Artists & Architects

Resources in this category:

AskART
http://www.askart.com/AskART/index.aspx

AskART.com is the world's most comprehensive database about North American artists. Information includes dates, states, methods, biographies, subjects for which best known, a decade by decade breakdown of 20th century literature in which they are referenced, and total number of auction lots sold and unsold of their works." Also find dealers who are affiliated with each artist, museums where their works are held, and, for some artists, image galleries of their works.

Beautiful Birds
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ornithology/

"'Beautiful Birds' traces the development of ornithological illustration in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the changing techniques - from metal and wood engraving to chromolithography - during that period. The exhibition includes books from Cornell Library's Hill Ornithology Collection and art works on loan from the personal collection of benefactors Kenneth E. and Dorothy V. Hill." The site features an online exhibit and timeline, along with biographies of the artists. A bibliography and a guide to Cornell's ornithological collections are also included.

Digital Archive of American Architecture
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/contents.html

Extensive site providing timelines and chronologies of American architecture from the 17th century onward. Includes images of buildings, biographies of architects, lists of exemplary buildings and types, and a visual glossary of styles.

Great Buildings Collection
http://www.greatbuildings.com/

"The Great Buildings Collection is a gateway to architecture from around the world and across history. The Great Buildings Online documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, plus commentaries, bibliographies, and web links, for famous designers and structures of all kinds." The site is searchable by building or architect or browsable by building, architect, place, or architectural type.

Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

Biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci. Includes lessons for teachers. There are also video and audio pieces available using the Quicktime plug-in.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts
http://www.nmwa.org/

"The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists. In the pages that follow you will discover a wealth of information about the museum, selected artists, our collection, and many services. You may choose to examine images of works from our permanent collection. Artist profiles feature the lives of selected women artists and corresponding bibliographies lead you to new sources of information."

Sculptor.org
http://www.sculptor.org/

"A Comprehensive Resource for Sculptors." This website has links to everything about sculptors and for sculptors, both beginning and advanced, as well as resources for research about sculpture.

the-artists.org
http://www.the-artists.org/

the-artists.org features an "extended database of 20th Century and contemporary visual artists. The masters of the past hundred years are represented with their portrait, dates and places of birth and death, with links to webresources to find anything you want to know about them, with images of their work, comprehensive biographies and articles, and if it exists, the artist's personal website."

The Union List of Artist Names
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabulari...

The ULAN database is a structured vocabulary of artist names that can be used to increase accessibility for catalogers and researchers. Its scope is global and covers artists from antiquity to present. "For ULAN, artists represent creators who have been involved in the design or production of architecture or visual arts that are of the type collected by art museums." Some entries include biographical articles.

The Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery
http://www.vggallery.com/

"The site currently contains information about all of Van Gogh's paintings." It has "grown to more than 2,330 pages and 2,345 graphics." Besides viewing the paintings online, you can download databases listing the paintings, Van Gogh stamps, or Van Gogh's Correspondence for free. There's also a biography and chronology of Van Gogh's life.

Who2?
http://www.who2.com/

Who2? is a website about famous people. It provides information such as birth and death dates, famous works, notorious trivia, and the four best websites for additional details. The people covered range from authors, stars, mythical gods, and cartoon dogs to kings, queens, and famous frauds.

Women Artists in History
http://www.wendy.com/women/artists.html

Index of women artists from the Renaissance to today, whenever possible examples of artworks are illustrated. Also has links to other sites with information about women artists.