Art Online, Encyclopedia Britannica Online, & Marquis Whos Who on the Web

The Athenaeum has books on many plant explorers. RISD students & faculty can check out 5 Athenaeum books at a time.

Periodicals databases:

Academic Search Premier, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals,

Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index, JSTOR, Project Muse, &

Readers' Guide Index

Mac Laptop Printing to Go Print

Setting up a Mac to use GoPrint:

1. Go to the Printer Setup Utility
2. Add printer
3. Choose IP Printer
4. Address: 20wpps
5. Queue: one of the following depending on the printer:
• For B&W printer near circ: 15West_120_BW
• For B&W printer in copy room: 15West_111_BW
• For Color printer in copy room: 15West_111_CLR

Thanks to Anne Bulin of OIT for these instructions

Providence architecture & neighborhoods

Where can I find information on historic buildings and neighborhoods in Providence?

Good sources to start with include:

Buildings of Rhode Island

The PPS/AIAri guide to Providence architecture

Providence Preservation Society's guide to downtown Providence : commerce in architecture

National Register of Historic Places - Rhode Island

When looking for information on a neighborhood, search by keyword in the RISD/ATH catalog using the neighborhood's name and "providence".
Example: elmwood providence

The City of Providence website, Department of Planning & Development has Neighborhood Profiles for each of the city's 25 neighborhoods. These profiles include census data on popluation, diversity, and income. Also available are sidebar links to an aerial photo, and maps showing Land Use, City Wards, Diversity, Open Space/ Parks, Recreation, Public Facilities, and Service Providers. Historic Plat maps which show land division and ownership are available at City Hall Archives, 5th floor, room 502. The Archives have a range of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, City of Providence Atlases from 1798 to 1937, and City Directories from 1850-present. The RI State Archives also owns a range of Plat books and coastal maps. Both the City and State Archives allow the use of digital cameras.

Search the Rhode Island Historical Society's RIHS Online Catalog for historic maps and documents. The Providence Public Library also collects information on Providence and RI architecture.

Biographical information on artists

What databases contain biographical information on artists?

Start at library.risd.edu, select RISD Online Resources.
Search these sources:
Design ProFILES
Grove Art Online
Marquis Whos Who on the Web

To verify an artist's birth and death dates, his/her nationality, use the Getty Research Institute's
Union List of Artist Names Online

Architecture article databases

What databases should I use to search for architecture topics?

Start at library.risd.edu, choose RISD Online Resources.

For Architecture subjects, search these databases:
Architecture Index
Art Full Text/Art Retrospective
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Artbibliographies Modern
Bibliography of the History of Art
BuildingGreen Suite

For Landscape Architecture topics, include the
Garden, Landscape, & Horticulture Index in your search.

For architecture images, search Artstor which contains many architectural models and drawings.

3-D Glasses & Images

Where can I find examples of 3-D images, the kind you view with 3-D glasses?

Begin by searching the RISD catalog by the keyword phrase, 3-D glasses. Looking at the subject headings in the Paris in 3-D book will lead to the subject, photography, stereoscopic. Three artists' books in Special Collections contain 3-D images & the glasses for viewing.

A Google image search using the terms stereoscopic photography, stereoscopic anamorphoses, or anaglyph all bring up images. Or try phantograms, a specific type of stereoscopic anamorphoses.

banned books week

the freedom to read is celebrated this week.....
have you read any of these banned books?

Corbis images on CD-ROM

The library no longer has access to Corbis. Is there any other way to access Corbis images?

Yes, the Picture Collection has 16 CD-ROMS of Corbis Images.
The Corbis CD-ROMS circulate for 3 weeks; students may check out 3 CDs at a time.
Picture Collection Hours

mystery fish appear in downtown Providence

Image Source: Journal photo/Andrew Dickerman


Some folks who work at RISD Library have been looking down on the Providence River for a couple of weeks and have been amazed at the large schools of fish circling around in it. People who have been here since the 1980's don't ever remember seeing anything like it. Rumors are that they are bluefish that are being raised upstream to swim down into Narragansett Bay. Is this true? There is some disagreement as to what kind of fish they are.

