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About.com: Art History

http://arthistory.about.com/

An Internet guide for art history, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include art history 101, countries & cultures, and art of the prehistoric, ancient, classical, Euro-Christian, Renaissance, pre-modern, modern & post-modern periods.

Author: Andrea Mulder-Slater (arthistory.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Aesthetics On-Line: American Society for Aesthetics/British Society of Aesthetics

http://www.indiana.edu/~asanl/

"The American Society for Aesthetics was founded in 1942 to promote study, research, discussion, and publication in aesthetics." The aim of the British Society of Aesthetics, founded in 1960, "is to promote study, research and discussion of the fine arts and related types of experience from a philosophical, psychological, sociological, scientific, historical, critical and educational standpoint." The contents include "articles about philosophy and the arts, information about aesthetics events worldwide, and links to other arts, philosophy and aesthetics-related resources on the internet (including the aesthetics email list)." There are also book lists, news, and a direct link to the journal site.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Philosophy

Keywords: Aesthetics

The Age of King Charles V

http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/aaccueil.htm

"1000 illuminations from the Department of Manuscripts" of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (National Library of France) from the period of Charles V, 1338-1380. Titles include Froissart's Chronicles, Grandes Chroniques de France, the Catalan Atlas, Anglicus' On the Properties of Things, John of Berry's Petites Heures, Phoebus' Book of the Hunt, and the Breviary of Martin of Aragon. Titles include abstract and are arranged alphabetically and by theme. Each manuscript image includes catalog record.

Author: Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: France; Illuminated; Manuscripts

Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Links

http://www.webcom.com/shownet/medea/grklink.html

Links to Web resources about Ancient Greek literature, art and images, dance, maps and geography, archaeology, mythology, heroic legend, drama, Greek gods, classical studies, Hellenic culture.

Author: Bob Fisher

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Antiquity

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Keywords: Greek mythology

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)

http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/index.html

"A controlled vocabulary that can be used to improve access to cultural heritage information in the global networked environment. The AAT is a comprehensive vocabulary of nearly 120,000 terms for describing objects, textural materials, images, architecture and material culture from antiquity to the present. Many of the terms refer to objects of significance in the discussion and analysis of cultural history, encompassing the natural and built environments, furnishings and equipment, and artifacts of visual and verbal communication. Although its focus is on the Western world, the AAT's scope extends to other cultures. The AAT provides not only the terminology for objects, but the vocabulary necessary to describe them. This supporting terminology includes the materials and techniques relating to their construction and conservation (such as deacidification), their physical attributes (such as shape and color), terminology associated with their production and study (such as the roles of persons), vocabulary indicating their style or period, and concepts relating to their history, theory, criticism, and purpose." Users can browse the world hierarchically, or use the search function.

Author: The Getty Research Institute (griweb@getty.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Architecture

Keywords: Thesaurus

Art and Culture

http://www.artandculture.com/

"ArtandCulture.com is a dynamic destination that delivers unique access to the best arts and cultural content and related products available on the web today. At ArtandCulture.com, information on the visual arts, performing arts, design, literature, music and film is presented using the web's first interconnected guide to the arts... ArtandCulture.com features a unique information engine that allows visitors to discover connections between artists and movements. Finding connections helps create the broader context necessary to develop a higher level of understanding. By facilitating discovery, ArtandCulture.com is both functional and entertaining."

Author: PlanetLive, Inc. (webmaster@artandculture.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Culture

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Literature

Keywords: Performing Arts; Visual Arts; Design; Music; Film

Art and Life in Africa Online

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/index.html

This site contains photographs and descriptions of African art objects. It is a selected chapter of the site owner's CD-ROM, showing the African art objects that are presentand used during the different phases of an African's life, from birth to death. A bonus is that the photographic images rotate so you can see the pieces from all angles! Plus, this is easy to navigate!! There is also information about African countries and cultures.

Author: University of Iowa - Obermann Center for Advanced Studies (africart@uiowa.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Africa

Regional & Country Information--Africa

Keywords: African Art; Sculpture; Museum; Art Objects

Art Attack

http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/081art_sci/

"Art Crimes. How does science help to solve fraud - the most popular category of art crime? Art fakery is a peculiar beast. Sometimes driven by pure greed. Sometimes it's driven by misplaced artistic admiration." Including sections on dectection techniques, such as the use of neutrons and x-rays.

