Archives of American Art (Smithsonian)
"Spanning the centuries since the founding of America to the present day, the collections of the Archives of American Art comprise the
largest source in the world of primary source documentation on the visual arts in America. Contained in the over five thousand collections are letters, diaries, sketches and sketchbooks,
photographs, exhibition catalogs, scrapbooks, business records, art periodicals, and other types of documents, totaling roughly fourteen million items.
The collections, combined with approximately three thousand interviews done for AAA's oral history program, and nearly one thousand photographs in AAA's Photographs of Artists Collections, are an endless
treasure trove of raw material for art historians and scholars in other fields to explore."
Art Cyclopedia
Noting that its "mission is to become the definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the internet," Artcyclopedia
claims to be definitive: "We have compiled a comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. We have all started out by covering the
biggest and best sites around and have links for most well-known artists to keep you surfing for hours....We have now indexed 1200 art sites, and offer more than 32,000 links to an
estimated 100,000 works by 7,500 renowned artists." A number of artists and movements covered include multimedia presentations.
Art Source
A gathering point for networked resources on art and architecture. It is both
selective and well-organized. It includes both pointers and original documents.
Artists' Book Collection
"This database is an illustrated, descriptive index to the Artists’ Book
Collection, located in the Kohler Art Library, University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Presently, the Artists’ Book Collection contains over 800
titles. The database indexes approximately 760 of those titles, over 500 of
which have one to four images to visually represent the structure and/or
content of the book."
ArtServe at the Australian
National University
This resources includes images (mostly contemporary photographs) of art and
architecture from the Mediterranean Basin, Japan, India, and Cambodia.
Ceramics:
accessCeramics
"accessCeramics is a growing collection of images of contemporary ceramics
by recognized artists. It is designed for use by artists, arts educators,
scholars and the general public, and is intended to fill a void in
contemporary ceramics digital image collections on the web."
College Art Association
"CAA includes among its members those who by vocation or avocation are concerned about and/or committed to the practice of art, teaching, and
research of and about the visual arts and humanities. Over 13,000 artists, art historians, scholars, curators, collectors, educators, art publishers, and other visual arts professionals are individual members.
Another 2,000 university art and art history departments, museums, libraries, and professional and commercial organizations hold institutional memberships."
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum : An Illustrated Catalogue of more than 100,000
Ancient Vases
The Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum provides access to a collection of images of
primarily Greek ancient vases dating from 6,000 B.C. to 400 A.D. from more
than 120 collections in 26 countries. This searchable database of digitized
text and images, is browsable by country and museum, and searchable by fabric,
technique, provenance and other aspects.
Digital Library for Decorative and Visual Arts
Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this site includes
documents, images, and other resources to help support the material culture
program at UWM. The "Resources" section includes very helpful links to
associations, museums, and programs related to studies in the decorative and
visual arts.
Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation, The
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation was established in 1940
as the repository of the life work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The Foundation
maintains its international headquarters at Taliesin West in Scottsdale,
Arizona. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is committed to advancing the
ideas and principles of organic architecture, organic education, and
conservation of the natural environment..." Research section
includes links to information from the William Wesley Peters Library, the
official depository for the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture;
information about the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives; and a select
bibliography.
Library of
Congress: American Memory
The LOC's American Memory database includes images and texts on many aspects
of United States history, culture, and society. Visitors new to the
database may browse by topic, time period, geographic location, or type of
material.
Musée Achéménide
Drawing on the expertise of a number of well-regarded institutions, the
online Musée Achéménide brings users into the world of the ancient worlds of
Persia, Babylonia, and the Egyptian empire. In the Consultation section,
visitors can browse around through various collections, such as archival
drawings and renderings from the various geographic areas covered here. They
can also view objects from the ancient world and learn about their
historical and cultural importance. Visitors can also move through the
sections to create their own archive, which they can share with friends or
colleagues.
NYPL Digital Gallery
"NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over
275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the
collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts,
historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated
books, printed ephemera, and more."+
PHOTOMUSE
This database includes images from both the
International Center for
Photography and the
George Eastman House.
Visitors can view the collected images by searching or browsing collections
and exhibits.
Pigments Through
the Ages
This web exhibit includes historical and factual information about the
development of pigments. Individual pages for specific colors are
included, along with images, recipes, and more detailed information about
the development of specific pigments.
Stoa Image Gallery
This is a
dedicated image-server maintained by the
Stoa Consortium
for the use of scholars who would like to share, on an
Open
Access basis, their digital photographs and digital videos
related to Classics, Classical Archaeology, and the classical tradition.
Timeline
of Art History (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic
exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated
especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection...The basic
structure of the Timeline of Art History is both chronological and
geographical. Each timeline page includes representative art from the
Museum's collection, a chart of time periods, a map of the region, an
overview, and a list of key events. The timelines-accompanied by world, and
regional maps-provide a linear outline of art history, and allow visitors to
compare and contrast art from around the globe at any time in history.