There are schools of smaller fish which are menhaden, the food fish that attract bigger fish like bluefish and striped bass. Mixed in with the smaller fish are bluefish who apparently are following the menhaden upstream from the Bay. There are no bluefish being raised upriver, these are all coming up from the Bay.
Source: Director of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council

For more info, see the Projo's Fishing Report and this blog discussion from Sept. 17th.

unusual book binding

I've heard that there are books bound in human skin - is it true?

It is. Here's an article on the subject:
Live Science Jan. 10, 2006

Beauty of Shadows

Where can I read a copy of Jorge Silvetti's, The Beauty of Shadows, mentioned in his lecture at RISD Library?

The Beauty of Shadows can be found in:
Oppositions reader : selected readings from a journal for ideas and criticism in architecture, 1973-1984

RISD Library Building History

What is the history of the Mandle Building at 15 Westminster, Fleet Library at RISD?

The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building was built in 1917 by the architectural firm, York & Sawyer. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 - Building - #76000002.

The adaptive re-use of the building was headed by Boston-based, Office da. To view a Flash presentation on RISD Library, follow links on Office da's site: Projects> Institutional> RISD Library.

Other Sources of information:
Fleet Library at RISD
Articles about Fleet Library

Short biographical sketches of Edward Palmer York and Philip Sawyer are available from Marquis Who's Who on the Web listed on RISD Online Resources.

RISD Masters' Theses

How do I find RISD theses in the Library catalog?

Search by keywords RISD and thesis.

Theses written within the past ten years(1998-2008)are shelved near the Reference Collection on the first floor of the library. Pre-1998 and special format theses are housed in Archives & Special Collections, located on the 2nd floor of the library.

Journals and Magazines

How do I find if RISD Library subscribes to a particular journal or magazine?

You'll need to check two places:
For print holdings, search by the journal's title in the RISD catalog.
For electronic holdings, search E-journals
An alphabetical title list is available in the library's Featured Collections.

View the online Finding Articles tutorial to learn more on your own.

Tip: Keep in mind that the RISD Library Periodicals Featured List contains current and retrospective periodical holdings. Call (709-5902)or stop by the reference desk to ask a librarian if you need clarification.

Articles about Fleet Library at RISD

Where can I find articles about the new library?

Here is a list of recent articles and where to access them:

"AIA/ALA Library Building Awards." American Libraries 38.4 (Apr. 2007): 49-53. Full text available in Academic Search Premier.

Amaki, Amelia. "By the Book." ID: Magazine of International
Design 53.8 (Dec. 2006): 22.
Bound Periodicals, "I". First Floor.

Johnson, Matthew H. "Reconsidering Value Engineering: The Rhode
Island School of Design Library Project." Civil Engineering 77.2
(Feb. 2007): 36-85. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.
Full Text, color pdf available in Academic Search Premier.

Mays, Vernon. "Office dA." Architect 96.7 (June 2007): 70-77.
Bound Periodicals, "A". First Floor.

"Nine Libraries Named for AIA/ALA Building Awards." Architect 96.5 (May 2007): 24.
Bound Periodicals, "A". First Floor..

Pearson, Clifford A. "Office dA Inserts a New Sensibility within a Historic Shell to Create the Fleet Library at RISD." Architectural Record 195.6 (June 2007): 200-203.
Bound Periodicals, "A". First Floor.

Terry, Carol. “From grand banking hall to the art and design school library of the 21st century.” Art Libraries Journal 32.4 (2007): 11-16.

Van Breukelen, Bonnie. "First-Class Honours." Frame 55 (Mar/Apr 2007): 72-9.

Webb, Michael. "Office Building." Surface 68 (Nov 2007): 149-152.
Bound Periodicals, "S". First Floor.

Weeks, Katie. "Fancy Fleet." Contract 49.2 (Feb. 2007): 54-9.
Art Full Text. H. W. Wilson.
Full Text, color pdf available in Art Full Text.

Art Appraisers

How can I find out how much an artwork is worth?

We recommend that an independent appraiser be consulted to determine the value of a piece of art, an antique, or other object.
Keep in mind that appraisals are done for various reasons such as insurance, valuation, & provenance. Members of a professional appaisers association are to follow a code of ethics set forth by the organization.

