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American
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Art American City 
 "The Terra Foundation for American Art is proud to present American Art American City (AAAC), a lively initiative in Chicago promoting the awareness and enjoyment of historical American art. Through December 2008, this city-wide celebration shines a spotlight on special programming spanning a wide range of subjects, styles, periods, and media." Site features a list of exhibits such as outsider artist Henry Darger and design in the age of Darwin. Includes links. http://www.terraamericanart.org/aaac/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Jun 24, 2008 American Art at the Phillips Collection
"This program provides a view of 150 years of American art as represented in The Phillips Collection. Key works are placed along a timeline according to their date of completion. To suggest context, a sampling of important events of the time accompanies corresponding images. Images, commentary about the works of art, and biographies of the artists are accessible through the timeline." The timeline covers 1830-2000. From the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. http://www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/index.htm Topics: Art by Region Last updated Sep 9, 2009 American Historical Periods
"LACMA's Collection of American Art serves as an excellent survey of the development of art and culture throughout the United States." View short essays and works of art by period such as early American painting, America comes of age (mid-18th century), the American West, modern urban America, and the social relevance of art. Also browsable by decade through 1945. From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=exhibit;id=3732 Topics: Art by Region Last updated Jun 9, 2008 American Impressionism and Realism
Companion to an exhibit of paintings from a collection of American art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The site "presents excerpts from the exhibition catalogue including comments from the collector Raymond Horowitz, illustrated essays on 12 works from the exhibition, and 8 artist biographies." Artists include Robert Henri, Maurice Prendergast, and John Singer Sargent. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/horo_intro.shtm Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 31, 2006 American Kaleidoscope: Themes and Perspectives in Recent Art
An exhibit of works by fourteen contemporary artists (Gronk, Sharon Kopriva, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Renee Stout, Terry Allen, Kim Dingle, Pepon Osorio, Frank Romero, Roger Shimomura, David Bates, Frederick Brown, Hung Liu, Deborah Oropallo, Mark Tansey). Includes commentary and artists' biographies. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/kscope/index.html Topics: Art by Region Last updated Oct 12, 2009 American Masters From Bingham to Eakins: The John Wilmerding Collection
Companion to an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.) featuring paintings and drawings from the collection of "one of the most widely known and respected authorities on American art." Features an overview of the exhibit, and images and related essays for selected works by artists such as George Caleb Bingham, Frederic Edwin Church, and Thomas Eakins. Includes an illustrated checklist and a slide show. http://www.nga.gov/feature/wilmerding/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Oct 18, 2006 Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic
Companion to a 2006 Philadelphia Museum of Art retrospective of the work of American artist Andrew Wyeth, who died in January 2009. Features an overview of the exhibit, a biography of Wyeth and descriptions of two of his tempera paintings ("Groundhog Day" and "Public Sale"), and a 5-part podcast about Wyeth from a museum curator, covering topics of surrealism, memory, magic, and portraits in the exhibition. From the Philadelphia Museum of Art. http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/2006/93.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Archives of American Art (AAA)
This site presents detailed descriptions of "roughly 16 million letters, diaries, sketches and sketchbooks, photographs, exhibition catalogs, scrapbooks, business records, art periodicals, and other documents" from the Smithsonian's many collections. The finding aids and catalog allow visitors to see exactly what's in the collection. An email reference service provides extended help. http://www.aaa.si.edu/ Topics: Archives, Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence, History, Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Art Inventories Catalog
This database contains over 350,000 records describing American paintings (executed before 1914) and sculptures (from colonial up through contemporary times). Includes an artist's dates as well as the title, date, medium, current owner and location, and selected references for specific works. Browsable and searchable. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Nov 3, 2007 Ask Joan of Art!
