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  Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America 1520-1820 -At the heart of Vistas is the gallery, where users will find dozens of
full-color images. This unique collection includes paintings, sculptures, architectural monuments, and objects of daily life from
Spanish America between 1520 and 1820, the period from Conquest to Independence.
Each image is accompanied by an interpretive discussion.

Researching Art History
- Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 11th edition, Internet sites specific to each chapter.

Leonardo da Vinci - from the Boston Museum of Science.

Leonardo Links - links to over ten sites devoted to Leonardo da Vinci.

Art History: A Preliminary Handbook

James Whistler

Loggia: Exploring the Arts and Humanities

The Art History Research Center - The AHRC is the first and foremost tool for art historical research on the internet.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts

Becoming Human
is an interactive documentary experience that tells the story of our origins.
                       Journey through four million years of human evolution with your guide, Donald Johanson.

Frida Kahlo sites:
     Frida Kahlo & Contemporary Thoughts
     The World of Frida Kahlo

Diego Rivera Web Museum

Arts & Photography Resources - includes photographs of stained glass windows from around the world, many from the U.S.

Journal of Contemporary Art
- Online journal with interviews with leading artists.
        
Dia Center for the Arts - Contemporary art organization. Contains exhibitions and information about contemporary art and artists.

Artsource - index to art sources      

ArtPage - guide to art galleries in Manhattan, BUT, "...especially useful for information about contemporary artists."  

Voice of the Shuttle: Art and Art History page
- An incredible list of art and art related sites!

Art sites compiled by British library organization, BUBL

Four art CD's (Great Artists, The Medici, Michelangelo, Renaissance of Florence, Impressionism)  on reserve at Main campus circulation desk.   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               World Art Treasures -World Art Treasures promotes the discovery and love of art. It features 100,000 slides belonging to the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation,                                 all of them          devoted to art, and including the main civilizations, such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe. art history

Galileo, Georgia Library Learning Online - sites from art history to images to museums and more.

Russian Painting - Covers 18th through 20th centuries plus icons, biographies, discussion and links to related sites. The turning pages are worth a look!

The Northern Renaissance

Art Treasures - World - from Google

Artstar.com: Art news and resources. Buy, sell or display art online.

The Artslocator - offers arts information from all over.

WebMuseum, Paris

An extensive collection of both imagery and scholarship, this gateway covers art history from the prehistoric to the 20th century. It also has links to research resources,               art departments, museums and galleries. Maintained by Chris Witcombe, professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College.

ADAM Browse Tree: Fine Art
           Annotated links to selected Internet resources covering fine art and artists, painting,
               drawing, philosophy and theory, museums, galleries and libraries.
     
AHDS: Arts and Humanities Data Service  -Visual Arts Page  
              National center to coordinate access to and facilitate the creation and use of scholarly
              electronic resources in the arts and humanities.

Art Journals
              Index to art related journals, including modern art, Asian art, aesthetics, popular culture, and
              design.
     
Artcyclopedia  
              "The fine arts search engine."

The purpose of the art in context web site is to preserve and increase the availability of information important for research, education, public awareness and                   understanding in fine art. Includes indexes of galleries and dealers, museums, artists and current exhibitions

Research centre and picture library, based upon a unique archive of over 80,000 pieces of original cartoon artwork supported by a reference library of books,                     pamphlets, and AV materials. The Centre's main objectives are to conserve and catalogue cartoons; to encourage research into all aspects and periods of                        cartooning; to plan and promote       exhibitions of cartoon originals; and to service teaching in a variety of disciplines.

Origins of American Animation, 1900-192
          Collection of animated films created with several techniques, including clay, puppet, and pen
             drawings. Selections demonstrate the connections between newspaper comic strips and
             early animated films and also offer a glimpse into the social attitudes of the period. Available
             in RealPlayer, MPEG, and Quicktime formats, the films are searchable by keyword or
             browsable by title or subject.

Information about the Arts and Crafts movement, with bibliographies, details of historic sites, and an events calendar. Also includes a list of in-print books                                     by and about William Morris.

