Online Art Resources
Akron Art Museum
http://akronartmuseum.org/collection/galleries.php
Includes access to portions of the museum's collection. Searchable by subject, decade, and type of collection.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections
This world famous New York museum offers thousands of images. Search by name, period, collection or subject.
Whitney Museum of American Art
“The Whitney Museum houses one of the world's foremost collections of twentieth-century American art. The Permanent Collection of some 12,000 works encompasses paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations, drawings, prints, and photographs.”
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
This site can be searched by name, subject, and nationality. Links are then provided to online museums that include the artists’ works.
Art Access
http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/
Art Access examines objects from various areas of the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection to enrich visitors' understanding of their content, style, and historical context.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
http://www.nmwa.org/collection/
“The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists. The National Museum of Women in the Arts collection online contains data on more than 3,000 works of art and over 600 artists.”
Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu/
“The American Art Museum is the home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Its artworks reveal key aspects of America's rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today.”
Librarian’s Internet Index – American Artists
http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/art
This site offers 141 art websites. You might want to check out “Ask an IPL Librarian”, their online reference service if you have trouble finding resources.
The Resource Library
http://www.tfaoi.com/resourc.htm
Includes collections of Asian American, African American, Hispanic American, Mexican American and women artists.
Asian American Artists
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/waaw/AsianAmerican/
Offered by Purdue University, Asian American Artists" consists of a collection of images and texts by twelve artists who live and work in the American west.
Asian American Art Now
http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/onewayoranother/index.html
This site offers a collection of 17 Modern Asian American artists with short explanations of their work and artistic perspectives.
Akron Art Museum
http://akronartmuseum.org/collection/galleries.php
Includes access to portions of the museum's collection. Searchable by subject, decade, and type of collection.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections
This world famous New York museum offers thousands of images. Search by name, period, collection or subject.
Whitney Museum of American Art
“The Whitney Museum houses one of the world's foremost collections of twentieth-century American art. The Permanent Collection of some 12,000 works encompasses paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations, drawings, prints, and photographs.”
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
This site can be searched by name, subject, and nationality. Links are then provided to online museums that include the artists’ works.
Art Access
http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/
Art Access examines objects from various areas of the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection to enrich visitors' understanding of their content, style, and historical context.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
http://www.nmwa.org/collection/
“The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists. The National Museum of Women in the Arts collection online contains data on more than 3,000 works of art and over 600 artists.”
Smithsonian American Art Museum
http://americanart.si.edu/
“The American Art Museum is the home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Its artworks reveal key aspects of America's rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today.”
Librarian’s Internet Index – American Artists
http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/art
This site offers 141 art websites. You might want to check out “Ask an IPL Librarian”, their online reference service if you have trouble finding resources.
The Resource Library
http://www.tfaoi.com/resourc.htm
Includes collections of Asian American, African American, Hispanic American, Mexican American and women artists.
Asian American Artists
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/waaw/AsianAmerican/
Offered by Purdue University, Asian American Artists" consists of a collection of images and texts by twelve artists who live and work in the American west.
Asian American Art Now
http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/onewayoranother/index.html
This site offers a collection of 17 Modern Asian American artists with short explanations of their work and artistic perspectives.