Here are two national organizations who specialize in appraisals:
Appraisers Association of America
Art Dealers Association of America Art Appraisal Service

artnet.com and artprice.com are two commercial sites which offer art price information for a fee.

Price guides and auction catalogs are another source for finding art prices. Depending on your object, price guides may be available in print and online.

Athenaeum Borrowing for RISD Students

What types of items can RISD students check out from the Athenaeum Library?

Fulltime RISD students, degree program faculty and staff may borrow up to 5 items from the Athenaeum on their RISD Library account. Students may not borrow DVDS or ATH Music CDs, but may borrow VHS and ATH Classical Music CDs. If they wish, students may purchase a separate student account ($30, good for a year) at the Athenaeum which would include DVD and ATH Music CDs borrowing.

Videos and DVDs circulate for 1 week; audio recordings for 2 weeks and most books for 4 weeks. Exceptions are new Mystery or Fiction titles and Special Permission books which circulate for 2 weeks.

Providence Athenaeum Library
251 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-421-6970
Athenaeum Hours and Directions

Interior Architecture Periodicals

What periodicals does RISD library subscribe to which cover Interior Architecture?

These periodical titles link to RISD Library holdings:
Abitare, A+U, Architectural Record, Architectural Review, Contract, Detail, Domus Dossier, Dwell, Frame, ID, Interior Design, Interiors, Metropolis, Modo, & World of Interiors

Tip: For books, search RISD catalog using these subjects related to Interior Architecture: Office Layout, Photography of interiors, Room layout (dwellings)

Writing an Artist Statement

Do you have any sources to help with writing an artist statement?

This pdf on Artist's Statements shows ways to search for artist's interviews and statements in the RISD catalog and includes a list of reference books such as, Twentieth-century artists on art : an index to writings, statements, and interviews by artists, architects, and designers.

RISD Library has many artist interviews on video and dvd which may provide an inspired starting point. Here are a few suggestions: Four Artists, Art 21, New Histories, Point of View: an anthology of the moving image.

RISD Library has eight individual vhs/dvd viewing stations as well as two classrooms and the beanbag room for watching videos in the library.

New Media/Digital Media Periodicals

What periodicals does RISD library subscribe to which cover New or Digital Media?

These periodical titles link to RISD Library holdings:
Afterimage, Art Papers, Aspect, Cabinet, Contemporary, Creative Review, CyberArts, Discourse, Flash Art, Frieze, Grey Room, Katalog, Leonardo, October, PAJ: Performance & Art, Parachute, Parkett, Technoetic Arts, Third Text, Tema Celeste, Wired, Zapp Magazine

Rotterdam Bridge

I am working on a project for a class, and I need to find out more about the Rotterdam Bridge Competition.

It was difficult to find any information about this competition, but there was information about Rotterdam's bridges.

A search in Art Full Text / Art Retrospective, using the keywords "Rotterdam" and "Bridge" yielded several results.

FirstSearch also had some results.

In addition, there is some information about Rotterdam architecture that can be found in the library.

Book binding 101

I am looking for a book on basic book binding, specifically, a "Jacob's Ladder" book, and am not sure where to go.

There are several sources on this topic that might be helpful.

One source is "Making Books That Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist & Turn: Books for Kids to Make" by Gwen Diehn. There is an adaptation of Diehn's Jacob's Ladder book by a teacher, Helen A. Thompson. Other books that Gwen Diehn has authored, mostly on decorating books, are held in the library.

A second resource is The Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books by Gabrielle Fox.

A third book is Creating Handmade Books by Alisa Golden.

Japanese Teahouses in the U.S.

I am researching Japanese teahouses that were built in Rhode Island - I read a column in the New Yorker by Lewis Mumford (10/2/1954) that discusses the 1954 Japanese House at MoMA, and he mentioned that some American missionaries, upon returning to the United States, built these Japanese-style houses in the late 19th C. Can you help me find more information about this?

The only additional resource that could be found is a reference to a Chinese teahouse built on the estate of a society woman, Alva Belmont, in Newport, RI.

The Newport Historical Society may have additional information about teahouses as well.

