Images may be found in a variety of formats on publicly accessible web sites. Copyright restrictions may apply to these images, and the web master of a given site may need to be consulted when images are used. Many large and small museums have excellent web sites which display images from their collections as well as information about the images and contacts for more assistance.
ARTstor General Guide -- How to find, view, use, organize, present, and download images; also how to include your own personal collection of images.
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If you want to use works by a particular artist, if you want to use works from a particular period, school, or region, or if you need to find works on a particular theme or subject, search this resource. Art Resource, the worlds largest photo archive of fine art, offers a range of material from prehistoric times to the present. Represented here are works from almost every major museum in Europe.
Bridgeman Images works with museums, galleries, collections and artists to provide a central resource of fine art and archive footage for reproduction to creative professionals. Every subject, concept, style and medium is represented, from the masterpieces of national museums to the hidden treasures of private collections.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature.
Permissions By Susan M. Bielstein. Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Chicago : University of Chicago Press. 2006.
Readers will learn how to determine if an artwork is copyrighted, how to get a high-quality reproduction, and what 'fair use' is.