The Library Collection

GENERAL ART REFERENCE

ADAM -- searchable catalog of art, design and architecture related sources
Artchive -- over 2,000 images sorted by artist and style
Artcyclopedia -- searchable database of artists, works, museums
Artist's Register -- search engine for art and artists
ArtLex -- dictionary of art terms
ArtNet -- contemporary artists, galleries, events, magazine
ArtPrice -- auction results
Arts and Artists -- links to searchable sites
ArtSource -- links page to diverse art-related web sites
AskArt -- searchable directory of over 26,000 American artists; especially useful for its browse categories, e.g., 100 Notable Western Painters. Note: Total access to this database is free on Fridays.
Getty Images
Ibiblio --library and digital archive
MagPortal -- search engine for magazine articles
Google Web Directory: Art Resources -- web directory of art sites/resources
Smithsonian -- inventories of American painting and sculpture databases
Traditional Fine Art Online -- index of articles and essays
Visual Arts Data Service -- searchable image collections from the UK
Web Gallery of Art -- searchable database of European sculpture and painting; contains over 10,000 images
World Wide Art Resources -- collection of diverse art info including artists, galleries, and museums

ART HISTORY

Art History Resources on the Web -- links to art history sites sorted by style, period, and medium
Mother of all Art History Links Page -- diverse links to art, art history departments, image collections, research resources, religious art and more
Catholic Encyclopedia -- encyclopedia of Catholic terminology
Catholic Online Saints Index -- directory of saints offering lists, biographies, and more
Patron Saints Alphabetical Index

pre-COLUMBIAN ART

Aztecs -- Royal Academy of Arts (UK) exhibit, spring 2003
Ballgame.org -- "The Game of Life and Death -- The Mesoamerican Ballgame"
FAMSI -- includes searchable Mesoamerican bibliography, vase and drawing archives
Lords of the Earth -- informative page on archaeology and anthropology of pre-Columbian civilizations
Mesoweb -- an "exploration of Mesoamerican cultures," includes rubbings of Maya sculpture database
Precolumbian Art Research Institute -- various research articles pertaining to pre-Columbian art
Pre-Columbian Culture Links -- sorted by region, culture, subject of interest

MEXICAN/LATIN AMERICAN ART

Arte-México -- galleries, artists, exhibits, maps, openings, etc. in Mexico
Artes e Historia México -- museums in Mexico
Diego Rivera Virtual Web Museum
Hispanic Online-- links to a number of Hispanic web sites, many showcasing contemporary Latin American artists
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art's Latin American Collection-- selections from the Latin American Collection of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art include images and biographical information about numerous artists
LatinArt -- Latin art resource with info on exhibitions, museums, artists and reviews
Los Amigos del Arte Popular -- Mexican folk art newsletter
Museum of Latin American Art--Current and past exhibitions from the Smithsonian's MOLAA.
Southward Art-- site of Southward Art, Latin American Art Review, quarterly journal includes links to articles and contemporary artists

NATIVE AMERICAN ART

American Indians - Virtual Library -- gateway to Native American art, artists, galleries and more
The Avery Collection of American Indian Paintings -- Arizona State Museum database with interactive links and images
Navajo Weaving at Arizona State Museum -- 19th Century Blankets; 20th Century Rugs; 21st Century Views

MISCELLANEOUS

Quiltethnic.com -- links to sites featuring textile art

MUSEUM AND GALLERY INFORMATION (General)

American Association of Museums -- museum community issues and interests
Museums and the Web -- "Archives and Museum Informatics Association" site includes links to its annual "Museums and the Web" conference with award-winning museum websites
Global Museum -- weekly museum news online magazine
Museum Sites Online -- list of museum-related sites from Museum Computer Network
Museum Stuff -- find and explore thousands of museums and related resources online
Virtual Library Museums Pages -- listing of online museums worldwide, sorted by nation

SELECT UNITED STATES MUSEUMS

Berkeley Art Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
Denver Art Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
The Getty
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of International Folk Art
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
National Museum of Women in the Arts
San Antonio Museum of Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

ARIZONA MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES: TUCSON

Tucson Museum of Art Homepage
Tucson Association of Museums -- links to major Tucson museums and information
Arizona Historical Society
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Arizona State Museum -- see also their Avery Collection of American Indian Paintings
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
University of Arizona Art Museum
Center for Creative Photography
Museum of Contemporary Art

ARIZONA MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES: PHOENIX

Arizona State University Art Museum
Heard Museum
Phoenix Art Museum
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

ARIZONA MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES: GREATER ARIZONA MUSEUMS

Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
Desert Caballeros Western Museum -- Wickenburg
Museum of Northern Arizona -- Flagstaff
Phippen Museum -- Prescott
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Tumacacori National Historical Park -- mission site in southern Arizona, featuring exhibits of regional and mission history

ART ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND APPRAISERS

American Society of Appraisers
Appraisers Association of America
The International Society of Appraisers
Art Libraries Society of North America
College Art Association -- advocacy and resources for art education
National Art Education Association
Arizona Commission on the Arts -- Arizona traveling exhibits, events calendar, jobs, fellowships and more
Tucson Pima Arts Council
Friends of Western Art

TRANSLATION AND SEARCH ENGINES

Babelfish/Altavista -- translates text, webpages to/from English and other major languages
Google -- excellent general-purpose search engine

LIBRARIES

Arizona Historical Society Library -- online catalog
Library of Congress -- online catalog
Pima Community College Libraries -- online catalog
Tucson-Pima Public Library -- Tucson Museum of Art Library’s online catalog resides on this homepage and searchable catalog
University of Arizona -- search books, journals and more in this online catalog

BOOK AND SLIDE VENDORS

Advanced Book Exchange (ABE) -- used, second-hand, rare, out-of-print books from over 9,000 booksellers
Amazon -- new and used bookseller
Book Closeouts -- bargain bookseller
Books-a-Million -- discount bookseller
Davis Art Images -- slide and digital image vendor
Powells -- new and used bookseller
Saskia Ltd. -- slide vendor
Universal Color Slide -- slide vendor