Author: The Why Files

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Crime

Keywords: fraud; fake; looting

Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall

http://www.graffiti.org/

Resource on the topic of graffiti art. Browse the image gallery of grafitti from all over the world, read about selected artists and their works, and check out links to related sites. Also includes articles and events information.

Author: Susan Farrell and Brett Webb (winsom@graffiti.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Graffiti; Images

The Art Historians' Guide to the Movies

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~eliason/ahgttm.htm

"The Art Historians' Guide to the Movies is a record of appearances of and references to famous works of art and architecture in the movies. It is intended to be a source for teachers of art history who are considering showing clips or entire films as part of their presentation of the traditional arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture."

Author: Craig Eliason (eliason@eden.rutgers.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Art History Resources on the Web

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

An extensive hierarchical directory to online materials relating to art, and art history. The main directory is split into nine broad time/topical categories. Links to museums and galleries worldwide, as well as some information on prints and photography are provided.

Author: Chris Witcombe (witcombe@sbc.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Resources; Photography; Museum; Gallery

Art in the White House - A Nation's Pride

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/art/index.html

"Pride of the American nation, the White House collection of fine arts owes its existence to the scores of individuals and organizations that have nurtured and supported it. They have been diverse in outlook, taste and purpose, but their vision and generosity have given coherence to the collection as a whole." This website shows you the various fine arts that have been displayed in the White House throughout the years. Includes great historical commentary, bibloigraphies, facts and figures, and much, much more.

Author: William Kloss

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

The Art of Renaissance Science

http://www.pd.astro.it/ars/arshtml/arstoc.html

"Joseph W. Dauben of the City University of New York reveals that the interplay of science and art has a history stretching back centuries. His work, 'The Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo and Perspective', presents a detailed look at the influence Italian renaissance artists had on Galileo, his view of nature, and the observations and mathematical principles he elucidated. Based on a videotape of the same name, the Galileo and Perspective site is neither flashy nor fancy, but its tale is intriguing and worth a leisurely read. The pages host a good number of renaissance artworks, so loading is a bit poky - but it's worth the wait. Anyone interested in the history of science will feel at home here. "

Author: Joseph W. Dauben (jdauben@broadway.gc.cuny.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Science & Technology

Keywords: Galileo; science

ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art

http://www.artlex.com/

"For artists, art students, and art educators in art production,art criticism, art history, aesthetics, and art education." Over 2600 entries browsable alphabetically. Provides images of works of art and quotations. Some definitions contain links to other related areas on the Web.

Author: Michael Delahunt (delahunt@artlex.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Dictionary

The Arts in Victorian Britain

http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/art/artov.html

Information about the art, design, and architecture of the Victorian era. It is part of a larger site about Victorian Britain in general. Includes hypertext of significant words and has links to outside articles and essays on selected topics. It was put together as an online translation of information learned in various courses in English and Art History at Brown University.

Author: George P. Landow (gplandow@brownvm.brown.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Victorian; Architecture; Design

Arts Journal

http://www.artsjournal.com/

"Arts Journal is a weekday digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism. Each day Arts Journal combs through more than 180 English-language newspapers, magazines and publications featuring writing about arts and culture."

Author: Douglas McLennan (mclennan@artsjournal.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Artsedge: The National Arts and Information Network

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html

ArtsEdge is a cooperative effort among the Kennedy Center, the U.S. Dept. of Education and the National Endowment for the Arts. Its stated mission is "to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K12 curriculum." The site has information about standards for arts education and the national Goals 2000 effort. Teachers will find curriculum and evaluation guidelines, lesson plans, "cue sheets" which explain some of the performances at the Kennedy Center and links to other resources such as "African Odyssey Interactive," an initiative on African arts, and a categorized list of arts sites on the Web.

Author: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (editor@artsedge.kennedy-center.org)

Subjects:

Education--K-12

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Arts Education; Goals 2000; Standards

ArtSource

http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/artsourcehome.html

"A gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture. The content is diverse and includes pointers to resources around the net as well as original materials submitted by librarians, artists, and art historians, etc." Includes a guide to electronic exhibitions.

Author: Mary Molinaro (molinaro@pop.uky.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Architecture; Artists; History; Exhibitions

Artstar Explorer

http://www.artstar.com/bin/open_page?doc=280

"Search or browse our extensive art search engine, directory and resource base on the Internet with images, links and information on everything art."

