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A rich digital resource of art images, rights-cleared
for educational use.
The Art Museum Image
Gallery is a rich digital resource of art images and related
multimedia gathered from the collections of
distinguished museums around
the world. The Art Museum Image Gallery can be searched alone or
simultaneously with other WilsonWeb databases, including Art Full
Text, Art Index Retrospective, Avery Index to Art Periodicals, and Biography Reference Bank.
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Over 160,000 superior quality images with a full
bibliographic record. Many include curatorial text, provenance data, detail or
multiple views for many images, and related multimedia where available.
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Essential for programs in art history, studio art, and
design.
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You can find works and artists you know, and make
unanticipated discoveries.
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Illustrate papers, lectures, assignments, and
password-protected websites with high-resolution images.
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Enriches research in multicultural studies, area
studies, archaeology, classics, history, religion, cultural studies,
literature, and related subject areas.
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Distinguished international museum sources ensure a
high level of visual quality and impressive selection of images.
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Presents a broad range of time and place—spans
artistic creation from 3000 B.C. to the present, with art from the
cultures of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including Native
American and Meso-American peoples.
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Superb coverage of contemporary and modern artists.
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Coverage of both fine and decorative art:
painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, photographs, textiles, costumes,
jewelry, ceramics, furniture, glass, books and manuscripts,
archaeological finds, and more.
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Supports theater department and community theater
research on set design, period costumes, and period furniture.
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Provides unprecedented access to museum
collections for research, education, and enjoyment.
Art Museum Image Gallery Expanding
Outstanding Library of Congress Collections
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Thousands of images, culled from six renowned
digital collections of the Library of Congress, Prints and
Photographs Division, will be added to Art Museum Image Gallery. The
new images will include American landscapes, portrait photography of
celebrities, including many from the Harlem Renaissance, and an
extensive poster collection.
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African American Photographs Assembled For 1900 Paris Exposition
(1899) Photos gathered for use in the American Negro Exhibit at the
Paris Exposition, consisting of portraits and scenes of education,
work, and daily life. Includes photos presented by W.E.B. Du Bois.
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Prints: Japanese
(1688-1915) Primarily woodcuts depicting actors, women, landscapes,
scenes from Japanese literature and daily life, English and European
visitors.
~ Lomax
Collection
(1934-ca. 1950) Snapshots documenting sound recording expeditions
carried out by John Avery Lomax, Alan Lomax, and Ruby Terrill Lomax
for the Archive of American Folk Song, including African American
and Latino musicians, singers, and dancers, primarily in the
southern United States and the Bahamas.
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Posters: World War I Posters
(1914-1920) American, Australian, Austrian, British, Canadian,
French, German, Italian, and other posters supporting the war
effort.
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Posters: WPA Posters
(1936-1943) Posters produced by various branches of the WPA to
publicize exhibits, community activities, theatrical productions,
and health and educational programs in seventeen states and the
District of Columbia.
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Vechten Collection — Photographs by Carl Van Vechten
(1932-1964) Includes portraits of celebrities, especially artists,
entertainers, and authors, including African Americans active in
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The Art Archive of the Picture Desk, Inc |
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Through an arrangement with The Art Archive of the
Picture Desk, Inc, Art Museum Image Gallery has added over
62,500 images spanning works from 3,000 BC to the 20th century. The
Art Archive is a fine art and historical image library with works
from over 1,800 distinguished sources worldwide. Areas of special
strength include ancient civilizations, American, European and
Medieval history, world religions, and classical music, in addition
to iconic images from the history of art and architecture. Full
bibliographic records accompany every image. The images are drawn
from the collections of the most respected museums of Europe,
Africa, North and South America, and Asia including:
Musée du Louvre, Paris • Museum der Stadt, Vienna •
Bibliothèque des Arts Décoratifs, Paris • Musée du Château de
Versailles • Museo del Prado, Madrid • National Anthropological
Museum, Mexico • British Museum • Archaeological Museum, Istanbul •
Archaeological Museum, Lima • Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg •
Bardo Museum, Tunis • and over 1,800 more!
Museums and Collections Added
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Complete List of Museums and Collections |
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In-Depth Images Research for a Wide Range of Users |
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Teachers can use Art Museum Image
Gallery works in class
lectures, assignments, academic presentations, and
password-protected course websites. The images are
rights-cleared for educational use.
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Students can use Art Museum Image
Gallery works in papers and
classroom assignments.
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Museums can provide patron access to the
Art Museum Image
Gallery from computer kiosks, and use images for public
lectures or scholarly presentations.
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Versatile for a variety of other users:
researchers, librarians, art lovers and collectors, and curators
alike will all find the Art Museum Image
Gallery a welcome addition to their
electronic resources.
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For learning and research
needs at commercial and for-profit institutions…
While the Art Museum Image Gallery is available
strictly to non-profit institutions, Art Museum Image Gallery
Special Collection delivers images cleared for educational and
research use by for-profit and commercial institutions.
Art Museum Image Gallery Special Collection
features more than 62,000 images from the renowned collection of The
Art Archive of The Picture Desk, Inc. This fine art and historical
picture library covers art, architecture, cultural artifacts, and
more, from 3,000 BC to the 20th Century. Areas of special emphasis
include ancient civilizations, American, European, and Medieval
history, world religions, and classical music. Images are drawn from
over 1,800 distinguished sources worldwide: the collections of some of
the most important museums of Europe, Africa, North and South America,
and Asia.
Search Art Museum Image Gallery Special
Collection on its own, or seamlessly with other WilsonWeb
databases, including Art Full Text, Art Index Retrospective,
and Biography Reference Bank.
Museums and other Outstanding Sources represented in
Art Museum Image Gallery Special Collection
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Art Museum Image Gallery Special Collection License
Agreement
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