ARTstor: Finding Images

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You can browse ARTstor images by Geography, Classification, or Collection:

Geography

All images in ARTstor have been assigned standard Geographic terms according to a controlled list of country names based on the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.

• For site specific work (architecture, murals, public monuments), the country term is applied based on the LOCATION of the work.
• For objects in repositories, country terms were applied based on the nationality of the creator.
• In complex cases, both were assigned.

Classification

ARTstor images are subdivided into sixteen broad classifications:

• Architecture and City Planning (208872)
• Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design (64838)
• Drawings and Watercolors (35377)
• Fashion, Costume and Jewelry (14751)
• Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art (576)
• Garden and Landscape (7553)
• Graphic Design and Illustration (7254)
• Humanities and Social Sciences (36481)
• Manuscripts and Manuscript Illuminations (104310)
• Maps, Charts and Graphs (3310)
• Paintings (121819)
• Performing Arts (including Performance Art) (4201)
• Photographs (163190)
• Prints (81225)
• Science, Technology and Industry (2016)
• Sculpture and Installations (87124)

Collection

Browsing by Collection allows you to view all the collections in ARTstor. Each collection is subdivided by categories based on the content of the collection.