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Artnet |
Find background information about an artist; locate museums by name or place; locate dealers and galleries that sell art; find out about professional associations, use glossary to look up art-related terminolgy. |
Artcyclopedia |
User-friendly site that allows you to browse by artistic style or movement. You can also look up individual artists by name. |
| Art History |
This very comprehensive site is not limited to art from the West. You can learn about art from many countries and cultures of the world, ancient and contemporary. |
| Union List of Artists' Names |
Find biographical information for over 118,000 artists. |
| World Wide Arts Resources |
This site has a little bit of everything. The art history index allows you to browse by art style, name of artist, century, or nationality, but it doesn't cover nearly as many artists as the Union List. There is an "arts locator" feature that is helpful if you plan to visit a particular city anywhere in the world and would like a list of artists, art schools, galleries, and museums that are located there. |
| ArtFact |
There is a directory of artists which includes biographical information and pictures of their works. You can also find information about major artistic styles and movements. This site is particularly helpful to someone trying to determine the value of an antique. You can research what similar works of art have sold for at auctions. Registration is required for details about prices. |
| Art Dealers Association of America |
If you collect art, or would like to, this site will be a valuable resource for increasing your basic knowledge of art and awareness of what is happening in the art world. There is also a Collector's Guide, which covers such topics as what to look for in buying a work of art and how to sell art to a dealer. |
| Smithsonian Archives |
Hard-to-find primary source documents are available here, including letters, diaries, business records, and exhibition catalogs. |
| Major Museums |
National Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan, New York, NY |
| Funding Agencies |
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| Associations |
National Association of Women Artists
American Society of Botanical Artists |
| Fun activities for children |
Artsy games - art trivia games, draw a picture online, and more from the BBC in London.
Learn & Play - educational art games from the Met. |