Internet Resources for Art and Architecture

Finding Images

Use the following resources to find images on the Web :

• Artcyclopedia Online directory of museum art on the Web. Retrieve a list of links to photographs of artists' works at museums worldwide. Search by:
  • Movement (e.g., Pop Art, Impressionism)
  • Medium (e.g., sculptors, illustrators)
  • Subject (e.g., landscape painters)
  • Nationality
  • Name (alphabetically)
  • Women artists
• Art Images for College Teaching Collections of art images for use in teaching, from ancient times to modern. Mostly examples are images of architecture and sculpture.
• Art Resource The world’s largest photo archive of fine art, with images from prehistoric times to the present. Sells images including the works of almost every major museum in Europe.
• AICT (Art Images for College Teaching) Image exchange resource for the educational community
• Google Image Search Use this popular search engine to find publicly available Web images on any subject.

Using Art Reference Resources

Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries and other materials. Use these resources for facts, definitions or for background information on a topic.

• ArtLex This online dictionary contains definitions of more than 2,800 art terms along with numerous illustrations, pronunciation notes, and quotations.
• Getty Vocabulary Databases The Getty Research Institute's Vocabulary Databases (the Art & Architecture Thesaurus ®, the Union List of Artist Names ®, and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ?) contain terminology and other information about the visual arts, architecture, artists, and geographic places.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History Excellent comprehensive timeline with maps and illustrations.

Art Resource Sites

Below are some WWW sites to explore.

Metasites and Directories

• The Artists.org Lists major modern and contemporary visual artists. Provides for each artist a portrait, brief biography, links to articles, essays and interviews; original art, limited edition art prints, photography and posters, multimedia and artist's books. Artists are listed alphabetically and by discipline.
• AskArt.com A comprehensive database about of over 23,000 North American artists, browse by name or category.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Art Art, archaeology, architecture, and design links.
• The Web Gallery of Art Contains over 9,200 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800.
• World Wide Arts Resources Access to artists, museums, galleries, high quality art, art history, arts education, antiques, dance, theater, classified ads, resume postings, arts chats, etc.
• Yahoo - Arts A hierarchical directory to arts information.

Art History

• Art History Resource Centre From Concordia University in Canada, this site includes newsgroups, mailing lists, library catalogs, article indexes, online collections, and links on citing sources.
• Art History Resources on the Web Directory of art history resources, maintained by Chris Witcombe, Sweet Briar College, Virginia. Resources are subdivided by time period.

Asian Art Sites

• Asian Historical Architecture Images of historical architecture in Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, the two Koreas, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, and Thailand.
• Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan Information on all aspects of modern Japan, as well as its art, history and customs. Browse be article topic.

Design

• Google Directory: Design

Graphic Design

• Google Directory: Graphic Design

Interior Design

• Google Directory: Interior Design

Islamic Art Sites

• The British Museum: Islam Introduces the museum's collection of Islamic art; includes a listing of information sheets and events.
• Islamic Arts and Architecture IAAO is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information on arts and architecture. From Mesopotamian coins to Moorish palaces, this educational website offers a fascinating introduction to the Muslim world.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art An illustrated overview of the museum's collection of nearly 12,000 objects, including calligraphy, ceramics, textiles, glass, and metalwork for both sacred and secular realms.
• Islamic Art Linda Komaroff, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, describes the development of Islamic art and the historical and cultural traditions from which it emerged. Includes history, periods, images, dynasties, glossary and maps.

Selected Museum Sites

• Guggenheim Museum New York
• Yahoo: Museums, Galleries and Centers Over 1,000 links to museums, galleries and art centers around the world.
• Hermitage Museum 2.5 million works of art available
• Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
• Musee Du Louvre Paris
• Museum of Modern Art New York
• Tate Gallery London
• For more museums go to Google Directory: Art Museums

Sculpture

• Google Directory: Sculpture
• Google Directory: Installation Art
• International Directory of Sculpture Parks Not comprehensive, but many good and interesting links to world wide pieces of public art.
• Sculpture: International Sculpture Center The International Sculpture Center (ISC) considers itself THE source of information on contemporary sculpture. This site contains selected articles and archived table of contents of Sculpture Magazine.

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