External Links

The links below will provide a place to start for extra research on class topics or journal questions.

ART 21 Links to an external site.
 Includes interviews with major contemporary artists, studio visits and explanations of their work.

Google Images Links to an external site.: A comprehensive search engine for images.

Artcyclopedia Links to an external site.
Good general art site, mostly image links to museums.

Mark Hardin's Artchive Links to an external site.
Great link with alphabetical listing of artists, mostly contemporary and historical European.

Art History Links Links to an external site.
An amazing collection of links specific to sites related to the practice of art history, many are written, not visual, information.

Cities and Buildings Collection Links to an external site.

Over 5000 architectural images maintained by the architecture department at the University of Washington.

Web Gallery of Art Links to an external site.
Good reference for lots of art history images.

Saatchi Gallery, London Links to an external site.
Cutting edge contemporary art, plus a site where any artist can post their work.

The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Links to an external site.: Our national art museum.

Seattle Art Museum Links to an external site.

Museum of Modern Art New York Links to an external site.: A treasure trove of modern art.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Links to an external site.: Extensive collection database from many cultures and time periods.

Islamic art collection Links to an external site., An extensive collection of Islamic art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Links to an external site. An extensive digital collection with text information.

Currier Museum of Art Links to an external site. A smaller museum in Manchester, NH with a fantastic collection, much of it online.

Henry Art Gallery Links to an external site. The art repository of the University of Washington. An extensive image database and excellent search system.

National Galleries of Scotland Links to an external site. Extensive collection of artwork from many cultures and time periods.

ARTstor Links to an external site. : Nearly one million images here. For access to this site, please check with your campus library or public library.

CAMIO Links to an external site.:   95,000 images of all kinds. For access to this site, please check with your campus or public library.

Smarthistory Links to an external site.: Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook. We use multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art.

Tibetan Book of the Dead Links to an external site. Literature and Artwork on Prayer, Ritual, and Meditation from the Religious Traditions of Tibet, India and Nepal. Special Collections Department at the University of Virginia Library.

Islamic Art at LACMA Links to an external site. A good source for Islamic visual art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Day of the Dead Celebration Links to an external site.: History and images from the Mexican “Dia de los Muertos” celebration.

Frank Gehry sketches Links to an external site.: Initial sketches of building design ideas by architect Frank Gehry.

African Art: Death and Rebirth Links to an external site.: Sculpture images and text describing ritual beliefs from African cultures. Other themes included.

Burke Museum Links to an external site.: Artwork database from their ethnology collections. Administered through the University of Washington.

All Together Now Links to an external site.: A digital collaborative and interactive music project.

AIDS Quilt Information Website Links to an external site.

What is a Print? Links to an external site.: Interactive tutorial on printmaking processes, with images. Created by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Edvard Munch Museum Links to an external site.: Image database for many of Munch’s paintings and prints.

Nuxalk Sun Mask Links to an external site.: Image and context for the Mask of the Sun from British Columbia Nuxalk culture.

Bradshaw Foundation Links to an external site.: Excellent source for images and information on prehistoric rock art, Cycladic figures, the Pyramids, ancient temples and geometric signs.

The Art Story Links to an external site.: Movements, Artists, Theory and the Progression of Art History.

Francis Bacon Estate Links to an external site.: A website devoted to the images and explanations of the important and idiosyncratic English painter.

Mayan Temples Links to an external site.: An excellent site for historical information about the Temples of Palenque in Mexico.

The Wadsworth Atheneum: Links to an external site. Official website of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut. Search their collection from here.

JStor Links to an external site.: With more than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources, A trusted sources for academic content. NOTE: For full access to this resource check with your campus library.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Links to an external site.: Access to the museum’s collection.

Art of Burkina Faso Africa Links to an external site.: This site has information and links to images of unique African masks, costumes and decorations from tribes in the Burkina Faso region of Africa.

 Galleria Borghese Links to an external site.: Rome. Images from the collection, including Giolorenzo Bernini’s sculpture of David.

Gee's Bend Quilts Links to an external site.: this site is maintained by Auburn University and contains extensive information on the quilts and quilt makers from a rural community in Alabama.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice Links to an external site.: Home page for the Peggy Guggenheim collection in Venice, Italy. Good collection of modern art.

 

Traditional Fine Arts Organization Resource Library Links to an external site.: Online publication and categories for American representational art.

Milwaukee Art Museum: O'Keeffe's O'Keeffes Links to an external site.: Paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe from her personal collection.

Maya Lin Storm King Wavefield NYT Links to an external site.: New York Times article with slideshow of Maya Lin’s earthwork Wave Field.

Architectural Styles of America: Links to an external site. From Colonial to Post Modern. Northern Arizona University website.

Albright - Knox Art Gallery Links to an external site.: Collections database and more. Buffalo, New York.

University of Washington Libraries Links to an external site.: Digital collections.

Design Notes: Gestalt Links to an external site.: Gestalt theory explained with examples for 2-D design applications.

The Louvre Museum Links to an external site.: One of the world’s great museums. Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa resides here.

The Getty Research Institute Links to an external site.: Digital database for works of art, photographs and art related research.

Digital Archives of American Architecture Links to an external site.: 1,500 digitized images of American Architecture, styles and descriptions. From Boston College.

Beverly Buchanan Artworks: Links to an external site. Oil stick drawings by American Beverly Buchanan.

Campus Center for Appropriate Technology Links to an external site.: Resource for sustainable technologies. From Humboldt State University.

Green Architecture and Environmental Design Links to an external site.: A good resource from University of Missouri.

The Starn Studio Links to an external site.: Website of contemporary American artists Mike and Doug Starn. Photographs and installations.

The Berardo Collection Links to an external site.: Extensive collection of modern and contemporary art.

Claremont Colleges Digital Library: Links to an external site.Includes prints by Goya and other important works of art.

Brooklyn Museum Links to an external site.: Digital database from one of the country’s oldest and largest museums.

Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Links to an external site.: Source for biography and selections from the portfolio of this American photographer’s work.

Sandy Skoglund Studio Links to an external site.: The official site with source information, images and installation works categorized by date. An important American photographer and installation artist.

History of Photography Links to an external site.: Offers an overview of photography and links to 30 specific photographs from 1827 to 1991.

The Estate of Eva Hesse Links to an external site.: The authoritative site for biographical information and extensive number of works of this groundbreaking artist. Works include drawings, paintings and sculpture.

Modern Architecture in the Middle East Links to an external site.: “Two Cities, Four Architects” offers four short interviews with contemporary architects working on building projects in Doha and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East. From the New York Times webpage.