Image Resources for Art

Resources at Carnegie Mellon

Here are some other suggestions. Ask a Librarian for more help!

 

Oxford Art Online
Links to these comprehensive image sites as of 2005:

-Art Image Links includes international museum and gallery websites selected by the editors of Grove Art Online

-Art Resources contains 90,000 images in art history, with a good 20th century representation

-The Bridgeman Art Library contains 100,000 art images from major international museums, galleries and auction houses.

Credo Reference

-Choose the "image" tab to find images in over two-hundred dictionaries and encyclopedias across disciplines

Articles and Databases
PDF images with full-text are available in a growing number of online periodical databases

Checklist for Browsing in Hunt
Free-form browsing in the library collections for images is a time-honored method for finding images. In addition to some of the more focused resources mentioned above, here is a checklist of areas and types of materials in the library to keep in mind. Ask a librarian for additional help!


Cameo Tips: Finding Books with Images

Open Access Web Resources

These are just a smattering of reliable resources in addition to those listed on the Visual Resources Collection page.
Ask a librarian for locating images!

AHDS Visual Arts Image Collections
Collects, promotes and preserves electronic resources for research, teaching and learning in the arts and humanities.

AICT: Art Images for College Teaching

Films for the Humanities and Sciences

greenmuseum.org (Sam Bower and Tyler Johnsen)
An online museum of international artists and events addressing issues of the environment.

National Gallery of Art- The Collection (Washington, D.C.)

SILS Art Image Browser
Art, architecture and museum objects from four collections: University of Michigan Museum of Art; Kelsey Museum of Archeology; Slide and Photograph Collection, Department of the History of Art; Los Angeles Chicano Murals; Private Photograph Collection, Susan Atkins.

Smithsonian Institution Collections Search

Symbols.com
Encyclopedia of Western signs and ideograms. Thumbnail images provided.

the-artists.org
Major 20th-21st century artists biographies and photo portraits, selected images of artists works. Also includes images and links via art movements or medium. Site began in 1998, based in the Netherlands and is hosted at Hostmysite.com in the United States. Partners with the for-profit sector, so expect promos and advertisements that may not be related to your search. Artists and galleries can also pay to be listed.

VADS: The Online Resource for Visual Arts
Online "visual art collections comprising over 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in learning, teaching and research in the UK." Includes the Learning Index, a series of teaching resources based in the collection by subject specialists and lecturers.

WebMuseum, Paris Artist Index
Biographical Information with thumbnails and higher resolution images.

Web Gallery of Art
Digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800. Lists artists by name with biographical and thumbnail image links.

Technical Guides

AHDS Visual Arts
Includes a guides and best practices for creating digital images, teaching tools and image collections.

JSCI Digital Media (formerly TASI)
Provides advice, guidance and training to the UK's Further and Higher Education community

 

Mo Dawley, Art and Drama Librarian
md2z@andrew.cmu.edu

2014

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