Art and Art History
Find Images
For research, images need context and information about their creation to reuse them ethically. Where you locate images can help you with both. This guide lists a few places where you can start your search!
Image Collection for Research
- Art Project- Google Cultural InstituteFind images from nearly 800 museums and cultural organizations.
- Digital Public Library of AmericaBrowse over 13 million images, from America’s libraries, archives, and museums.
- Google Arts and CultureExplore collections from around the world with Google Arts & Culture, created by Google Cultural Institute.
- Library of Congress Prints and PhotographsView over 15 million photographs, historical prints, posters, cartoons, documentary drawings, fine prints, and architectural and engineering designs.
- National Gallery of ArtSearch and browse thousands of works in the National Gallery of Art.
- Smithsonian: Amercan Women ArtistsView a small sampling of the works of women artists in the vast visual arts collections of the Smithsonian.
- Research Databases A-ZChoose the "Types" dropdown; then click "Photos, Images, & Illustrations" and hit "Search" to see a list of databases that will include visual media.
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