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Art History
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Art History Resources on the Web 
 Provides a gateway to resources on art history from ancient times to the present day. There are links to research resources, an extensive list of museums and galleries by country, online journals, exhibits, and university art departments. Time periods are divided into countries, cultures, and styles. Noted individual artists are also included. http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html Topics: Art, Arts and Humanities Last updated May 18, 2002 Art Images for College Teaching (AICT)
This site is "dedicated to the principle of free exchange of image resources." Images are arranged in five broad categories: Ancient Art & Architecture , Medieval Art , Renaissance & Baroque , 18th - 20th Century , and Non-Western Art (pre-Columbian Meso-America and Native American only). Each section is subdivided by geography or cultural identity, style or school, and medium (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.). The Textbook Concordance lists the source texts cited with each illustration. http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/ Topics: History, Literature & Books Last updated Dec 7, 2004 Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus
This site is an online companion to the landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art which "surveys the flourishing of the world’s earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions — stretching from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean across Iran and Central Asia to the Indus Valley" 5,000 years ago. Viewers select themes such as death and burial, or clothing and personal adornment, to see annotated images of items. Also includes an essay and audio samples. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={9B8FB8E8-AE97-11D6-945F-00902786BF44} Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Jul 29, 2003 Artopia
A website for middle school students about the visual and performing arts. "Students can closely examine important works of art and take part in activities that teach about styles, principles and processes of each art form." Topics include dance, theater, media arts, music, painting, and sculpture. Provides lesson plans and classroom materials. From the South Carolina Educational Television Commission (ETV). http://www.knowitall.org/artopia/ Topics: Art Last updated Aug 17, 2007 Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World
"An interactive journey through the collection of ancient art at The Art Institute of Chicago," specifically the three cultures of the ancient Mediterranean: Italy, Egypt, and Greece. Eighteen objects are featured, each with close-up views and related stories in audio. The site contains a timeline, a glossary that comes with an audio pronunciation guide, maps, and lesson plans. Also available in Spanish, except for the audio files and lesson plans. http://www.artic.edu/cleo/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, History By Place, Lesson Plans Last updated Mar 31, 2008 Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970
This 2008-2009 exhibition explores "international developments in modern art, design, architecture and film in the context of the Cold War." An interactive timeline provides the basis for exploration of exhibit objects and themes such as social realism, the "space race," and revolution and protest. Also features videos and a map of locations related to the exhibit. From the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/cold-war-modern/ Topics: Art, History Last updated Feb 23, 2009 Digital Imaging Project
A collection of images from the classical Greek period to the Post-Modern consisting of architecture and sculpture that is arranged by name of the architect or artist, location, or date. There is also a section of women architects' work, with information on more than 60 buildings by Julia Morgan. All images include a date and a description. http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ Topics: Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Dec 3, 2000 Getty Curricula
Collection of education materials for art history topics such as symbolism in sculpture, expression of emotions through art, mythology in European art, and artful women. Includes lesson plans focusing on Neoclassicism, Impressionism, contemporary art, still-life painting, photography, ceramics, and decorative arts, among others. From the Getty Museum. http://www.getty.edu/education/search/curricula.html Topics: Art Last updated Feb 3, 2009 Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera
This online gallery displays an extensive personal collection of illustrated ephemera from European, Asian, and American "travel brochures, airline time-tables, ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising and graphic design publications." Links to examples of Art Deco and Art Moderne commercial art are divided by nationality and into themes such as "Automotive" and "Nautical." Searchable. Note: Site displays best in Internet Explorer. http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Art, Arts and Humanities, Business, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 1, 2008 Important Moments in Canadian Art History
A browsable timeline of Canadian art history. Presented by Okanagan University College, British Columbia, Canada. http://www.ouc.bc.ca/fiar/timeline.html Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Jan 5, 2004 A New America: The 1940s and the Arts
From January through June 2005, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts celebrated "the rich spectrum of music, dance, theater, film, and fashion produced by the many remarkable American artists who struggled, created, and triumphed during this turbulent and exhilarating era." This companion website features the "Learn More About the 40s" section with information about art, culture, and political events from the 1940s. http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/04-05/forties/ Topics: Art, United States History Last updated Nov 22, 2005 Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era
Companion to a 2005 exhibition exploring "the unprecedented exchanges between contemporary art, popular culture, civil unrest and the moral upheaval during the 1960s and early 70s." Features an overview of psychedelic art and links to illustrated articles about optical illusions, light shows, and the art of the 1960s. Also includes a detailed timeline and screen savers. From the Tate Liverpool. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/summeroflove/ Topics: Art Last updated Jan 16, 2007 Timeline of Art History
This timeline features art history through 1600 A.D. The Timeline allows visitors to compare the cultures of peoples around the world beginning in prehistoric times. Explore Roman territories, trade routes, Celtic Gaul, Britain, Pannonia, the Nabataean Kingdom, and more. Coverage includes "key historical and cultural events of the period in chronological order." Information for each piece includes artist's name (if known), title, date, culture, medium, dimensions, credit line, accession number, and a description. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, History Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Timelines of Art History: The World (BC/BCE)
"This is an educational website which is dedicated to art history. Timelines presents selected resources (web links) about the art and archaeology of ancient civilizations, including: Egypt, Greece and Rome, Asia, and the Middle East. ... Timelines pages are organized by civilization and period." Many of the linked sites include images. From an art history enthusiast. http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/timelines/tl001.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, History Last updated Jul 20, 2005 World Art Treasures
One of the most original cultural sites on the World Wide Web. This fantastic collection (over 100,000 slides) of art historian Jacques-Edouard Berger is being presented by his father, also a historian, Rene Berger. Currently includes: Vermeer and his contemporaries in Italy, Spain, France, and Holland; Italian Renaissance gardens - Villa d'Este, Bomarzo, Villa Lante; A Shared Vision - Egypt, China; Botticelli - including a history of the world at this time; Roman Portraits from Egypt - Fayyum portraits; Pilgrimage to Abydos; Art from Egypt, China, Japan, India, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar/Burma. http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated Jun 11, 2001 |
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