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The Arts: Visual

Art History Resources »
Provides a survey of art history from ancient times to the present day divided by period with separate links to research resources, an extensive list of museums and galleries by country, online journals, exhibits, and university art departments. Time periods are divided into countries, cultures, and styles. Noted individual artists are also included. Excellent links!

Art Museum Network »
This is a list of the major art museums in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It provides information on the museums and their current exhibitions, a collection of more than 50,000 images of works of art and a searchable calendar of traveling exhibits.

Artcyclopedia »
This site provides artwork images from galleries and museums that may be searched by artist name, artwork title, or museum name. Artwork may also be browsed by movement, medium, subject, and nationality.

AskART.com »
Over 28,000 North American artists - painters, sculptors, and illustrators - are listed in this searchable resource. Digital images of the artists' work are included, as well as auction data, brief biographies, book references, and magazine citations. There is information on art dealers, galleries, and museums. Search by the last name of the artist (first name optional) to see a basic profile page. Many specialized lists such as Hudson River School, Notable Women, and Highest Auction Prices are available.

Mother of All Art History Resources »
Under the heading Research Resources you'll find an annotated collection of links to art history sites. The site is compiled and maintained by the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Has especially good links to online image resources.

Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) »
The ULAN Browser is a database of names and associated information (such as dates, variant names, pseudonyms, and language variants) about artists. "Artists" can include individuals or groups working together and range from painters to ceramicists, and architects to draftsmen. Currently contains some 220,000 names representing about 100,000 individual artists.