IMA | Internet Resources: Art Styles, Periods and Regions

Internet Resources

The Stout Reference Library has compiled this directory of art resources available online. The directory is divided into general subject areas. Click on the directory link to access subject resources. Note that some of these resources require passwords available to patrons using Stout Reference Library computers only. Also note that many of these resources are external to the museum and the Stout Reference Library is not responsible for their content.

Internet art resources directory

Choose a link from the list below to see the appropriate resources.

Art Styles, Periods and Regions

African Art

African Art and Archaeology - Boston University Libraries Research Guide.

African Art on the Internet

African Studies Center, Univ. of Pennsylvania

African Voices - Created by the Smithsonian Institution, African Voices is a permanent exhibition that examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa’s peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment.

Eternal Egypt - The stories of Eternal Egypt are told using the latest interactive technologies, high-resolution imagery, animations, virtual environments, remote cameras, three-dimensional models and more.

Ethnographic Art Galleries

Internet African History Sourcebook

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

American Art

Archives of American Art (Smithsonian) - Largest source of documentation for the history of the arts in the United States.

Askart.com - Extensive information about North American artists. Entries include auction price records and images. Password required to view the auction records; use at the Stout Library only.

Early American Art - Nice timeline from 1672-1830.

Themes in American Art

Antiquities & Archaeology

CENSUS - Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance.

Perseus Digital Library - The Perseus Project is an evolving digital library of art and archaeology resources in textual and visual formats.

Art History

Art History, General - Art History Resources from prehistoric times to current. Large subject guide maintained by Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, Sweet Briar College, Virginia.

Art-Guide - Art-Guide offers access to websites for European art history and visual resources from the beginning to current times.

arthistoricum.net - virtual library for art history - A common project of the Library of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich and Heidelberg University Library in co-operation with the Institute for Art History of the LMU Munich together with the historical network historicum.net and the Saxonian State and University Library. Comprehensive records of arthistorical publications in print or electronic form.

Bibliography of Art - Historiographic books and articles.

Perseus Digital Library - The Perseus Project is an evolving digital library of art and archaeology resources in textual and visual formats.

Voice of the Shuttle - One of the oldest (since 1994) and largest general subject guides to the Internet, maintained by the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sections on Art (modern and contemporary) and Art history.

World Myths & Legends in Art

Writing about Art

WWW Virtual Library: History of Art - The History of Art Virtual Library is a collection of links relating to Art History and computer applications in Art History. The site is sponsored by CHArt, the Computers and History of Art Group.

Asian Art

Asianart.com - The on-line journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia.

Chinese Electronic Resources

Collections of Japanese Art Online and in Print

East Asian Languages & Culture

East Asian Library Websites in North America

Guide to Japanese Art Books

Japanese Electronic Resources

Viewing Japanese Prints

Decorative Arts and Design

ADAM - Gateway to art, design, architecture and media information on the Internet.

Design Museum, London