SELECT AMERICAN ART LINKS

 

 

Voice of the Shuttle

 

http://vos.ucsb.edu

 

       A wide-ranging index to sites of interest to researchers in humanities disciplines — art, literature, philosophy, religion, and cultural studies — with links to higher education and publishing sites. The site is maintained by Allen Liu and others in the English Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

 

ART—United States

 

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=4253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artcyclopedia

 

This site offers a great source for preliminary information and leads on artworks and artists.  A list is offered for the location of specific works of art by a particular artist with links to specific museums housing the works.  It is a good resource for images.  Links are also provided to the latest research and articles on particular works/artists.

 

http://www.artcyclopedia.com

 

 

 

 

 

Art Links on the Web

 

This is a site that offers links to other sites.  This is a great place to start but it can be overwhelming. 

 

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/Artweb_frames.html

 

 

 

 

 

American Association for Museums

 

This is really a guide to professionals in the field of museum studies. It has timely material on dealing with art in museums, such as the recent sacking of the Baghdad Museum, and efforts to return stolen goods to their original owner/country of origin.  AAM deals with the most current issues on art and its relation to society.

 

http://www.aam-us.org

 

 

 

 

 

Grove Art Online

 

Grove Art has always been a great source of art information when it was in book form (still is).  Grove Art Online offers a scholarly resource for biographical and bibliographical information on artists and subjects in the art world. 

 

http://www.groveart.com

 

 

 

 

 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

This is one of the most remarkable collections in the world.  There is a movement in the museum world to make images from the permanent collection available online.  The Met is one of the leaders for art information available online, including bibliographic lists that pertain to temporary and permanent collections. 

 

http://www.metmuseum.org

 

 

 

 

 

National Gallery of Art

 

Website of the National Gallery of Art. Includes links to some of the collections.

 

http://www.nga.gov/collection/

 

 

 

New York Historical Society

 

Its holdings cover four centuries of American history, and include one of the world’s greatest collections of historical artifacts, American art and other materials documenting the history of the United States as seen through the prism of New York City and State.

 

https://www.nyhistory.org/web/

 

 

 

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

 

Houses one of the foremost collections of American art, ranging from colonial masters such as Robert Feke, John Singleton Copley, and Benjamin West, to major contemporary artists including Richard Diebenkorn, Red Grooms, and Faith Ringgold.

 

http://www.pafa.org/splashHtml.jsp

 

 

 

Smithsonian American Art Museum

 

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is America's first federal art collection, dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of American art.

 

http://americanart.si.edu/index3.cfm

 

 

 

Smithsonian Archives of American Art

 

More than 50 years, 16 million items, 5,000 collections, and 2,000 oral histories later, the Archives is the world’s largest and most widely used resource on the history of art in America.

 

http://www.aaa.si.edu/

 

 

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

 

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the stories of America through the individuals who have shaped U.S. culture.

 

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

 

 

Whitney Museum of American Art

 

Comprehensive housing of 20^th and 21^st century American Art.

 

http://www.whitney.org/

 

 

ARTPORT Net Art Portal—Rotating Online Collection

 

http://artport.whitney.org/