E-mail a question about American art or artists to this service, and art information specialists will reply with a brief, factual answer or will direct you to other sources. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/research/tools/ask/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Apr 7, 2009 Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center
This site features a brief history of Black Mountain College, an alternative college in North Carolina open from 1933-1956; a list of related books; annotated links, browsable by Institutions with collections related to the College, and Alumni . There is also brief information on Teachers and students, including founder John Andrew Rice, poet Charles Olson, composer John Cage, dancer Merce Cunningham, and architect Richard Buckminster Fuller. Here you can also find activities, news, and artwork from the Center's Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina. http://www.blackmountaincollege.org/ Topics: Art by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Museums Last updated Jun 11, 2003 Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: Grant Wood (1891-1942)
Brief biographical information about this early to mid-20th century American regional artist, known for his depictions of the Midwestern landscape, and best known for his painting "American Gothic." Includes images of selected paintings from 1919-1941. (Does not include image of "American Gothic.") From the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Iowa. http://www.crma.org/collection/wood/wood.htm Topics: Art by Region Last updated Jan 4, 2006 Centre for Whistler Studies
This site provides information about "the life, work and correspondence of [artist] James McNeill Whistler." The site provides an illustrated biography, a large collection of correspondence in full-text and a searchable database of citations to all of his correspondence, bibliographies, a chronology of Whistler's butterfly signatures, and links to related sites. From the University of Glasgow. http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence Last updated Dec 3, 2003 A Century of Creativity: The MacDowell Colony 1907-2007
"Since 1907, the MacDowell Colony [in New Hampshire] has offered a creative sanctuary to artists, writers, and composers, providing them with an opportunity to work undisturbed within a community of other creative individuals." This online exhibit explores the history of the colony and features material about works with origins at the colony (such as Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" and Aaron Copeland's ballet "Billy the Kid"). From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/macdowell/ Topics: Art by Region, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 5, 2007 Chaim Gross: A Celebration
This site presents almost 20 annotated images of "wood, stone and bronze sculptures and works on paper" from this American sculptor, known for his representations of women and acrobats. Includes a biography and an essay with more information about his life. The online companion to an exhibit of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/gross/index.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Oct 12, 2009 Childe Hassam: American Impressionist
This site is a companion to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit of works by painter Childe Hassam. "Featured are Hassam's striking portrayals of Boston, Paris, and New York and his nostalgic interpretations of country sites in America and Europe." The site features a virtual gallery, a chronology of Hassam's life, and an interactive feature for families. Also includes an excerpt from a 1932 silent film on Hassam. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Hassam/ Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Chouinard: A Living Legacy
"It would be difficult to find a more powerful influence on the development of Southern California's reputation as a center of 20th Century American art than Mrs. Nelbert Chouinard, ... guiding light of Chouinard Art Institute from 1921-1972." Features images of items (mouse-over for attributions) by artists who attended the school and who "embody our history from plein air impressionism to post-surrealism, from Abstract Expressionism to 'Light and Space.'" From the Oceanside (California) Museum of Art. http://www.oma-online.org/chouinard.html Topics: Art by Region Last updated Sep 20, 2006 Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works 2000–2007
This exhibition features works by American artist Cy Twombly that "speak from the artist's enduring concern with the natural world -- specifically seascape, landscape, light, and flora -- themes that have become increasingly prevalent in recent years." Features illustrated essays exploring the themes, a gallery of selected works, and a world map showing locations related to Twombly. From the Art Institute of Chicago. http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/CyTwombly/index Topics: Art by Region Last updated Sep 30, 2009 The David Claypool Johnston Collection
A brief biography and samples of this American artist's satires, drawings, watercolors, portraits, political prints, and other illustrations. Johnston, who worked mainly in Philadelphia and Boston in the 1800s, is best known for "his contribution to the early years of lithography in America" and for his humorous and satirical works on such topics as the militia, temperance, religion, and politics. An online exhibit from the collections of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Johnston/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Humor, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Social Issues Last updated Feb 24, 2007 Diego Rivera Mural Project
Painted for the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, this mural was originally intended for the library at what is now City College of San Francisco at the close of the exhibition. However, due to the war it wound up in storage instead. The five panels can now be viewed online in ever-increasing detail or by visiting it in the school's Diego Rivera Theater. Information about the artist's life and his ideas for the theme of the mural is included. Letters, photographs, and memorabilia are available as well. From the City College of San Francisco. Also available in Spanish. http://www.riveramural.com/ Topics: Art, Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence, Notable People Last updated Mar 21, 2005 Edward Hopper
