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Architecture
Through the Ages
http://library.thinkquest.org/18778/
This web site discusses all types of architecture from all around
the world and time periods. |
Art
of the First World War
http://www.art-ww1.com/gb/index2.html
An exhibition of 110 paintings brought together by the major history
museums of Europe. This is World War I as seen by 54 painters on
both sides |
Artcyclopedia
http://artcyclopedia.com/
John Malyon, the creator of Artcyclopedia, says that he wants this
site to become "the definitive and most effective guide to
museum-quality fine art on the Internet." It is certainly true
that a lot has been accomplished in the short amount of time since
this website first went online in February 1999. The number of entries
has steadily grown to 80,000 works by 7000 different artists on
700 leading arts sites. The criterion for inclusion in the Artcyclopedia
is that the artist must be included in an arts museum collection
somewhere in the world. The site's best search is by artist, but
the user can also search for artworks, art museums, or browse by
movement or medium. An artist search brings up links to online museums,
image archives and articles about the artist. There are the ubiquitous
links to Amazon.com and Allposters.com to purchase related merchandise,
but otherwise the site is mercifully banner-free and the author
pledges to keep it that way.
Best Free Reference Web Sites 2001
Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and
User Services Association (RUSA) of American Library Association |
ArtMuseum.net
Presented by Intel
http://www.artmuseum.net/
The ArtMuseum.net is an Internet-based art museum presented by Intel
Corporation. |
Artsedge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org
This is a good starting point for the art. You will find lessons,
links to museums, and ways to participate in community cultural
events. |
Ask
Art
http://www.askart.com/AskART/index.aspx
AskART, is "dedicated to the creation and maintenance of the
world's most comprehensive centralized database about American artists"
and is "committed to the inclusion of painters, sculptors,
and illustrators." The database contains detailed information
on nearly 28,000 American artists and can be accessed through a
name keyword search, an alphabetically arranged artist index, or
by category on a more selective basis (e.g., California Artists,
Hudson River School). Artist entries include a biography, information
about museums that display their work, a bibliography of books and
periodicals about the artist and a superb color image gallery. In
addition to artist information, the web site also provides directories
of museums, dealers, auction houses, and professional organizations
and a glossary of art terms. Although AskART does offer fee-based
services through optional registered membership, the content on
the site's main page (e.g. artist and museum ! information) is free.
Best Free Reference Web Sites 2003
Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the reference and User
Services Association (RUSA) of American Library Association |
Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design
http://poynterextra.org/cp/colorproject/color.html
"An online guide that explains color theory and how to use it in design through examples and exercises." |
Early
American Paintings (Worcester Art Museum)
http://www.worcesterart.org/Collection/Early_American/
Early American Paintings in the Worcester Art Museum includes biographies
of twenty artists, detailed entries on fifty-three paintings, and
checklist information on twenty-four additional works. Each of the
seventy-seven works is illustrated. |
Fading
Ad Campaign
http://www.frankjump.com/index.html
Fading Ad Campaign is a photographic project documenting vintage
mural ads on building brick faces in New York City spanning nearly
a century. This project has become a metaphor for survival for the
artist. The artist, Frank H. Jump, has HIV/AIDS. Many of these ads
like the artist has outlived their expected life span. |
Forgotten
New York
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/ |
Great
Masters of Mexican Folk Art
http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/gm/enter.html
Mexico celebrates a rich tradition of arte popular that reaches
more than 2,000 years into the Mesoamerican past. Today, in villages,
towns, and cities throughout Mexico, indigenous people and Mestizos—people
of mixed Native and non-Native heritage—continue to fashion
art that expresses their deeply rooted traditions. Ceremonial and
profane, parodic and whimsical, their art reflects their communal
lives and values. |
Leonardo
DaVinci, Master Draftsman
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Leonardo_Master_Draftsman/
draftsman_splash.htm
A look at Leonardo DaVinci's drawings. There are numerous images
- all "zooom-able" - as well as extensive text and explanations
of the images and Leonardo's life. |
Mary
Cassatt
http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=631
This site offers images of Mary Cassatt’s late 19th century
impressionist work |
Mathew
Brady's National Portrait Gallery
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/gallery.html
A tour of all of the portraits taken by Matthew Brady. With
many portraits, a biography is included. |
Museum
of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/
Official site of the New York Museum of Modern Art with information
on exhibits and online tours. |
Museum
of Web Art: Amy Stone
http://www.mowa.org/
This is a fun site with which to browse through and play.
It is divided into categories of things that work, move, change,
or just stay the same. |
National
Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/collection/index.shtm
The National Gallery of Art houses one of the finest collections
in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture,
and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present. Search the
collection by specific artist, title, or a combination of criteria.
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National
Gallery of Art—Online tours
http://www.nga.gov/onlinetours/index.shtm
Choose a tour by school or medium and explore the National Gallery's
collections of painting, sculpture, decorative arts and graphic
arts. |
Portrait
of Black Chicago
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/portrait_of_black_chicago/introduction.
html
From June through October 1973 and briefly during the spring of
1974, John H. White, a 28-year-old photographer with the Chicago
Daily News, worked for the federal government photographing Chicago,
especially the city`s African American community. |
Posters
American Style
http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/
National Museum of American Art Web Site. Posters American Style
brings together some of the great graphic images made in the United
States over the past century. |
Quest
for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/index.htm
The National Gallery of Art presentation of Egyptian tomb artifacts
offers many stunning images that could enhance the study of Egypt
at any grade level. The accompanying narrated slide shows (you’ll
need a RealPlayer) turn the site into an on-screen lecture tour. |
Resources
for Roman Art and Archaeology
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~ekondrat/rome.html
A collection of resource links from the University of Pennsylvania
was designed for university use, but high school students will find
this site useful. |
The
Splendors of Imperial China
http://www.asianart.com/splendors/index.html
The treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, spans over
4,000 years of Chinese history and features nearly 350 of the finest
and most famous works from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, whose
holdings are based on the personal collections of China's emperors.
Included in the exhibition are priceless paintings, jades, bronzes,
ceramics, textiles and lacquer ware that were passed among China's
imperial rulers from century to century. |
Timeline
of Art History. Reviewed: 18 March 2005
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
According to the "About page," "The Timeline of Art
History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration
of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially
by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection." Multiple access
points allow users to browse and engage the history of art from
many angles. Users can compare art across cultures and geographic
areas for a given time span or pursue the development of art for
a single place or culture over an extended time period. The integration
of maps, timelines and special features makes navigation of the
site fun and easy. Enlivening images from the Museum's collection
create both an informative and entertaining web site.
Best Free Reference Web Sites 2005
RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS)
American Library Association |
Van
Gogh Museum
http://www3.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?lang=nl
The museum's website provides information about Van Gogh’s life
and his work. Paintings are displayed with background material and
images. Also included is a timeline of Van Gogh's life. |
Viewing
Japanese Prints
http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/%7Efiorillo/
Japanese Prints are among the world's most beautiful, complex, and
expressive works of art. This website presents illustrated discussions
about selected artists and their prints, as well as explorations
into various themes in Japanese printmaking. |
Welcome
to the Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en
At this site, you can take a tour of the Louvre and see its most
famous masterpieces. |
Whitney
Museum of American Art
http://www.whitney.org/
Explore the world of American art and culture from the past 100
years. |
Virtual
LRC: Information
http://www.virtuallrc.com/
Art finder. There is a search engine to use to find art information. |