Author: Artstar (webmaster@artstar.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: imgages; artists; biography; resources

Artstar Glossary

http://www.artstar.com/magazine/art_terms/

"Our art glossary puts over 2,000 art terms at your fingertips." Browse entries alphabetically.

Author: Artstar (webmaster@artstar.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: dictionary

Axis - For Information on Visual Artists

http://www.axisartists.org.uk/

"Axis is a national contemporary visual arts service providing information about artists and makers living/working in Britain to a national and international audience via the largest interactive database of contemporary British art on the internet. The Axis database currently features 3,300 artists and makers and over 12,500 artwork images." The database can be searched by artist name, work type, material, geographic region, or general keyword.

Author: Axis Information Service (axis@lmu.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

http://www.uampfa.berkeley.edu/

"The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive includes works by such twentieth-century masters as Alexander Calder, Helen Frankenthaler, René Magritte, and Joan Miró- and also presents guest appearances by film luminaries such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Toshiro Mifune, Susan Sontag, and Wayne Wang. The gallery is dedicated to presenting the experimental, the rare and rarely seen, the unexpected and the controversial."

"BAM/PFA launched this website in Dec. 1994. Since then the site has grown into the central distribution point for most of BAM/PFA's Education Technology Projects. It went through a major re-design in May 1997 to take advantage of improving web technology and the addition of significant searchable resources, such as PFA Filmnotes and Online Collection Guides." 

Author: Richard Rinehart (rinehart@uclink2.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Gallery; Education

Bodleian Library Manuscript Images

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/browse.htm

Manuscript images from Oxford University's Bodleian Library. More than 1000 images from important works in the collection. Period represented: 8th to 19th century. Contries represented: England, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. Images arranged according to text and period. Each image contains extensively cataloging, and and are available in four sizes. Texts include reference bibliography.

Author: Oxford University, Bodleian Library

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Illuminated; Manuscripts

Expressionism and its Exponents

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Kevin_Christian/artrefk.htm

This web site contains brief essays on the expressionist movement and the artists associated with it. It includes an image archive of their work, and biographies of many prominent artists.

Author: Kevin Christian (kevin_chrisian@csi.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Reference--Biographies--Artists & Architects

Keywords: Fauvism; Klee; Kandinsky; Bauhaus; Klimt; Matisse; Nolde

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html

"A structured vocabulary developed primarily for the field of art history, but with the potential for wide applications in related disciplines such as archeology, history and geography. The TGN contains nearly 1 million place names representing approximately 900,000 places. The thesaurus is composed of names and other information contributed by several Getty projects." Users can browse the world hierarchically, or use the search function.

Author: The Getty Research Institute (griweb@getty.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Reference--Geography

Keywords: Art History; Gazetteer

Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture

http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/INDEX.HTM

A glossary of terms used in describing medieval art and architecture. Browsable alphabetically.

Author: Jane Vadnal (medart+@pitt.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Images of Women in Ancient Art

http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/

Art history website that presents a study of representations of women in ancient art. Discusses images of women in prehistory, Egypt, the Aegean, Palestine, Greece and 'Barbarian Women."

Author: Chris Witcombe (witcombe@sbc.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women

INFOMINE - Visual and Performing Arts

http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?arts

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to the visual and performing arts. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activites at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Author: Lorelei Tanji (ltanji@uci.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Resources

International Art News - absolutearts.com

http://www.absolutearts.com/

Daily updated news from the art world, plus a browsable artist portfolio of over 35,000 contemporary artworks. Searchable.

Author: World Wide Arts Resources Corporation (info@wwar.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Internet ArtResources

http://artresources.com/

"A gallery, museum, artist, art publication or bookseller, art show, fair, event or exposition - find any or all through Internet ArtResources. Internet ArtResources was created with the fine arts collector/admirer in mind." Help is available. Searchable.

Author: Mimi Shachet (mimis@sounddata.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Galleries; Museums; Shows

Islamic & Arabic Arts & Architecture

http://islamicart.com/

"This site explains the historical and cultural significance of Islamic and Arabic artifacts. The main areas covered are architecture, calligraphy, oriental rugs, and coins. The site is searchable and includes FAQs, a bibliography, and links to other sites."

Author: Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Architecture

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Middle Eastern

Keywords: Middle East; Mosques; Calligraphy; Carpets; Rugs

Isle of Lesbos

http://www.sappho.com/

Features Lesbian poetry, Lesbian images in art, Lesbian quotations and references and links to other Lesbian resources.