Companion to a 2007 exhibit about 20th century American artist Edward Hopper, who is known for his haunting paintings and prints showing isolation. Features an illustrated timeline with images of dozens of works, descriptions of themes (New England, urban scenes, isolation, and night time), detailed analysis of three paintings (including "Nighthawks"), a video clip introducing the artist, and images of Hopper's New England then and now. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2007/hopper/introduction/index.shtm Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Nov 21, 2007 An Edward Hopper Scrapbook
A scrapbook that "offers a glimpse into Hopper's life, his friends, and the paintings that have fascinated art lovers worldwide ever since Hopper first came to prominence during the mid 1920s." Includes photos, reviews, catalogs, and letters. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hopper/index.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence Last updated Oct 12, 2009 Exploring Themes in American Art
Visit this site to survey American art by theme: Abstraction, The Figure, Historical Subjects, Landscape Painting, Marine Painting, Portraiture, Narrative Art, Scenes from Everyday Life, Still Life, and Topographical Views. Each topic provides an illustrated essay linking to corresponding images, including bibliographies, exhibition history, and provenance; a list of over 100 artists, including biographies and works in the Gallery's collection; and a glossary. An easy-to-navigate exhibit within the National Gallery of Art's site, this teaching resource was adapted from an interactive program produced by the Department of Education Resources and is one of several excellent online teaching programs. http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Eye Level
This blog from the Smithsonian American Art Museum is "dedicated to American art and the ways in which the nation's art reflects its history and culture. The discussion will extend beyond the walls of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection to include other collections, exhibitions, and events." Browse archived entries by date (back to 2005) or by topics such as lectures and museum openings. http://eyelevel.si.edu/ Topics: Art by Region, Blogs & Podcasts by Subject Last updated Apr 23, 2009 Florence Griswold Museum: Home of American Impressionism
This site features information about impressionism and images from the collections of this museum, which is located in Old Lyme, Connecticut, at the former location of the Florence Griswold's boarding house and the Lyme Art Colony. Provides images from exhibitions, a searchable and browsable collections database, essays and photos about the art colony, and a museum timeline. http://www.florencegriswoldmuseum.org/ Topics: Art by Region, Museums, Schools of Art Last updated Sep 20, 2006 Freer and Sackler Galleries: Online Exhibitions
This is a portal to a series of online exhibitions, most featuring Asian art. Includes exhibits about art from Japan, China, the Islamic world, and the Himalayas. From the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online.htm Topics: Art by Region, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jul 20, 2005 Gilbert Stuart
Companion to an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art that presents "works by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), the most successful portraitist of early America." He is best known for his portraits of George Washington and other famous Americans. The site features a brief biography, a timeline, images of dozens of his paintings, and an illustrated essay about his development as an artist. Also includes a brochure for children. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/stuartinfo.htm Topics: Art by Region Last updated Apr 19, 2005 Harry Smith Archives
Biographical information, paintings, a list of Smith's films and screenings, a selected bibliography, news, articles, links, and photos of the filmmaker, musicologist, and compiler of the influential Anthology of American Folk Music . http://www.harrysmitharchives.com/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation, Science Last updated Jun 13, 2002 Henry Wood Elliott: An American Artist in Alaska
Illustrated essay about Henry Wood Elliott (1846-1930), remembered in history as "an eccentric character who helped save the Alaska fur seals from probable extinction, but [who] was also one of the first American artists to work in Alaska." Discusses his stereotypical depiction of Native Alaskans such as Tlingit Indians and Aleutian fishermen. Includes a brief bibliography. From the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives; originally printed in the Arctic Studies Center Newsletter. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/features/elliott.htm Topics: Art by Region Last updated Oct 28, 2008 Images of American Radicalism: Cover Illustrations from The Masses, 1913-1917
An exhibit of cover art (1913 through 1917) from the socialist magazine The Masses. Browsable by year. From Michigan State University Libraries. http://www.lib.msu.edu/services/spec_coll/radicalism/exhibits/masses/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Oct 5, 2009 In the Realms of the Unreal
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. program on outsider artist Henry Darger. Features an audio tour about Darger's collage and painting techniques, images of the artist's work, excerpts from his 15,000-page novel, a brief biography, and annotated links to resources on self-taught and outsider art. http://www.pbs.org/pov/intherealms/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 9, 2009 The Independents: The Ashcan School & Their Circle From Florida Collections
Essay about this group of early 20th century painters, who worked in "a style of realism that was later, imprecisely, designated 'The Ashcan School.'" Includes information about their genesis as "The Eight," their involvement in the Armory Show of 1913, and links to information about individual artists, such as Robert Henri, George Bellows, and Maurice Prendergast. By a curator of American art at the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Mich. http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/6aa/6aa55.htm Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Aug 26, 2006 James McNeill Whistler