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Browser
          Searchable thesaurus providing exact and keyword matches, definitions and applications,
             synonyms and spelling variants.

Art Museums

Art and Archaeology

 

Researching Art History - Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 11th edition, Internet sites specific to each chapter.

Leonardo da Vinci - from the Boston Museum of Science.

Leonardo Links - links to over ten sites devoted to Leonardo da Vinci.

Art History: A Preliminary Handbook

James Whistler

Loggia: Exploring the Arts and Humanities

The Art History Research Center - The AHRC is the first and foremost tool for art historical research on the internet.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts

Becoming Human
is an interactive documentary experience that tells the story of our origins.
                       Journey through four million years of human evolution with your guide, Donald Johanson.

Frida Kahlo sites:
     Frida Kahlo & Contemporary Thoughts
     The World of Frida Kahlo

Diego Rivera Web Museum

Arts & Photography Resources - includes photographs of stained glass windows from around the world, many from the U.S.

Journal of Contemporary Art
- Online journal with interviews with leading artists.
        
Dia Center for the Arts - Contemporary art organization. Contains exhibitions and information about contemporary art and artists.

Artsource - index to art sources      

ArtPage - guide to art galleries in Manhattan, BUT, "...especially useful for information about contemporary artists."  

Voice of the Shuttle: Art and Art History page
- An incredible list of art and art related sites!

Art sites compiled by British library organization, BUBL

Four art CD's (Great Artists, The Medici, Michelangelo, Renaissance of Florence, Impressionism)  on reserve at Main campus circulation desk.   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               World Art Treasures -World Art Treasures promotes the discovery and love of art. It features 100,000 slides belonging to the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation,                                 all of them          devoted to art, and including the main civilizations, such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe. art history

Galileo, Georgia Library Learning Online - sites from art history to images to museums and more.

Russian Painting - Covers 18th through 20th centuries plus icons, biographies, discussion and links to related sites. The turning pages are worth a look!

The Northern Renaissance

Art Treasures - World - from Google

Artstar.com: Art news and resources. Buy, sell or display art online.

The Artslocator - offers arts information from all over.

WebMuseum, Paris

An extensive collection of both imagery and scholarship, this gateway covers art history from the prehistoric to the 20th century. It also has links to research resources,               art departments, museums and galleries. Maintained by Chris Witcombe, professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College.

ADAM Browse Tree: Fine Art
           Annotated links to selected Internet resources covering fine art and artists, painting,
               drawing, philosophy and theory, museums, galleries and libraries.
     
AHDS: Arts and Humanities Data Service  -Visual Arts Page  
              National center to coordinate access to and facilitate the creation and use of scholarly
              electronic resources in the arts and humanities.

Art Journals
              Index to art related journals, including modern art, Asian art, aesthetics, popular culture, and
              design.
     
Artcyclopedia  
              "The fine arts search engine."

The purpose of the art in context web site is to preserve and increase the availability of information important for research, education, public awareness and                   understanding in fine art. Includes indexes of galleries and dealers, museums, artists and current exhibitions

Research centre and picture library, based upon a unique archive of over 80,000 pieces of original cartoon artwork supported by a reference library of books,                     pamphlets, and AV materials. The Centre's main objectives are to conserve and catalogue cartoons; to encourage research into all aspects and periods of                        cartooning; to plan and promote       exhibitions of cartoon originals; and to service teaching in a variety of disciplines.

Origins of American Animation, 1900-192
          Collection of animated films created with several techniques, including clay, puppet, and pen
             drawings. Selections demonstrate the connections between newspaper comic strips and
             early animated films and also offer a glimpse into the social attitudes of the period. Available
             in RealPlayer, MPEG, and Quicktime formats, the films are searchable by keyword or
             browsable by title or subject.

Information about the Arts and Crafts movement, with bibliographies, details of historic sites, and an events calendar. Also includes a list of in-print books                                     by and about William Morris.

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Browser
          Searchable thesaurus providing exact and keyword matches, definitions and applications,
             synonyms and spelling variants.

Art Museums

Art and Archaeology

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