LibGuides: Finding and Using Images: Find Images

Finding Images

For research, images need context and information about their creation to reuse them ethically. Where you locate images can help you with both. Here are a few places to try.

AP Images
Billed as "the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary photographs" from the Associated Press. Images cover topics ranging from breaking news and sports to business, entertainment, weather, fashion, travel, royalty-free, rights-managed, microstock and more.
Calisphere
The digital library collections of the University of California.
Europeana Photography
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Getty Images: Editorial
Photographs of current events and world happenings.
Harvard Digital Collections
Harvard Digital Collections provides free, public access to more than 6 million objects digitized from our collections - from ancient art to modern manuscripts and audio visual materials.
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While much of Harvard Library's digital content is available only to Harvard affiliates, Harvard Digital Collections provides free, public access to over six million digital objects - from ancient art to modern manuscripts and even audio/visual material.

Using records from our LibraryCloud API, this platform brings together information from multiple library catalogs and data sources, alongside hi-resolution digital images allowing users to pan, zoom, and compare multiple images side-by-side.

This work was made possible, in part, by funds from the Library's Innovation Grant program.
J. Paul Getty Museum Photography Collection
Photographs held by the Getty. The collection is particularly rich in works dating from the time of photography’s invention in England and France in the late 1830s and early 1840s.
Library of Congress Images
Images held in the Library of Congress collection.
National Geographic Image Collection
Tens of millions of images capture the planet (and beyond) as explored by scientists, adventurers, writers, and photographers, from the 19th century through today.
New York Public Library Digital Collections
Prints, photographs and more from the New York Public Library collection.
Time Photography
Current event photographs since 1923.

Current Events Photographs

AP Images
Billed as "the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary photographs" from the Associated Press. Images cover topics ranging from breaking news and sports to business, entertainment, weather, fashion, travel, royalty-free, rights-managed, microstock and more.
Getty Images: Editorial
Photographs of current events and world happenings.
National Geographic Image Collection
Tens of millions of images capture the planet (and beyond) as explored by scientists, adventurers, writers, and photographers, from the 19th century through today.
Time
Time has been reporting current events since 1923. See also their Photography section.

Finding Artworks

Crystal Bridges eMuseum
Explore the digital collection of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met’s online collection includes more than 375,000 hi-res images of public-domain works from the collection.
Smithsonian: Explore Art & Design
Explore the Smithsonian’s art collection.
The Louvre
Selected works from the Paris, France museum.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Browse or search the collection.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity; European art—including illuminated manuscripts, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and decorative arts—from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century; and international photography from its inception to the present day.
Google Arts and Culture
Explore collections from around the world with Google Arts & Culture, created by Google Cultural Institute.

Crystal Bridges Library and University Of Arkansas Fayetteville Partnership

Crystal Bridges Library
University of Arkansas Libraries

Crystal Bridges Museum of Art

The Crystal Bridges Museum of Art Library and the University of Arkansas Libraries share a library catalog- the computer system that searches their collections.
You can search their holdings at the link below, and limit to either location.

To access their online catalog collections: Click here

Basics:

The general public is welcome at the Crystal Bridges Library.
It is located on the 2nd floor of the museum
The Crystal Bridges Library is open if the museum is open.
Cannot check out any of their library materials.
At the Crystal Bridges Library, you are welcome to use their library, books, and databases on site
Their collection focuses on American art.

University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

The Crystal Bridges Museum of Art Library and the University of Arkansas Libraries share a library catalog--the computer system that searches their collections. You can search their holdings at the link below, and limit to either location.

To access their online catalog collections: Click here

Visit, "Search the Catalog", to locate the book that you are needing for research

How the Catalog Looks

You will find the location of where the library item is located
The Call number (Library of Congress)
Availability Status

Recommended Websites

Artcyclopedia
A searchable, online encyclopedia with information about artists, mediums, periods and movements in art history, art museums, terms, and concepts.
Art Museums Worldwide from Artcyclopedia (interactive map)
Artnet News
Artnet News website provides access to the latest news in the art world.
Art on the Web
Thousands of links on art and architecture, organized by topic, from Jeffery Howe of Boston College.
Bloomsbury Architecture Library
Is a leading digital resource for the study of architecture, urbanism, and interior design. Its dynamic digital platform offers access to wide-ranging collections of text and image content, from architectural history to cutting-edge design guidance. The platform is comprised of multiple collections.
Getty Research Portal
The Getty Research Portal™ is a free online search platform providing worldwide access to an extensive collection of digitized art history texts from a range of institutions.
Great Buildings Online
This website features 1,000 photographs of famous buildings around the world and information about their architects.
Smarthistory
Presented by the Khan Academy, this website offers a chronological, multimedia tour through the history of art, beginning before 400 C.E. and ending in the modern era.
Web Gallery of Art
A virtual museum of European painting and sculpture containing over 28,400 works produced between the years 1000 and 1850.
Writing About Art by Marjorie Munsterberg
"The book explains the different approaches college students encounter in undergraduate art history classes." - quote from website