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Art Images
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ArtstorImages of art, architecture, photographs and videos from art museums from around the world. Keyword search or browse by collection, type, or geography. Create an individual account to download the images. Downloaded images can be used in the classroom and non-commercial educational use.
Art images are readily accessible, but it is important to determine whether an image is in the public domain or whether the image is copyrighted. If the image is copyrighted, permission from the artist or owner is required. Here are a couple free sites.
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Smithsonian Institution Research Information System"Search over 7.4 million records, with 568,100 images, video and sound files from Smithsonian museums, archives, and libraries." Free resource.
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Free Media Resources/Photography (Wikipedia Commons)Caution: The presence of a resource on this list does not guarantee that all or any of the images in it are in the public domain. You are still responsible for checking the Copyright status of images.
Citing Images
Images used in your papers or presentations need to be cited. Here are a variety of examples.
Image From a Website
Title of the Work; Artist's Name (First and Last); Date of the Work; Image Source; Date of Citation; Electronic Database
Example: Lady with Fan. Gustav Klimt. 1917-1918. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna. [cited 20 December 2009]. http://bertc.com/g1/klimt13.htm
Image from a Database
Title of the Work; Artist's Name (First and Last); Date of the Work; Image Source; Date of Citation; Electronic Database
Example: Portrait of Martha Graham and Bertram Ross, faces touching, in "Visionary recital." Van Vechten, Carl. 27 June 1961. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. [cited 22 December 2009]. In: Art Museum Image Gallery [online database].