Lee Gatch

A public patron is researching the painter Lee Gatch.

The Maryland Art Source contains a short biography of Gatch and lists some resources.

The library has two books about Lee Gatch.

Articles can be found in Art Full Text / Art Retrospective.

Carl Van Vechten

A student needed to find information in books and journals about the photographer Carl Van Vechten. The RISD Library has quite a few results, including the following books:

The passionate observer : photographs by Carl Van Vechten / by Keith F. Davis

Generations in Black and white : photographs / by Carl Van Vechten from the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection ; edited by Rudolph P. Byrd

Portraits, the photography of Carl Van Vechten / compiled by Saul Mauriber

A search for articles found several sources in FirstSearch, by typing in "Carl Von Vechten" in the keyword field.

In addition, there is a selected bibliography by the Library of Congress.

Video Artist from Chile

I am looking for information about Diamela Eltit, a writer and videographer from Chile.

Academic Search Premier had several sources, mostly about Eltit as an author.

FirstSearch lists many sources.

Eltit also appears in the Internet Movie Database and if you type her name in Google, you can find images of her.

RISD Museum Object Information

How do I find information on works of art owned by the RISD Museum?

Begin by looking in the Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design located in the Reference section. The Museum owns over 84,000 objects; this handbook highlights only 290 of them.

RISD Museum exhibition catalogues are often thematic and feature objects from the RISD Museum's collection alongside works from other museum & private collections. Follow this link to an alphabetical list of all RISD Museum publications owned by the library. These exhibitions catalogues are another source for information on museum objects. Some of the exhibition catalogues contain indexes to the title of the artwork, artist's name, and RISD Museum registration number.

RISD Museum Object Registration System
The Museum's registrar assigns each work of art a unique series of numbers. Registration numbers look like this: 30.166. The first number corresponds to the year the work was acquired by the museum. The numbers following the decimal point refer to the work's order of accession within that year. Knowing the museum registration number of your object can help in locating it in an exhibition catalogue. Ask a librarian at the Reference Desk to access our searchable database of RISD objects in RISD Museum Exhibition Catalogs.

Searching For The Messiah

I am interested in finding a painting that is white on white or grey, of The Messiah.

The painting found is "In the Clouds of Heaven," by Harry Anderson, which was found on several sites, including Miracles of Jesus, and Pictures of Jesus 4 You, which also lists other paintings by Anderson.

Information on Harry Anderson was found on BPIB (Been Publishing, I'm Back).

Additional sources on Anderson can be found by searching the ARTbibliographies Modern database.

Providence Architect Edward Irving Nickerson

I'm looking for any information about Edward Irving Nickerson, a Providence architect during the 1800s.

The RISD Library has several books that contain information about him, Buildings of Rhode Island by William H. Jordy, The civic and architectural development of Providence, 1636-1950 by John Hutchins Cady, Providence : a citywide survey of historic resources by Wm. McKenzie Woodward, Edward F. Sanderson, PPS/AIAri guide to Providence architecture by Wm McKenzie Woodward, and in the American Institute of Architects quarterly bulletin.

An Academic Search Premier search found "Edward Irving Nickerson, F.A.I.A." by Isham, N. M. in the American Institute of Architects Quarterly Bulletin, 1908 Apr., v.9, p. 39, which we have in our library.

FirstSearch and Brown University Library's catalog Josiah both found "Grace Church Needs a Parish House" by John B. Anthony in Livermore & Knight Co.

Fantastic Architecture

A RISD alum wanted information about "fantastic architecture", specifically architectural drawings, the arrangement of columns, and inbuilt architecture. A search in the RISD Library, using the subject headings fantastic architecture, and visionary architecture produced results, as well as a search for the artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

Coffin search

An undergraduate student was interested in finding information about modern American coffins, specifically their craft (not necessarily their production).

A search with "coffins" in the subject field, and "art" as a keyword in FirstSearch produced some of the following sources: "Caskets and Burial Vaults" in Federal Trade Commission from the Office of Consumer and Business Education, 1992 (8 p.); "Do-It-Yourself Coffins For Pets and People" and "Fancy Coffins to Make Yourself" in the series "Schiffer Book for Woodworkers." An Academic Search Premier search found "Willow Weaving Revival Finds Niche Market" by Sian Ellis in Farmers Weekly, 2/18/2005, v. 142, issue 7, which discusses willow coffins.

