ARTS 101 - Burnett: Reliable Webpages for Art

Art in the Twenty-First Century has "...used the power of digital media to introduce millions of people of all ages to contemporary art and artists and has created a new paradigm for teaching and learning about the creative process.” Make sure to check out the "Artists" tab in the top-right corner!

A database of more information about more than 200,000 artists with a focus on North American artists.

“Website allows users to walk in 180 pre-selected galleries in museums worldwide. Users can zoom in on selected works, review information about the artwork and artists that created them, and in some cases view short videos about selected works.”

The Collection Online features a searchable database of selected artworks from the Guggenheim’s permanent collection. The site currently contains more than 800 artworks by over 300 artists from the Guggenheim’s overall permanent collection of over 7,000 artworks. Located in New York city.

“The Archives in Washington, DC, today is the world’s pre-eminent and most widely used research center dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary sources that document the history of the visual arts in America. Includes an image gallery, text of interviews with hundreds of noted artists and news of exhibitions.”

"The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1150-1750), currently containing over 8,000 reproductions. Biographies, commentaries, guided tours are available."