Art and Architecture

American Museum of Photography: Photography exhibit guide and research database

Archives of American Art(Smithsonian American Art Museum): Collected and preserved documents supporting research on the nation's visual arts history

Art Images for College Teaching "Intended primarily to disseminate images of art and architectural works in the public domain on a free-access, free-use basis to all levels of the educational community" -- quote from website

Art Inventories Catalog "The Smithsonian American Art Museum has established two comprehensive listings the Inventory of American Paintings Executed before 1914 and The Inventory of American Sculpture. Together, these Art Inventories provide information on over 335,000 artworks in public and private collections worldwide." -- quote from website

Artcyclopedia Searchable fine art resources, including access to quality images, artist profiles, art museums, articles and more

Artdaily.com: Provides a wealth of current information about the art world; "the first art newspaper on the Net" --quote from website

ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art: "Definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references" --quote from website

AskArt: "Your complete resource for information about 52,000 American artists" --quote from website

Ceramics Today: Ceramics-related links, articles, gallery, newsletter and special features

Colección Cisnesros.org: Explores Latin American art in context; includes detailed information about individual artists and works

Cyburbia: Contains information regarding city planning and urbanism

Digital Archive of American Architecture: “Nearly 1,500 digitized images of American architecture (280 buildings) plus explanatory material” --quote from website

Eggsite (accompanies PBS' EGG: The Art Show): "Offers interactive, online companion pieces about the artists and artwork featured in the series” --quote from website

Flickr: The Commons: Searchable public photography collections provided by cultural heritage institutions
Frank Lloyd Wright:Explores the architect and his buildings; includes interview clips and quotes

George Grantham Bain Collection "Represents the photographic files of one of America's earliest news picture agencies; ...richly documents sports events, theater, celebrities, crime, strikes, disasters, political activities including the woman suffrage campaign, conventions and public celebrations;" covers life in the early twenthieth century New York -- quote from website

Himalayan Art:"An online educational resource with over 25,000 images" --quote from website

International Center of Photography:Features current and past exhibits presented by this New York City museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Presents images and information about permanent and temporary exhibits

MoMA (Museum of Modern Art):Includes images and explanatory text regarding new and ongoing exhibits and events

Mother of All Art and Art History Links Page: Guide to art and art history research and exhibits on the web

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Features images and information regarding this museum's collections, special exhibits and events

Museum of Photographic Art: Official website for this San Diego photography museum

National Gallery of Art - The Collection Records of 110,000+ images and objects "illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present" --quote from website

National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibits and information from "the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists" --quote from website

National Museum of American Illustration Collection of "original drawings and paintings... specifically created for reproduction in books, advertisements, art prints, and periodicals" --quote from website

Photo Study Collection Database Two million photographs for fine arts research; "the collection's strength lies in the photographic reproduction of western art, architecture, and decorative arts" --quote from website

Photograph Archives Catalog (Smithsonian American Art Museum) "A research and study collection of images documenting American art and artists;" contains 10,000+ digital images -- quote from website

Prints and Photographs Online Catalog Library of Congress website containing approximately one million images and catalog records

Sculptor.org Features museum-quality sculpture for dealers and collectors

Tate Gallery "Holds the national collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art. All works can be found on this site, each with its own information page" --quote from website

TypeBase.com "Contains 531 links to fine quality typographic websites around the world" --quote from website

WSSLinks: Women and Art Site "Provides a selective, annotated list of links with information on women in the visual arts" --quote from website

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This page was last updated on:  August 18, 2010 @ 11:10 am