Frederick William Burton

A public patron was looking for biographical information on 19th century artist Frederick William Burton.

Auction prices were found in Hislops Art Sales Index and Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Biographical information was found in Benezit, Allgemeines Lexikon Der Bildenden Kunstler, and Grove Art Online.

Additional citations were found from Country Life, an article from Irish Arts Review Yearbook, and Irish Watercolours and Drawings.

Providence Architect Prescott Clarke

I am interested in finding information about Prescott Clarke, a Providence architect from the early 20th century.

His obituary can be found through the database Art Retrospective, in the journal Architectural Forum v. 66 (January 1937) p. sup56. A second source can be found through Academic Search Premier, in the Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 5/24/2002, Vol. 239, Issue 102, pW12.

Tip:
*Prescott Clarke's name appears as "Prescotte" in Academic Search Premier.

Colonial Kiln Construction

I am looking for information about colonial kiln construction. The following sources were found that might be helpful:

-An initial search found the following source on the Middle Tennessee State website:

Greer, Georgeanna H.
Basic forms of historic pottery kilns which may be encountered in
the United States. In The Conference on Historic Site Archeology
Papers, 1978. Edited by Stanley South. Vol. 13, pp. 133-147.=20

-Art Retrospective cited one source in the journal Archaeology v. 29 (July 1976) p. 158, "Colonial Brick Kiln At Jamestown (Art Reproduction)"

-Other sources were found within the RISD library that might contain information on the subject:

1. Potters and potteries of New York State, 1650-1900 by William C. Ketchum, Jr.

2. The work of the potteries of New Jersey, from 1685 to 1876 / being extracts from "The pottery and porcelain of the United States", by Edwin Atlee Barber and Marks of New Jersey potteries, as reproduced from "Pottery", published by the Thomas Maddock's Sons Company.

3. Ceramics of the world : from 4000 B.C. to the present with editors Lorenzo Camusso and Sandro Bortone.

4. Early American folk pottery by Harold F. Guilland.

5. The history of American ceramics, 1607 to the present : from pipkins and bean pots to contemporary forms by Elaine Levin.

6. Redware : America's folk art pottery by Kevin McConnell.

Slave Trade Maps

I'm looking for maps of Africa relating to the slave trade. I would prefer maps in color and ones that look old. Digital images are ok if they can be enlarged for my visual presentation.

An advanced Google Image search using keywords "Atlantic slave trade Africa maps" and limited to full color, Large images brings up some source imagery.

Search for three artists

A public patron was interested in finding information about three artists: Robert Austin, Albert P. Fellows, and Coulton Waugh. Information about Robert Austin and Coulton Waugh can be found through Art Retrospective. Who Was Who in American Art contains information about all three artists. Further information can also be found in Hislor's Art Sales Index CD ROM.

Eva Peron

A student was thinking of researching Eva Peron for her final project. Her biography can be found at the Athenaeum: The Woman With the Whip: Eva Peron by Maria Flores. Articles can be found using Academic Search Premier.

Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day

A student is interested in information about Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day, for her artist's book. The RISD Library has the book Consumer Rites: The Buying & Selling of American Holidays by Leigh Eric Schmidt. The Brown Library has Mother's day, ... official program by Anna Jarvis herself, and Encyclopedia Britannica Online has an article about her and how the holiday began. WorldCat (FirstSearch) turned up several sources about Anna Jarvis as well, by using "Jarvis, Anna" in the subject line.

History of Industrial Design Patent Search

History of ID students have been given an object to research. Some students are coming in with the patent number of the object. The primary source for patent information is the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Also, try searching Google Patents. The USPTO site covers 1790-present. Patents issued within the past few days are included. Google Patents does not include patents issued within the past 6 months.
A great print source for the history of designed objects is the 3-volume reference set, Phaidon Design Classics.

For more information, view this tutorial on how to search the US Patent & Trademark website.

Tip: Print Preview patent drawings-many of the image files are too large to fit on a single page.