Alkek Resources

ARTstor:  Images for education and scholarship

ARTstor is a digital image archive that includes hundreds of thousands of high-quality images for teaching and research. The various collections include images of artworks (paintings, sculpture, etc.), photography (both “artistic” and documentary) as well as the built environment (architectural structures and monuments). In addition to ARTstor’s own collections, users may access additional collections such as the Saskia archive through ARTstor.

Grove Art Encyclopedia

Design and Applied Arts Index Database

Databases for the Art & Design, Index Page

Art History 

A Timeline of Art History (from the Met)

Image Collections Available for Online Viewing

Many images are © Kathleen Cohen. From the site: “You are free to use these images for non-profit educational purposes, but we ask that you give credit to the copyright holders who retain rights to the images. These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 License.”'

ArchNet

 ArchNet is an international online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, conservationists, and scholars, with a focus on Muslim cultures and civilizations.

For information regarding ‘Fair Use’ permissions and limitations, contact ArchNet - archnet@mit.edu
“Proprietary Rights” A Member posting material represents that such material is owned by the Member or used with permission of the copyright holder. ArchNet acknowledges that each Member owns the material he or she creates and posts on ArchNet. Each Member grants to ArchNet a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive license to reproduce, transmit, modify, authorize the downloading of, and otherwise publish such material (in whole or part) in any form, medium, or technology now known or as may be later developed.

Great Buildings

Chartres Cathedral (U Pitt site)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

1. The text, images, and data on the Site are protected by copyright and may be subject to other restrictions as well. LACMA and relevant third parties retain all rights, including copyright, in data, images, audio and video clips, software, documentation, text, and other information contained in these files (collectively, the "Materials"). Users may download Materials subject to the preceding and following Terms and Conditions, and subject to any additional terms or restrictions applicable to the individual file or program, provided all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the Materials are retained.

2. The Materials are made available for use without permission only for limited non-commercial personal or educational use, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws. Users must cite the author/artist and source of this Material as they would material from any printed or other work, and the citation should include the URL "www.lacma.org" in addition to all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the Materials. In granting this limited permission, however, note that LACMA does not warrant or represent that use of Materials displayed on the Site will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with LACMA. Copyright and other proprietary rights in the Materials may be held by individuals and/or entities other than LACMA, including reproductions of works of art licensed to LACMA by third parties such as artists or artists' heirs holding rights to these works, or images of people or places displayed on the Site. Use of these images by you is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions.

3. LACMA expressly prohibits the use, copying, display, publication, distribution, transmission, modification, reposting or exploitation for commercial or public purposes of any protected Materials on the Site, and permits only the purposes described above.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

 “The text, images, and data on The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the "Museum") website (the "Site") are protected by copyright and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The Museum retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, software, documentation, text, and other information contained in these files (collectively, the "Materials"). Copyright and other proprietary rights may be held by individuals or entities other than, or in addition to, the Museum.

The Materials are made available for limited non-commercial, educational, and personal use only, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws. Users may download these files for their own use, subject to any additional terms or restrictions which may be applicable to the individual file or program. Users must, however, cite the author and source of the Materials as they would material from any printed work, and the citations should include the URL www.metmuseum.org.

The Museum does not warrant that use of the Materials displayed on the Site will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with the Museum. For example, some works may be under copyright by the artist or the artist's heirs holding rights to these works. Such works may not be used in any form; they may not be copied or downloaded without prior permission from the holder of the underlying copyright.

Copying or redistribution in any manner for commercial use, including commercial publication, or for personal gain is strictly prohibited.” Internet, 11/07

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Museum of Modern Art

Art Institute of Chicago

 “Image Licensing can provide a print, slide, or low-resolution digital file (JPG) of a work of art from our collection for scholarly or personal research, or for educational use in the classroom, including a thesis, dissertation, or other school-related paper.

Requests must include contact information (name, address, telephone, e-mail), and specify the image(s) requested.

These materials are for research and educational purposes only and are not intended for use in a publication, broadcast, or any other medium. If you are interested in obtaining a reproduction of a work of art to use in a publication, or other project, please see Publishing, Advertising, and Other Projects.” Internet, 11/07

Rijkmuseum

British Museum

 “All materials on this website are subject to the laws of copyright. You may not reproduce or distribute the images or any part of the images for commercial purposes in any way without a licence from the British Museum Images (BM Images). Copyright in all the images remains with BM Images and the collections it represents. By entering the website, you are indicating that you have read and accepted the above conditions.” Internet, 11/07

Guggenheim

 “The Guggenheim's Photography department manages an Image Archive that is available to the public for educational and editorial purposes. Inquiries may be directed to imagearchive@guggenheim.org or fax number 212 586 0785.
The Guggenheim owns, or has authority to manage, the photographs (including prints and negatives) in the Image Archive as well as the copyright to these photographs. In some instances, however, particularly in the case of contemporary artwork, there may be additional copyrights or related rights in the underlying artwork that belong to an artist or estate. The Guggenheim reserves the right to require parties to obtain the permission of artists, estates, or other necessary persons before releasing an image.” Internet, 11/07

San Francisco MOMA: Collections Access Online

 “In accordance with the applicable copyright laws, any materials authored by SFMOMA may be used for limited personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes without permission, provided that the source of the materials is cited. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print any materials authored by SFMOMA from this Web site for such uses may do so without SFMOMA's express permission. Users must cite the material as they would material from any printed work; the citation should include the URL "www.sfmoma.org" in addition to all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. Note, however, that certain works of art, as well as photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by SFMOMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains solely with the user and SFMOMA will have no responsibility in connection with securing such necessary rights for any materials on the Web site. Any use of the Materials that does not qualify as fair use is subject to SFMOMA's prior written approval, and the user must request and receive such approval prior to any use.” Internet, 11/07

NYPL's Digital Gallery

“You may download low-resolution images directly from the web site for personal, research or study purposes for free. This includes classroom use and student projects.” Internet, 11/07

Smithsonian Seed Packet Cover Designs

 “You may download low-resolution images directly from the web site for personal, research or study purposes for free. This includes classroom use and student projects. It does NOT include using images to populate online courses (even if password protected). For this type of use and any nonprofit or commercial publication (i.e. book, journal, magazine, newspaper, brochure, newsletter, annual report, etc.), CD-ROM, broadcast, website, exhibition, and promotional material you will need to contact Smithsonian Institution Libraries for the appropriate permissions and licenses.” Internet, 11/07

Library of Congress Prints & Photographs

 “Not all images displayed in this catalog are in the public domain. The Library offers broad public access to these materials as a contribution to education and scholarship. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections.” Internet, 11/07

A Treasury of the World’s Fair Art & Architecture

 “The images and text contained in this digital collection are provided freely for educational purposes only. Images and text may not be borrowed or reproduced beyond educational use without obtaining permission from the University of Maryland Libraries and the copyright holder. In most cases, the University is the owner of the copyright.” Internet, 11/07

Visual Collections: Images of Art, Art History, & Culture/ Cartography Assoc.

 “Images may not be reproduced or transmitted unless for personal use. For commercial use or republication, contact the listed organization or collection by using the Visit Collection Site link in the description pop-up windows.” Internet, 11/07.

Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D’Arc (France) virtual tour
 “© Ministère de la culture et de la communication. The duplication and the copy of the photographs and the graphic documents are prohibited.” Internet, 11/07.

Visual Resources Administration

Visual Resources Association

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Getty Union List of Artist Names

Styles & Cultures List (Grove Art Encyclopedia)

Relaxation