Author: Alexandria North (feedback@sappho.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender

Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies

http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/

A comprehensive resource for Medieval Studies: bibliographies, European cultural studies, pedagogical resources, professional information and organizations, electronic texts, music.

Author: Deborah Everhart

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Keywords: Latin; Music; Bibliographies; Electronic Texts; Medieval

Mask Links

http://www.masks.org/library/mask_links_directory/

"Images of masks, makers of masks, masquerade troupes, and relevant resources from around the world are indexed in this site on the masks.org server."Beautiful and easily accessible images of masks, which are intelligently classified, can be found at this site.

Author: Conrad Schuler (frederic.schuler@masks.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Social Sciences--Customs, Etiquette, Folklore--Costume & Dress

Keywords: Masks; Art; Native Art; Asian; African; European

masks.org

http://www.masks.org/

This is a resource for those studying or curious about masks from around the world. The masks can be accessed by geographic location, culture, and through an atlas index. There is also a list of stolen masks from around the world. Some descriptions, many images, and links to other similar web sites.

Author: Conrad Schuler (frederic.schuler@masks.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Social Sciences--Anthropology

Keywords: International Masks

Medical Humanities: Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database

http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/topview.html

"Annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film and art developed as a dynamic, accessible, comprehensive resource in medical humanities."

Author: New York University Hippocrates Project

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Book Lists & Awards

Keywords: Bibliography

Medieval and Renaissance Art, History, Literature and Music

http://www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/

"Provides information about medieval and renaissance history. Includes booklists, many photos of important pieces of art, and an essay about the history, purpose, and construction of castles."

Author: Michelle Roberts (blackadder@net-lynx.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: art; books; castles; literature; music

Modern Masterworks

http://hyperion.advanced.org/17142/home.shtml

"Modern Masterworks was developed to give people the knowledge and insight, so that they can more fully appreciate the art of the 20th century." The site does this by explaining the art movements of the twentieth century, providing profiles of major artists that cover their childhood and personality in addition to their work as an artist, letting visitors explore a virtual art gallery of paintings and sculptures, and giving visitors a chance to participate in a poll or ask modern art questions.

Author: David Dowling and Michael Galduroz (DaveyD@worldnet.att.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Reference--Biographies--Artists & Architects

Keywords: artists; twentieth century; 20th century; paintings; sculptures

National Museum of American Art (NMAA)

http://www.nmaa.si.edu/

This site contains selected collections and exhibitions, a study center, and an education center with tools for teachers.

Author: Smithsonian Institution (webmaster@si.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Museum Studies

The National Portrait Gallery

http://www.npg.si.edu/

This site is a good reference tool for finding good images, both painting, sculpture, and photography, of people of historical interest in the United States. There are ongoing exhibits of portraits of presidents, historical documentation of American history and social history as well. The images give a good representation of what presidents and other historical figures acutally looked like, along with short citations of historical note.

Author: Smithsonian Institution (webmaster@si.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

National Standards for Arts and Music Education

http://amc-music.com/nsaef.htm

Information about the national standards for arts and music education which came out of Goals 2000: Educate America Act. Ideas for implementation by schools. Link to entire text of Goals 2000.

Author: American Music Conference (info@amc-music.com)

Subjects:

Education--K-12

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: national standards; Goals 2000; arts education

Periods and Styles

http://ps.theatre.tulane.edu/Period.Styles/Period_Styles.html

"This site is part of a course from Tulane University's Department of Theatre and Dance. It comprises a series of teaching modules coordinated with discussions, and a collection of images and descriptive text which can be browsed by period. Modules cover 23 periods and styles from the Ancient World to Art Nouveau and Modernism."

Author: Tulane University, Department of Theatre and Dance

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Architecture

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Design

Keywords: Modernism; Gothic; Medieval; Renaissance; Baroque; Rococo; Art Nouveau; Victorian

The Perseus Project: An Evolving Digital Library on Ancient Greece

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

A large collection of primary and secondary source materials relating to ancient Greece, including texts and images. "The library's materials include ancient texts and translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials. Over 70 museums have shared pictures of their art objects." Searchable.

