LibGuides: Art: Images

ArtStor, When looking for quality images, use this database first.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Database available via ARTstor. Digital images of works of art with accompanying information including size and ownership. Includes over one million images in the areas of art, architecture, and the humanities. Technical requirements http://www.artstor.org/using-artstor/u-html/requirements.shtml NOTE 1: Pop-up blocking software must be disabled. NOTE 2: Requires Flash 6 or higher.

ARTstor YouTube channel
Includes video tutorials and tips to help you search ARTstor, make image collections, and export to PowerPoint.
See here for help citing images from ARTstor.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Includes images from major art reference sources and some of the most significant works from art history. Select "Images" at the top of the screen to search only images.

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Maintained by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History includes images and information on artworks from throughout the world since prehistoric times. To limit to modern and contemporary works, scroll down to "time periods" and select "1900A.D.-Present."
AP Images
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Image database of millions of photographs and graphics from the Associated Press. Photographs: color and B&W, dating from 1826 to the present. Graphics: maps, diagrams, drawings etc. Also includes audio files (sound clips) dating from the 1920s. The database is strongest since 1997, but there is historical material.

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