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(More Info)	Art History Resources on the Web
Covers the history of Western and non-Western art. Recommends research resources and has a "Museums and Galleries" section arranged by country. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879 as both a museum and school, seeks to acquire and exhibit art of all kinds and to conduct programs of education. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Coleccion Cisneros
Provides a useful introduction and resource for the study of the modern art of Latin America. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Detroit Institute of Arts
"The DIA’s collection is one of the largest, most significant in the United States, comprising a multicultural and multinational survey of human creativity from prehistory through the 21st century." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Ejournal Locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	International Center of Photography
The Permanent Collection at the International Center of Photography (ICP) contains over 100,000 photographs. The collection spans the history of the photographic medium, from daguerreotypes to gelatin silver and digital chromogenic prints. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Librarians Index to the Internet: Arts & Humanities
Something for everyone here, from aesthetics to textiles. Slightly greater emphasis on collections, galleries, exhibits, etc. based in California. Read the full annotation

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

(More Info)	MoMA: The Museum of Modern Art
The ultimate purpose of the Museum is to acquire the best modern works of art. The collection is comprehensive; included are architecture and design, films and media, drawings, photographs, painting and sculpture, and prints and illustrated books. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
The entire MCA Collection contains over 6,000 objects, with works representing trends in art after 1945 in all media including paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video, film, installations, and artists' books. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Museum of Contemporary Photography - Chicago
The Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago (MoCP) is the only museum in the Midwest with an exclusive commitment to the medium of photography. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	National Gallery, London
The National Gallery's permanent collection spans the period from about 1250 to 1900 and consists of Western European paintings. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	National Portrait Gallery, London
The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 to collect the likenesses of famous British men and women. The collection is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	NYPL Digital Gallery
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
Featuring 945 alphabetically arranged entries, this is an indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art and artists from colonial times to contemporary postmodernism. The dictionary also provides entries on people connected with the American art scene and notable American institutions. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
A collection of more than 100 years of photographs located in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Vatican Museums
Offers easy and attractive access to the Vatican's collections. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Voice of the Shuttle - Art
Voice of the Shuttle is a long-standing subject directory for the humanities, created by an English professor in 1995. Read the full annotation

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