Arts Edge
World-wide arts resources from the Kennedy Center.
WebMuseum The
WebMuseum, Paris network is a gateway to many museums and exhibitions
from the world over.
Famous Paintings
Famous paintings exhibition from the WebMuseum, Paris is an excellent
collection of paintings by world renown artists. Includes an artist
index, a themes index and a glossary.
National Gallery of Art One of
the most prominent art galleries in North America. Many works can be
viewed, and the database is searchable by artist, title or other
criteria. It also offers virtual tours by medium or school, and special
exhibitions.
Archives of
American Art From the Smithsonian Museum, online exhibits, hundreds
of oral history transcripts, online reference assistance, finding aids,
and more on American art.
Art
ImagebaseAn
incredible collection of art images from the San Francisco Fine Arts
Museum searchable by artist, country or period. Please do not reprint
without their permission!
The Artchive Guide to online
images of works by hundreds of prominent artists.
Art Institute of Chicago Web
site from the Art Institute has information on exhibits, collections
and much more.
Metropolitan
Museum of Art Online Collections This web site contains 3,500
images, including the entire collection of European paintings. search
by artist, period, style or keyword, or take one of the tours. Includes
timelines, and links to other online resources.
Tate Gallery Britain's
premier art museum's online collection contains over 65,000 images that
encompass literature, leisure, people and places. Search by artist or
subject or browse new acquisitions.
Florence Art Guide
A wonderful virtual fieldtrip to explore Renaissance art and
architecture in Florence, Italy and it's famous museums, including the
Uffizi Galery, the Strozzi Palace, and the Piazzale Michelangelo, the
Pitti Palace museums and much more.
Art
Information "Ask Joan of Art" online reference feature, Smithsonian
Amerian Art museum collection, and inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture, Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index, a guide to
Researching Your Art, and more.
Art Hotlist
A gateway list to art museums, virtual galleries, artists, and special
art topics, as well as teacher resources, from the Franklin Institute
Online.
Art History
Art History links by period, by country, and also lists of museums by
country, make this a very useful site, maintained by art history
professor Chris Witcombe at Sweet Briar College.
Art History Network
Provides information on art history, archaeology and architecture and
focuses on artists, the art of civilizations and historical eras, links
to art journals and magazines, images and virtual tours, and much more.
ArtsEdNet Getty
Institute Art Education Web site offers an extensive web site providing
student and teacher resources, its own image gallery, and web links to
more art resources. Searchable and indexed.
Art
on the Web More than 1,200 links to visual arts, including
architecture from Jeffery Howe of Boston College.
Art:21 An excellent
resource on the life and work of various artists. Browse the "artist
pages".
Artcyclopedia A "Fine
Arts Search Engine" which provides a database of more than 7500+ great
artists searchable by movement, medium, subject, nationality, or name.
Also provides links to art museums worldwide, art news, and more.
ArtLex Art Dictionary
Defnitions of more than 3,600 tems, supporting images, pronunciations,
quotations, cross-referrenceing, and related Web links.
AskART The Artists Bluebook:
Extensive Information about 28,000 American artists. Biographies, lists
of paintings museum directories, current exhibits, interest groups, and
much more.
Art Museum Network a combined
effort of the world's largest and most prestigious art museums to
provide a gateway to museums, collections, and exhibitions.
Web Exhibits Online museum
created by the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement in
collaboration with Brandeis University, the National Gallery of Art and
the Museo National del Prado. Special exhibits on pigments, causes of
color, daylight savings time, calendars through the ages, and more.
How
to Read a Painting Offers instruction for students and the process
by which one can look at, understand and critique a piece of art.
Photography:
Time Life
Photo Sight Collection of links to online photo galleries and
exhibits, with several famous photographers listed, plus photos
organized by topic, and photo essays. Sponsored by Time Life Magazine.
Masters of
Photography A comprehensive resource that includes examples,
biographies, links and articles by and about more than 50 different
photographers.
Women of Our Time
A site from the Smithsonian Institution that offers an interactive
gallery and photographs of some of America's most famous and
influential women. Also included are brief biographical information and
a discussion of photographic styles.
Photography
Gallery About.com links to photography galleries, pages and
exhibits.
American
Photography: A Century of Images An excellent project site from PBS
and Kodak that contains information on the aspects of the use of
photography and also contains an image database with an interactive
workshop.
Art:21 An excellent
resource on the artistic work of various artists, including such
photographers as Sally Mann from PBS. Search the artist pages.
How Cameras Work
A site from How StuffWorks that explains the basic functions of a
camera. It defines technical terms and uses clear graphics to explain
lenses, focus, image size, homemade cameras, and how film works.
History
of Kodak The Kodak website provides an in-depth history of the
company and biographical information on George Eastman. A timeline of
events, explanations of snapshot photography and film is also available.
Cyberdance "A collection
of over 3500 links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on
the Internet." Searchable.
Fashion:
Fashion Net Information on
clothing styles, designers, etc.
Fashion Era
A site from England which provides a populist look at the last two
centuries of fashion.
La Couturiere Parisienne A
database of 4000 images of period costume from the Middle Ages through
the early twentieth century.
The Costumer's Manifesto
Great links to information on costume history, ethnic costumes,
patterns, designers, etc.
The History
of Costume Offers the complete text and illustrations from the
German book of the same name, printed around 1880, and containing a
collection of 500 period costume design plates that represent
historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century.
Ethnomusicology
A directory providing links to Web resources related to
ethnomusicology, folk music and world music. Contents are arranged by
type and by geographic regions.
Instrument
Encyclopedia Search by category or browser. Each entry includes a
description, a list of references and hyperlinks to related instruments
and illustrations.
Essentials of Music
Provides essays on music through different eras, biographies of famous
composers and a glossary of music terms. Created in cooperation with
W.W. Norton Publishers.
Music History
102 From the Internet Public Library, this is "a Guide to Western
Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present".
Searchable.
Musical
Artists Search Information on musicians from Yahoo by performer or
genre.
All-Music Guide A complete
online database of recorded music. Search by artist, song or album
title.
Musicals101 A
comprehensive site called"The Cyber Encyclopedia of on Musical Theater,
TV and Film" provides a history, reviews and essays on musical theater,
Broadway theater, and much more.
Artists
direct Search information on modern musical artists. Also browse by
genre or decade.
PBS Jazz Lounge
Learn about and listen to music and details regarding the various
styles of jazz, plus biographies of famous jazz masters.
World
Music from National Geographic this site allows you to listen to
and explore music by region, artist, or genre.