Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Aims & Scope

The Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts, in print since 1919, is devoted to new research on works in the museum’s permanent collection.

Articles by DIA curators and outside specialists cover all aspects of the collection: African, Oceanic, and Indigenous American art; African American art; American art; Asian art; European art; art of the Islamic world; and modern and contemporary art; as well as prints, drawings, and photographs.

Issues may contain a variety of individual articles on select works of different periods, styles, and artists, or be dedicated to a single theme or area of the collection, such as ancient art, portraits, or photography.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Mary Edmonia Lewis's "Minnehaha": Gender, Race, and the "Indian Maid"

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Juanita Marie

• Anna Atkins: Photographs of British Algae

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Hope

• Making a Picture of the View from Mount Holyoke

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Alan

• Representational and Symbolic Forms in Great Lakes-Area Wooden Sculpture

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Evan M.

• Like the Light of the Sun: Islamic Luster-Painted Ceramics

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Elsie Holmes

• TWO-IN-ONE: INTRODUCING FIVE RECENT ACQUISITIONS OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Ellen Johnston

• THE GRAND DETROIT "N'KONDI"

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Robert Farris

• The Impact of Hispano-Moresque Imports in Fifteenth-century Florence

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Timothy

• The Detroit "Saint Jerome" in Search of Its Painter

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Edwin

• Liturgy, Pilgrimage, and Devotion in Byzantine Objects

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Karl