Arts

  • The Archive of Early American Images a database of images of the colonial Americas from 1492 to 1825, from the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University
  • Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online terms and definitions covering architecture and fine and decorative arts, includes both contemporary and historic terms, from the J. Paul Getty Museum
  • art history resources on the web links, links and more links to web sites in all areas of art history
  • Art Project explore museums from around the world
  • The Big Cartoon Database information on cartoon classics and animated films searchable by advanced keyword or studio
  • British Museum search highlights from the museum collection
  • Connecticut Art Trail search Connecticut  museums by region of the state or by types of art
  • The Costume Page links to costume related sites
  • Fashion Plate Collection from the University Libraries at the University of Washington, plates from leading French, British and American fashion journals of the 19th and early 20th centuries
  • festivalnet.com a comprehensive database of festivals and fairs in North America
  • Louvre Online English language version of the museum’s online database
  • MetPublications from the Metropolitan Museum of Art MetPublications is a portal to the Met’s comprehensive publishing program with 1,500 titles, including books, online publications, and Bulletins and Journals from the last five decades
  • SIRIS Smithsonian Institution Research Information System access 1.7 million records with links to images, video, and sound files from the Smithsonian libraries, archival, manuscript and photographic collections, American Art Museum research databases, research bibliographies, history, and the National Air and Space Museum
  • Smithsonian Institution visit 19 museums, 9 research centers or the National Zoo
  • Timeline of Art History “chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collections”
  • Victoria and Albert Museum–Fashion articles and images on 18th, 19th and 20th century fashion, wedding fashions, Asian fashions, fashion drawing, etc.