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Archivos Virtuales: Papers of Latino & Latin American Artists
 
This site "focuses on access to information about the [Smithsonian] Archives of American Art's ... papers of and about Latino and Latin American artists." A guide to the collections includes brief descriptions, some with links to online materials. The site also features oral history interview transcripts (some in Spanish) and finding aids for some of the collections. Browsable and searchable.
http://www.aaa.si.edu/guides/site-archivos/
Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre
Last updated Jun 6, 2007
Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
An index to the online exhibits of thousands of artists, searchable by artist's name and browsable by movement, medium, subject of art, nationality of artist, or women artists. Entries include links to museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. The focus is primarily painting and sculpture, but a smattering of other media (architecture and decorative arts, for example) are represented. The site also has archived monthly articles on art, and a museum directory.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Topics: Artists, Arts and Humanities
Last updated Feb 13, 2003
Artists Rights Society (ARS)
The Artists Rights Society originated in France to protect visual artists' copyrights. It now represents over 40,000 artists throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Membership, which is free, provides artists with support for copyright clearance; the ARS also monitors the use and potential abuse of artists' rights. The site provides information on copyright and copyright monitoring and a browsable listing of represented artists.
http://www.arsny.com/
Topics: Artists, Intellectual Property
Last updated Mar 14, 2006
CGFA
An extensive collection of several thousand images, covering medieval to early 20th century. Featured artists are usually accompanied by a brief biographical sketch from Microsoft Encarta . Searchable or browsable by artist name, time-frame, or nationality. You can scan thumbnail images and then bring up the full-sized one you want. Was Carol Jackson's - CJFA .
http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/
Topics: Artists, Arts and Humanities
Last updated Oct 26, 2002
Literary Traveler
"Dedicated to the exploration of the literary imagination," this website features "articles about writers, creative artists, and the places that they lived and traveled." Read about the homes and travels of Beethoven, Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Edgar Allan Poe, Beatrix Potter, Thomas Wolfe, and many others. Browse articles by author or location. Also includes information about literary tours and events.
http://www.literarytraveler.com/
Topics: Artists, Home & Housing, Nonfiction by Genre, Travel
Last updated Feb 5, 2007
National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)
This institution "brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, acquiring, and researching art by women and by educating the public concerning their accomplishments." The Web site provides a calendar of events, artists' statements about exhibits, and a list of exhibitions of the work of women artists elsewhere in the country.
http://www.nmwa.org/
Topics: Artists, Museums, Museums by Place: United States
Last updated Apr 9, 2004
Perspectives: Women Artists in North America
This exhibit "celebrates the important contributions of women in the arts from Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. The Web exhibit features historical, modern, and contemporary art." From the Virtual Museum of Canada. Available in English, French, and Spanish.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Perspectives/
Topics: Artists, Regions of the World
Last updated Jan 18, 2006
SITO
"A place where artists can post portfolios of their artwork free of charge and free from censorship. Most of the artworks in the Artchive are images: scans of drawings, photographs, photos of paintings, photos of sculptures. Non-visual art is also welcome in the Artchive. As space permits, artists are welcome to post MP3, Flash, animated GIFs, video and executeable files."
http://www.sito.org/
Topics: Artists
Last updated Aug 28, 2007
They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II
Devoted to the combat artists of World War II, who "depicted the war as they experienced it." Features a gallery of works; profiles of artists (Howard Brodie, Manuel Bromberg, William Draper, Richard M. Gibney, Robert Greenhalgh, and Ed Reep); and information on the Army and Navy art programs, the Marine Corps combat correspondent program, Life and Yank magazines, and Abbott Laboratories. Online companion to PBS documentary of same title.
http://www.pbs.org/theydrewfire/
Topics: Artists, World War II
Last updated Aug 19, 2003
Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)
A database "containing more than 225,000 names and biographical and bibliographic information about artists and architects, including a wealth of variant names, pseudonyms, and language variants." Searchable by name, role, and nationality, and browsable by alphabet. From the Getty Research Institute.
http://getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/ulan/
Topics: Artists, Arts and Humanities
Last updated Mar 20, 2004
Web Gallery of Art
Contains over ten thousand images of "European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1150-1800)." Includes some annotations, guided tours of the collection, and a glossary of related terms.
http://www.wga.hu/
Topics: Art, Artists, Arts and Humanities
Last updated Jul 26, 2006
WebMuseum, Paris
Mostly European art, from Gothic to 20th Century, this site is organized by period and includes more than 150 artists with biographical information and images of their work. Also has an exhibition on Paul Cézanne, with more than 100 of his paintings; another of Les Très Riches Heures (a book of hours); and a tour of Paris. There is also some information on Japanese art and architecture.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/
Topics: Artists, Arts and Humanities
Last updated Jul 27, 2006
The White House Collection of American Crafts
An online exhibit of contemporary American craft objects in fiber, ceramics, glass, metal, and wood. Although the collection is no longer at the White House, this Web site provides a tour showing the objects in their White House setting. The works are also displayed individually with descriptions in text and audio. There are brief biographies of the artists, artists' comments, and an artist index. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/whc/index.html
Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Crafts
Last updated Jun 3, 2005
Women Artists of the American West: Past & Present
"Women Artists of the American West (WAAW) ... is designed as an interdisciplinary resource and a distance learning course." The website contains 17 collections, which are arranged by theme (community, identity, spirituality, locality) and include illustrated essays, most written specifically for WAAW by art historians, curators, and artists. From Purdue University, Ind.
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/WAAW/
Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Notable People: Women
Last updated Nov 5, 2005
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