Online exhibit about expatriate American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), "best known for being a master of many mediums, including paintings, etchings, and lithographs." The site features biographical information, a timeline, examples of his art, a bibliography, and related links. From the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/whistler/whistlerdefault.htm Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Arts and Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Jan 6, 2005 Jasper Johns: A Retrospective
Contains a career Chronology and images of Selected Works of the influential American painter and sculptor. See Bibliography for a list of print resources (complete through 1996), including Exhibition Catalogues and Exhibition History . Online companion to the 1996 exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1996/johns/index.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Judy Chicago: Through the Flower
Contains a biography and annotated gallery of projects and works of art by the "artist, author, [and] feminist." From the nonprofit organization Through the Flower, "whose mission is to create a cultural legacy built upon the vision embodied in the work of Judy Chicago." http://www.judychicago.com/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Notable People Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Kiki Smith: Prints, Books & Things
Contains images of over 130 works by Kiki Smith, "focusing on such topics as anatomy, self-portraiture, nature, and female iconography." Browsable by theme and by medium (including prints, books, and screenprints on fabric). Includes a video clip of the artist making prints, a chronology, essay, and bibliography. Companion to an exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2003/kikismith/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Oct 5, 2009 La Fayette: Database of American Art: Works by United States Artists From the French National Collections, 1620-1940
"This bilingual online catalogue presents more than 1,700 works produced by United States artists that entered the national collections of France before 1940. It includes works of art in all media except prints and photography." Includes brief introductory essays on American artists working in France (such as artists' colonies, patronage networks, and artistic training in Paris), and images of "masterpieces" and other works. From the Musée du Louvre. http://musee.louvre.fr/bases/lafayette/?lng=1 Topics: Art by Region Last updated Jul 9, 2008 Lines of Sight: Views of the U.S. / Mexican Border
An exhibit of 14 "contemporary views of the [U.S./Mexico] border through the eyes of [five] artists based north and south of the border." Includes photographs, paintings, video stills, installation views, and information on the artists represented in the exhibit. Also available in Spanish. From the Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside. http://sweeney.ucr.edu/exhibitions/border/ Topics: Art by Region, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 10, 2003 Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA)
This museum is the "home of the state's official art collection, [and] focuses on the art of Nebraska and Nebraska artists." Its site features brief biographical sketches and images of works by artists with ties to Nebraska such as artist explorers John James Audubon and Albert Bierstadt, early Nebraskans such as Robert Henri, and many modern and contemporary artists. http://monet.unk.edu/mona/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Oct 9, 2006 Museum of Northwest Art (MONA)
Describes a La Conner, Washington state, museum that is "devoted to presenting the works of major Northwest artists in a continual exhibition and serving as a source of education on Northwest art." Features information on exhibitions from 1990 into the future, biographical profiles of the artists represented in the museum's collection, and details about programs for schools, youth groups, and adults. Includes a calendar, e-mail newsletter sign-up, and volunteer and membership information. Searchable. http://www.museumofnwart.org Topics: Art by Region, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jan 3, 2005 Newcomb Pottery
"Newcomb Pottery is considered one of the most significant American art potteries of the first half of the twentieth century." Site includes a brief history of this pottery, which was designed by women and "inspired by Louisiana flora." Also features biographies of some of the artists, and images of selected works and pottery marks. http://www.tulane.edu/~wc/pottery/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Crafts, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 10, 2006 Newcomb Pottery and the Arts and Crafts Movement in Louisiana
Information about this art pottery decorated by women at Tulane University's women's school, the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial School, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Also provides information about Newcomb metalwork, embroidery, and bookbinding. Includes images and a bibliography. From the Louisiana State Museum. http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/newcomb/newcomb.htm Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 12, 2005 Orozco at Dartmouth
This Web site is devoted to the frescoes painted by Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco in the Baker Library, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. Completed in 1934, the work depicts "American civilization from the Aztecs to the arrival of the white man." The site contains images of the artwork, the text of an interpretation published by Dartmouth upon completion of the project, photographs of Orozco, and a brief bibliography. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/Orozco/62interp.html Topics: Art, Art by Region, Artists, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Panoramas: The North American Landscape in Art
