LGBTQ+ art: Getting started

Rainbow crosswalk, Washington DC (2017). More info here. Source:Ted Eytan, Flickr. Licence.

Summon is usually the best starting point for finding articles, books and dissertations. 

• video intro to Summon (4 mins) 
• collection of guides if you need help with particular Summon searches

You may also want to run supplementary searches in these databases:

• Art & Architecture Source
• Google Scholar: an alternative to Summon
  • info about using Scholar
  • video intro to Scholar (3 mins)

It is worth joining the British Library, which offers a greater range of relevant databases.  Most can only be accessed from the the Library's own PCs, but, once you have joined, you can access the excellent LGBTQ+ Source with Full Text from any location. MA students should also join Senate House Library which has an even wider range of relevant databases.  See the other libraries section of this guide for more info about both these libraries.

For introductory articles:

• Grove Art Online: part of Oxford Art Online, with articles on sexual identity and art, as well as many articles about individual artists

Reference sources for LGBTQ+ vocabulary:

• Homosaurus
• Inclusive Terminology Glossary
• Moscas de Colores – Gay Dictionary covers nearly 70 languages