These resources provide images of works that may
be useful in your research. They may also direct you
to other useful resources.
Archaeological Survey of India Photographs in
the India Office Collections in the British Library.
Surrey, England: Emmett Microform, 1993.
Art Microfiche 5-255
This "series of archaeological and architectural
photographs taken in South Asia between the 1850s and
the 1920s" are significant because they record the
condition of many monuments in a time of rapid
change. The black and white photos show the
architecture from a variety of angles, and often
include shots of details.
The Art of India: Paintings and Drawings in the
Victoria and Albert Museum. Surrey, England: Emmett
Microform, 1992.
Art Microfiche 5-254
This color collection of works from the Victoria and
Albert Museum is an excellent resource for those
seeking fine color reproductions. Particularly strong
in Mughal art, the set is arranged geographically,
then chronologically.
Asia
Society: The Collection in Context provides a
number of images from their collection with some
contextual and historical information. You can search
the collection by keyword or browse by region. The
Museum also provides an online, self-guided tour.
ARTstor provides curated collections of art images
and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit
educational use. The ARTstor Charter Collection will initially be
comprised of approximately 300,000 digital images and associated
catalog data; the tools to make active use of those images; and a
restricted environment that seeks to balance the interests and
needs of users with those of content providers.
CAMIO offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class
projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites,
lectures, presentations, and research resources.
The
Cleveland Museum of Art offers an
extensive collection of Asian art. You can browse
their collection or search it by keyword.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco offers"the
largest searchable art imagebase in the world," with
more than 12,000 artists and 75,000 objects. A search
box is available at the bottom of every screen.
The collection of
Asian art at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art is the largest and most
comprehensive in the United States. Stone and metal
sculptures from South and Southeast Asia are one of
the strongest areas of the collection.
South Asian Art Photo Collection: Buddhist and
Hindu Art of Eastern India and Bangladesh. Leiden :
IDC, 2001.
Art Microfiche 5-259
The black and white images in this set of fiche are
arranged country - state - district - sire. Captions
include the location of the artifact, its subject,
collection, materials, size, and source.
Virtual
Museums Library provides a comprehensive list
of museum web sites arranged by location.
World
Art Treasures is made avilable thanks to the
slide collection donated by the Jacques-Edouard
Berger Foundation. Browse by country, artist, or
period.
Searching the World Art
Database allows you to access almost 19,000
high-quality images from throughout the world. You
can browse the collection, or search by artist,
keyword, and medium.