A "trilateral virtual exhibition celebrating the landscape of North America" displaying paintings, drawings, textiles, and photographs from the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Artworks in the categories of social, mythic, evolving, and personal landscapes are presented with descriptions and background. The International Gallery portion of each exhibit displays all the exhibit's art by country. Available also in French and Spanish. From the Canadian Heritage Information Network, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, and their respective governments. http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Landscapes/ Topics: Art by Region, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Picturing America
This National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) initiative "brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide." The program "uses art as a catalyst for the study of America -- the cultural, political, and historical threads woven into our nation's fabric." Includes online annotated images arranged by time period and themes (such as freedom and equality, democracy, and creativity). Also includes information about how schools may acquire prints and links to lesson plans. http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Apr 29, 2009 Register of the Japanese American Research Project (JARP): The Estelle Ishigo Papers, 1941-1957
Contains correspondence, writings, drawings, and paintings of Estelle Ishigo, documenting World War II Japanese American internment life "in the Heart Mountain Relocation Camp [Wyoming] and the Federal Public Housing Authority resettlement trailer camps in Southern California." Includes biography. From the Library, Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles. http://hamachi.library.ucla.edu/ishigo/ Topics: Art by Region, California: History, Correspondence, Notable People: Women, United States History, World War II Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Sargent at Harvard
This is "a searchable database that makes available images and textual information relating to the American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) in the collections of the Harvard University Art Museums and the Harvard University Portrait Collection." Browse all of the records, or search by keyword, subject, medium, location, and other options. Includes a list of other museums that house works by Sargent. From the Harvard University Art Museums. http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/sargent/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Jan 4, 2008 The Sargent Murals at the Boston Public Library
"This web site focuses on the history, interpretation, and restoration of John Singer Sargent's monumental mural cycle, 'Triumph of Religion,' in the McKim building of the Boston Public Library." Features many images, panoramic views, a biography of John Singer Sargent, history of the commission, selected bibliography, and glossary. Produced by the Straus Center for Conservation at the Harvard University Art Museums. http://www.sargentmurals.bpl.org/ Topics: Art, Art by Region Last updated Jan 4, 2008 Scenes of American Life
This exhibit explores 20th-century artistic depictions of American life "from the excitement of New York and the Roaring Twenties through the Depression and postwar period." View images of dozens of paintings by Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, Paul Cadmus, and others. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/t2go/1sa/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Jun 24, 2009 Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective
Companion website to this exhibition that "comprises 105 of LeWitt's large-scale wall drawings, spanning the artist's career from 1969 to 2007. These occupy nearly an acre of specially built interior walls that have been installed ... over three stories of a historic mill building situated at the heart of MASS MoCA's campus." View the drawings by grid or floorplan, watch timelapses of creating selected drawings, and listen to an audio tour. From MASS MoCA. http://www.massmoca.org/lewitt/ Topics: Art, Art by Region Last updated Jun 17, 2009 The White House Collection of American Crafts
An online exhibit of contemporary American craft objects in fiber, ceramics, glass, metal, and wood. Although the collection is no longer at the White House, this Web site provides a tour showing the objects in their White House setting. The works are also displayed individually with descriptions in text and audio. There are brief biographies of the artists, artists' comments, and an artist index. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/whc/index.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Crafts Last updated Oct 12, 2009 Whitney Museum of American Art: Works Available Online
This site "introduces many of the art works in our renowned Permanent Collection. The tour features the voices of notable artists, authors, and scholars as well as our own curators." Includes images and brief written commentary on works in areas such as early 20th century urban realism, modernism, industry and consumer culture, abstraction, surrealism, and abstract expressionism. From the Whitney Museum of American Art. http://www.whitney.org/Collection Topics: Art by Region, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Nov 19, 2009 Winslow Homer in the National Gallery of Art
Companion to an exhibit of "oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints by distinguished American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910)." The exhibit spans his careers from early oil paintings from the Civil War and classic images of 19th century American life through his late watercolors of sea scenes. Also includes biographic information with video clips. From the National Gallery of Art. http://www.nga.gov/feature/homer/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Nov 16, 2005 Women Artists of the American West: Past & Present
"Women Artists of the American West (WAAW) ... is designed as an interdisciplinary resource and a distance learning course." The website contains 17 collections, which are arranged by theme (community, identity, spirituality, locality) and include illustrated essays, most written specifically for WAAW by art historians, curators, and artists. From Purdue University, Ind. http://www.cla.purdue.edu/WAAW/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Notable People: Women Last updated Nov 5, 2005 |
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