Fine Arts Websites
GENERAL
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
Contains brief definitions of terms relating to "fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture."
Art History
Gateway of links covering all periods of art and its history. Created by a professor at Sweet Briar College.
Art Source
Gateway website divided by category.
Culture 24
British site highlighting displays and images from 5000 museums across the UK.
Timeline of Art History
A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world.
World Digital Library
Cultural heritage materials gathered during the World Digital Library (WDL) project.
REFERENCE
Art Cyclopedia Glossary
Dictionary of fine art terms.
Music Online Glossary
A dictionary of musical terms.
ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Resources from ArtSource
ArtSource is a gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture. Content is diverse.
Architecture and Architectural History
Selected internet sources in architecture and architectural history from the UCLA Arts Library site.
Architecture and Building
Topics covered by this guide include architecture, building and construction, design, housing, planning, preservation, facility management, energy and the environment, and landscape architecture.
Art and Architecture Thesaurus
The Getty Research Institute's Vocabulary Databases (the Art & Architecture Thesaurus, the Union List of Artist Names, and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names) contain terminology and other information about the visual arts, architecture, artists, and geographic places.
Environmental Design Library: Landscape Architecture Internet Resources
A selection of Internet resources pertaining to landscape architecture.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Offers information on Frank Lloyd Wright's career.
Perseus Project
An extensive library of art objects, sites, and buildings. Images are accompanied by a description of the object and its context. This web site currently publishes over 15,350 images. The catalogs currently contain 523 coins, 1420 vases, 366 sculptures, 179 sites, and 381 buildings.
ART
AccessCeramics
Excellent image database developed by staff at the Watzek Library at Lewis & Clark College in Portland focuses on contemporary ceramic work.
Archives of American Art
Dedicated to illuminating scholarship of the history of art in America through collecting, preserving, and making available for study the documentation of this country's rich artistic legacy.
Artchive
An extensive catalog of links to art, artists, and art theory.
Art Cyclopedia: The Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet
Includes over 7,000 artists with graphics of important works plus biographical and related article information.
Art Daily
International art news.
Art Images for College Teaching
Royalty free art images for educational purposes.
The Artist's Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles
Presents a most interesting way of learning about line, color, space, shape, balance, and movement/rhythm as an artist.
Art Research Guides
From Mississippi State University's page of art internet resources.
Bibliography of the History of Art/International Bibliography of Art
A comprehensive tool for Western art history research, provided by the Getty Research Institute.
Cooper Hewitt Museum
The Cooper-Hewitt collection is international in scope, includes both historic and contemporary design, and includes one-of-a-kind and mass-produced items.
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Free e-books of older titles from the J. Paul Getty Museum and other Getty programs.
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online
Reference tool that offers good online resource to definition and description of terms relating to art and architecture.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Collection catalogs, scholarly reviews and other publications featuring fine art and art history.
Google Art Project
A unique collaboration of over 150 acclaimed art museums in 40 countries.
Guggenheim Museum – Online Collections
Excellent resource for the study of international contemporary art and artists.
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Outstanding collections of European and American art, Native American baskets, British Georgian silver, and Japanese woodblock prints, as well as an extensive art history library.
Louvre Museum
The English language version of the Louvre Museum's website.
MetPublications
Free downloadable e-books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Virtual tours of exhibits, catalogs, and writings from one of the world's best museums of classic and contemporary art.
Mississippi Arts Commission
Supporting and celebrating Mississippi’s creative spirit.
Mississippi Digital Library
Online access to primary source materials held by repositories in the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi Humanities Council
Provides public programs in traditional liberal arts disciplines to serve nonprofit groups in Mississippi.
Mississippi Museum of Art
The Mississippi Museum of Art strives to be a fountainhead attracting people from all walks to discuss the issues and glories of the past and present, while continuing to inspire progress in the future.
Mother of All Art and Art History Links
An extensive set of links to research resources, image collections, online digital art, art schools, art departments, and art museums.
Museum of Art & Design (was American Craft Museum) Online Collections
Fantastic resource for the study of American craft and its international influences, including ceramics, textile arts, jewelry, and domestic arts.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Excellent resource for contemporary art, artists, and thematic exhibits.
National Endowment for the Arts
The NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector.
National Gallery of Art
The mission of the National Gallery of Art is to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.
The New Museum
Excellent resource on contemporary art, artists, and cutting-edge thematic exhibits.
NGA Images
Downloadable images from the National Gallery of Art.
NYPL Public Domain Collections
Public domain images from the New York Public Library. No restrictions on use. (Make sure to check the show only public domain box.)
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art
The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art celebrates the innovative, independent and creative spirit of our namesake Mississippi master potter George Ohr.
Perseus Project: Art and Archeology
Ancient World resources of art, buildings, and objects.
Smarthistory
Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook using multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art.
Smithsonian Museum of American Art
Excellent collection of material about art and artists in the US.
South Arts
South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization that has been making a positive difference in the arts throughout the South since 1975.
Tate Collection
Beautifully designed online library of the Tate's collections covering art from 1500 to contemporary works. Searchable by artist name, genres, subject terms, with excellent images and descriptions.
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
A unique Mississippi Gulf Coast art experience on an international stage where we celebrate harmony with nature as seen through the eyes of Walter Inglis Anderson, his family and kindred artists.
Web Gallery of Art
Includes European art from the time periods 1000-1900.
World Wide Art Resources
Comprehensive guide to art information on the web.
DANCE
Dance Resources on the Web
The Boston University Libraries page of resources.
NYPL International Dance Resources
Directory of select links on the subject of dance and ballet.
MOVIES
Internet Movie Database
Behind the flashy promotions of current movies is a treasure trove of biographical information about people involved in the film industry. Actors, musicians, writers, and producers from the beginning days of Hollywood to the present day.
New York Times: Movie Reviews
Reviews since 1983.
MUSIC
AllMusical Genres
A collection of music websites divided by genre.
Music Research Guides
From Mississippi State University's page of music internet resources.
Music Resources on the Web (Yale)
Well-selected short list of music internet sources covering music history, musicians, and other related topics.
The Orchestra: A User's Manual
The Philharmonia orchestra offers this introduction to the orchestra, orchestration, composition, and instruments, using text, QuickTime videos of Philharmonia musicians, audio clips, and "illustrative musical examples."
PHOTOGRAPHY
American Museum of Photography
A virtual museum.
PhotoServe Portfolios
A visual database of the world's best photographers.
SCULPTURE
African Sculpture
Discusses sculpture in Africa and provides images of African sculptures in various media.
Digital Imaging Project
Thousands of images of sculpture and architecture from prehistoric to postmodern. Indexed by artist and architect, historical site, and chronological period. Notes and multiple views are provided for each work.
International Sculpture Center
Comprehensive collection of resources in the area of sculpture, including images from galleries all over the world, tips for marketing, biographical information on sculptors, and examples of their work. Also includes a section entitled "Computer Lab," dealing with digital sculpture and 3-D visualization.