Library
Web Reference Sites
Art
Architecture Through the
Ages: Discusses and illustrates several types of architecture from
Mayan to Classical to Chinese and more.
Art
and Architecture Thesaurus Building
Big: Explore
large structures and what it takes to create them - from PBS.
Frank Lloyd Wright: From PBS, learn
about the man and his buildings.
Glossary of
Medieval Art and Architecture
A Guide to the
Description of Architectural Drawings
History
of the United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Design, Construction, and
Politics: This is an overview of the architectural evolution of the
U.S. Capitol, describing each change is it related to the historical and
political climate of the times.
Illustrated
Architecture Dictionary
Skyscraper
Statistics: Information on the tallest skyscrapers, the cities with
the most impressive skylines, and regions most active in building
skyscrapers.
ABIA.net: The
online database for academic publications on the arts and
archaeology
of South Asia and Southeast Asia
Art and Architecture Thesaurus
The
Artcyclopedia: Search or browse among over 6,000 artists, and find links
directly within museum Web sites.
Art History Resources on the Web: Directory for all things art on the Web.
ArtLex - Dictionary of visual art.
Art
Movements and Periods: List of important schools of artistic thought.
Asia-art.net: Promotes Asian art appreciation to the world.
Asianart.com: The online journal for the study and exhibition of the arts
of Asia.
AskART.com: Site maintains a database on 25,000 American artists. Information
on the artists includes dates, states, methods, biographies, subjects for which
best known, a decade by decade breakdown of 20th century literature in which
they are referenced, and total number of auction lots sold and unsold of their
works.
Bloomsbury Research Centre: Site is a free on-line database of reference
books of over 17,000 entries, cross-referenced and indexed. A search engine is
available to search on a wide range of subjects including literature, art, myth,
human thought, quotations and a thesaurus or browse through each book at your
leisure.
Categories
for the Description of Works of Art
Exploring
Leonardo: Explore this site and learn about this fascinating scientist,
inventor, and artist.
Exploring Themes in American Art: From the National Gallery of Art, this
site looks at 10 genres of American art: abstraction, the figure, historical
subjects, landscape painting, marine painting, portraiture, narrative art, scenes
from everyday life, still life, and topographical views. Illustrated essays,
images, featured artists, and references are offered for each genre.
The Getty: Explore Art: Site offers nearly 54,000 pages related to works
of art and professional reports in conservation and art history. The heart of
the site is the Explore Art section, which includes 3,300 works of art, 1,500
artist biographies, 1,500 glossary definitions, over 200 video clips, online
exhibitions, and more.
The Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and Humanities: Includes
databases of the provenance of artworks, an Art and Architecture Thesaurus, a
Union List of Artist Names, and a Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
Michelangelo
Buonarroti: Site covering Michelangelo's life and work.
The Renaissance: Explore the forces behind the age of the Renaissance.
Russian Painting: Combines
reproductions of Russian paintings with artists' biographies and with discussions
of particular works, schools, movements, and styles.
Union List of Artist Names: The ULAN is a structured vocabulary that contains
around 220,000 names and other information about artists.
Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery: The genius of Vincent van Gogh is
available to you at this information gallery that spans 2,880 images and 3,140
pages.
Watercolor Glossary: Terms associated with watercolor painting.
World Art Treasures: Slides and information about various styles and time
periods of art.
The Art Institute
of Chicago
The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
The
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
Guggenheim.org: Online
site for the visual and performing arts where you
will find content across all genres of culture
organized in several
categories including: visual arts, performing arts, news, information
and travel.
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Louvre
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art: Extensive info on exhibits and special online
tours and features.
The National Gallery of Art
National Museum of African Art
The National Museum of Asian Art for
the United States
The National Museum of Women in the Arts
The National Portrait Gallery
Wadsworth Atheneum: One of the top art museums in the U.S.
Focus on Photography: How to take pictures like a pro, from Fodor's.
Glossary
of Digital Photography
A Glossary of Photographic Terms
New York Public Library Picture Collection: This site is a collection of
30,000 digitized, public domain images from books, magazines and newspapers as
well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923.
It consists of images of New York City, Costume, Design, American History and
other subjects.
Picturing
the Century: 100 Years of Photography from the National Archives
