Research Help: Art: Find Images

ArtStor: Image Database

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This is a multi-disciplinary digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research. All images are cleared for educational use. Coverage: B.C. - present.

How to Use ArtStor

How to use ArtStor

Images in ArtStor

ArtStor contains a wealth of images with new ones added every day. You can search by name, place, collection, type of object, style of art, or era. Here are some example searches:

Artists:

Michelangelo

Da Vinci

Ansel Adams

Collections:

Native American - historic photographs documenting Native American subjects and 2,000 Plains Indian ledger drawings

Medieval Stained Glass - 1,400 images of medieval stained glass windows

Costumes - 5,800 images of American and European costumes and accessories which were formerly in the Brooklyn Museum

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Fair Use for the Visual Arts

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts
Unsure about whether you can use an image you find in a project? This resource provides a set of principles for addressing best practices in the fair use of copyrighted materials.