Articles from the San Jose Mercury News are available from the Newsbank database, which is a subscription of the San Jose Public Library. If you are logging into this database from off-campus, you will need to use your SJ Library Card number and pin as opposed to your SJSU student id number.
San Jose Mercury News (SJPL) (Full-text newspaper articles, 1985-)
A public gateway to a world of primary sources, including those for teachers and lesson plans. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California. There is a section titled: Especially for Teachers which gives information and links about teaching and learning with primary sources, including sample lesson plans, primary source analysis sheets, etc.
This official website of Richard Meier & Partners will provide a list of works and facts about the projects.
These databases access the journal literature for Art and Design.
Newspaper articles can be useful for locating reviews of exhibitions, artist interviews, and biographical information on artists. You will need to use a variety of databases for complete coverage of newspaper articles.