Author: Gregory Crane (webmaster@perseus.tufts.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Antiquity

Keywords: Greece

RGB Gallery

http://www.hotwired.com/rgb/

RGB Gallery exhibits art that is generated to be experienced on the web. This site displays current artists as well as maintaining an archive of past exhibits. "RGB Gallery celebrates the convergence of art and technology by show casing Web-native installations from around the world."

Author: Hot Wired (fdfeedback8@wired.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: digital art; interactive art; web art gallery

ShawGuides: Art & Craft Workshops

http://shawguides.com/art/

"Detailed descriptions of hundreds of art, craft, ceramics, fiber, sculpture, glass, jewelry, & woodworking workshops and painting vacations worldwide."

Author: ShawGuides, Inc. (info@shawguides.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

The Surrealism Server

http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/juju/surr/surrealism.html

This site is an excellent resource for information regarding the surrealist movement and the movements creative process. This site contains both visual images and a thorough amount of text describing the movement.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: painting; writing; music

The Thinker

http://www.thinker.org/

This site, sponsored by the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, is a guide to and medium for the De Young and Legion of Honor museums. It contains the world's largest "art imagebase," with more than 60,000 images available of works on paper. The images are annotated and searchable by artist, by title, and sometimes by description.

Author: Fine Art Museums of San Francisco (guestbook@www.famsf.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Exhibitions; Imagebase; Museum; San Francisco

The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)

http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/

"A database of biographical and bibliographical information on artists and architects, including a wealth of variant names, pseudonyms, and language variants. The ULAN currently contains some 200,000 names representing approximately 100,000 individual artists (or "creators," including performance artists, decorative artists, etc.) and architects, cumulated from nine participating Getty documentation projects. The scope of the data directly reflects the type of work done by the documentationprojects of the ULAN's contributors. Thus, chronological coverage ranges from ancient to contemporary, although post-medieval artists and architects predominate. Geographic coverage is global, with a preponderance of Western European and American names." Users can browse the world hierarchically, or use the search function. Many (though not all) entries have bibliographies of biographical articles.

Author: The Getty Research Institute (griweb@getty.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Reference--Biographies--Artists & Architects

Keywords: Bibliography

Visionary Art

http://www.wnet.org/archive/visionary/

This site is an exhibit space for what is referred to as intuitive or visionary art. These artists create "work that is free from commercial pressures, that has little or no contact with the art world, thatoriginates from deep within the creator, that is entirely personal,inventive, original; a pure and genuine expression of each individual that owes nothing to teaching or tradition and everything to an inventive mind, an idiosyncratic vision and an inner creative compulsion."

Author: John Maizels

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Visionary art; Outsider art; Naive artists

Visual Arts Research Resource Guide

http://www.tulane.edu/~html/visart.htm

A bibliography, divided into various categories, which is "directed primarily towards research in art history and museum studies." The site includes print and online resources with brief descriptions of each source.

Author: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Art history; Museums

Who's Who in American Art

http://www.artstar.com/bin/whoswho_home

Searchable and browsable version of the 22nd edition of Who's Who in American Art. "This volume profiles 11,724 contributors to the visual arts in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These representatives from all segments of the art world include artists, administrators, historians, educators, lecturers, collectors, librarians, publishers, critics, consultants and dealers. The biographies are searchable by category or keyword, making this an invaluable tool for anyone needing to research contemporary contributers to North America's art world."

Author: Marquis Publications (info@artstar.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Reference--Biographies--Artists & Architects

Keywords: north american art; 20th century artists

World Wide Arts Resources (WWAR)

http://wwar.com/

Mammoth, searchable directory to all facets of online materials relating to art, including art history, artists, art galleries, performance arts, and arts education.

Author: World Wide Arts Resources Corporation (info@wwar.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Resources

WPA Film Library

http://www.mpimedia.com/wpa/index.html

"The WPA Film Library was founded in 1987 by independent producers, as a repository of archival and stock footage for our own documentary programming. Since becoming a part of the MPI Media Group in 1989, our ties to the production community have become even stronger, and our holdings have grown to more than 50,000 hours of footage. "

Author: MPI Media Group (dparadiso@mpimedia.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: Documentary; Film; Archives

Yahoo! Events - Art, Architecture, and Design

http://www.broadcast.com/Learning_and_Education/Art__Architecture__and_Design/

A directory of audio, video, and chat events online relating to architecture, design, and fine arts.

Author: Yahoo! Inc.

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Architecture

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Design

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