Art research guide: Web sites
Art Web sites
NOTE: For your art research be particularly careful about Web sites! You will find far more accurate and reliable information on museum (e.g. Smithsonian) and educational (e.g. Yale University) sites! Sites like about.com, biography.com, and Wikipedia are NOT appropriate.
The following Web sites provide collections of links to hundreds of individual Web sites relating to art and art history. Many of the resources collected on these sites have been reviewed by academics, librarians, or others knowledgeable in the field of art, so these are the best place to start!
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art HistoryThis resource from the Met (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) features art and global culture.
- Mother of all Art and Art History Links PagesSponsored by the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan.
- Smarthistory“Smarthistory opens museums and cultural sites up to the world, one video at a time. We’re creating world-class resources on art and cultural objects for learners from around the globe—for free.” Lessons, videos, and essays. Everything on this site is openly licensed, under a CC BY NC SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) 4.0 license.
Art museum collections
Many art museums allow you to search their collections online. Click on any of the links below to search the museum's collection.
- Smithsonian American Art MuseumBrowse the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Tacoma/Seattle art resources
Tacoma:
- Tacoma Art MuseumTacoma Art Museum serves the diverse communities of the Northwest through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists of the Northwest and the broader western region.
- Museum of GlassThe Mission of Museum of Glass is to ignite creativity, fuel discovery, and enrich lives through glass and glassmaking.
- Tacoma Public ArtCity of Tacoma TacomaCulture.org site, with an online public art tour.
- Tacoma Arts BlogA blog about the local art scene in Tacoma, Washington.
Seattle:
- Center on Contemporary ArtCoCA serves the Pacific Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement, development, and understanding of Contemporary Art.
- Frye Art MuseumThe Frye Art Museum is an art museum located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. The museum emphasizes painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century to the present.
- Henry Art GalleryLocated at the University of Washington Seattle campus, The Henry is internationally recognized for bold and challenging exhibitions, for pushing the boundaries of contemporary art and culture, and for being the first to premiere new works by established and emerging artists.
- Seattle Art Museum (SAM)The Seattle Art Museum (commonly known as "SAM") is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, USA. It maintains three major facilities: its main museum in downtown Seattle; the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill, and the open Olympic Sculpture Park on the central Seattle waterfront.
- Seattle Public ArtCity of Seattle Office of Cultural Affairs site, with images of Seattle's public art, suggestions for walking tours, and videos.
Western Washington:
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