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Millions of images including paintings, sculpture, architecture, photographs, and images from the humanities and social sciences. Includes tools to view, present, and manage images.
The Met makes freely available images of works the Museum believes to be in the public domain, or those to which the Museum waives any copyright it might have, under a Creative Commons Zero license.
Browse or search more than 7,000 advertisements that appeared in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines from 1911 through 1955. The Timeline feature provides historical context for advertisements.
The materials in this collection are made available for use in research, teaching and private study.
Search or browse by category more than 9,000 advertisements. The Timeline feature provides historical context for ads. The materials in this collection are made available for use in research, teaching and private study.
Click Chronologies to see regions and time periods. You can click a time period to expand it and follow it to see a more detailed chronology illustrated with art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
The collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum can be searched by a variety of criteria. Search results produce a small review image with accompanying identification (title, artist, size, medium, and collection information). Larger, high-resolution images can be called from the review images. Only a portion of the museum's holdings are available online. The site also includes databases and e-mail reference help on American art.
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Guides for the various disciplines supported by images in Artstor, including architecture, fashion & costume, decorative arts, photography, and many others. Artstor consultants prepared these guides to visual resources.Each guide lists featured collections, curated image groups, and tips for searching.
