About the Art Collection

The Art Collection

Northwestern University Library's Art Collection houses over 150,000 catalogued volumes and subscribes to 500 journals and over 20 major databases in art, architecture, design, photography, and related visual arts. The Collection supports the research and curricular needs of Art History, Art Theory and Practice, and other arts and humanities departments. Collection strengths include 19th- and 20th-century Western art and architectural serials.

Eloise W. Martin Reading Room

Art and Architecture of the Art Collection

Charles Deering Library
Painted Window Medallions
Art in the Eloise W. Martin Reading Room
El Bohemio by Ramon Casas