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E-Books:
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras. 2005. 5 vols.
Internet Resources:
Aegean, African American, Chihuly, Egyptian, Etruscan, General, Greek, Jackson Pollock, King Gimp, Living Museum, Medieval, Museums & Galleries, Near East, North Carolina, Outsider Art, Perspective, Photography, Pottery, Prehistoric, Roman, Sculpture
Aegean:
Aegean Art Resources on the Web
African American:
African American World brought to you by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
African-Americans in the Visual Arts: A Historical Perspective- Exhibition at B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, C. W. Post Campus, Long Island University.
Archives of American Art - Smithsonian Institution. You can search and retrieve a number of items relating to African-American artists. Of particular value is the Guide to the Papers of African American Artists: "the collections in the Archives of American Art are the personal papers of more than seventy African American painters, sculptors, and printmakers from the late 19th century to the present. Included are Horace Pippin's illustrated memoir of his military service in France in World War I, Palmer Hayden's sketchbooks of his studies abroad, William H. Johnson's scrapbook of clippings, photographs of Alma Thomas, and the correspondence and writings of Henry Ossawa Tanner, Romare Bearden, and Charles White.
Images of African Americans from the 19th Century - "Artists, engravers and photographers managed to capture and preserve for posterity a variety of images of African Americans throughout the 19th century." (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.)
Journey Through Art with W. H. Johnson - Online exhibition from the National Museum of American Art. William H. Johnson (1901-1970), one of America's most important African American painters, is now being recognized as a major figure in twentieth-century American art."
Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Foundation Collection - National Portrait Gallery Exhibition, January 31 - September 14, 1997
Papers of African American Artists - Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Romare Bearden Foundation -This site offers a wide range of resources and information on the art and life of preeminent African-American artist Romare Bearden.
Chihuly:
Egyptian:
Metropolitan Museum of Art—Egyptian
Estruscan:
General:
Art Cyclopedia-- Guide to Great Art on the Internet.
Art History Resources on the Web
Art Images for College Teaching
Art Libraries Society of North America
Art Links on the World Wide Web
Art Source - online art journals
Digital Librarian Resources for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
NYPL Digital Gallery - A wonderful online collection of images.
Southern Artistry - A showcase of southern artists, browse by state or discipline. Includes visual but also literary, performing, craft, and other arts, thumbnails and artist biographies.
Voice of the Shuttle - Database of online resources for Humanities research.
Greek:
Jackson Pollock:
National Gallary of Art—Jackson Pollock
WebMuseum, Paris—Jackson Pollock
King Gimp:
Dan "King Gimp" Keplinger Interview
NPR.org--"King Gimp Revisited"
Living Museum:
Medieval:
Museums & Galleries:
Near East:
Ancient Near East Art Resources on the Web
Metropolitan Museum of Art—Ancient Near Eastern Art
North Carolina:
Cameron Art Museum -- Dedicated primarily to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the art of North Carolina and features arts from the 18th century to the present.
Carolina Arts -- a publication covering the visual arts in North Carolina.
Creative Wilmington -- CreativeWilmington.com is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is the Official Arts and Cultural Calendar of Time Warner Cable, The City of Wilmington, The Town of Leland, New Hanover County the Greater Wilmington Arts and Cultural Alliance (GWACA), Focus on the Coast Magazine, The Seahawk, and WECT-TV.
Jugtown Pottery -- pottery from Seagrove, NC.
North Carolina Artists -- tool to find jewelry makers, sculptors, photographers, events and MUCH more within the 100 counties of North Carolina.
North Carolina Arts Council -- Contains a listing of programs, admissions details, alumni, facilities, contact information and a faculty directory.
North Carolina Museum of Art -- features information on the Museum's permanent collection, special exhibtions, upcoming events and membership.
North Carolina Pottery Center -- Dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the history and tradition of pottery making in North Carolina.
Seagrove Pottery --pottery from Seagrove, NC.
Outsider Art:
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
North Carolina Wesleyan College—The Lynch Collection of Outsider Art
Perspective:
Photography:
References, Publications, Discussion Groups:
Glaze Resources:
Glaze Research with Ian Currie
San Diego University Glaze Database
Ceramic Suppliers:
Aftosa
Axner
Baileys
Big Ceramic Store
Campbell’s Clay Supply
Ceramic Store
Fat Cat Pottery
Highwater Clays
Japan Pottery Tools
Japanese Bamboo Pottery Tools
Laguna Clay
Maon Color
Orton Ceramics
Ward Burner Systems
Prehistoric:
Roman:
Sculpture:
1200 Years of Italian Sculpture
Thais provides brief biographical sketches of sculptors (in Italian), images of their work, descriptions of the various art movements, and information on museums and galleries. There is an Author/Artist Index and a Locality Index. They also have a page for Architecture.
ArtPromote—Art and Culture Online
International Sculpture Center
Modern Sculpture—Your Source for Contemporary Art