Visual Resources Librarian

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Susette Newberry
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106A Olin Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
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ARTstor

ARTstor logo The ARTstor Digital Library

Help in using ARTstor

You can only download if you register for an account, which you'll need to do on campus. After you have an account, you can login from anywhere. This video tutorial has more detailed instructions.

 

Artstor images now in JSTOR

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JSTOR is a growing digital library that includes multiple types and formats of content. In 2021, JSTOR began to bring Artstor to JSTOR, to create a robust platform for discovering and working with both text and images. Throughout 2021 and into 2022, images from Artstor collections are being added to JSTOR, and JSTOR platform features and functionality are evolving to support work with multiple formats of research materials.

Search JSTOR for images

Johnson Museum Online

Screenshot of the Johnson Museum of Art homepage

Alhambra on the Art Atlas

Columbia University's Art Atlas has a collection of panoramas of the Alhambra. Take a walk around the palace and gardens!

Screen shot of Columbia Art Atlas panorama from the Alhambra

Screen shot of panorama from the Lion's Patio, the Alhambra.

Databases & Collections

The library subscribes to or has built a number of image databases that are excellent sources of images you can download and add to your papers and other projects. You need to keep in mind that some of them have licensing restricts that prohibit the re-publication (including open web publishing, such as on a blog or on social networking sites) of images you download. There are also quite a few digital collections that are free and open on the web. Use the library Visual Resources page for links and information about how best to use ARTstor and other image databases.

Get help with digital images

Screenshot of Visual Resources page from Cornell University Library website

Register to download

This tutorial guides users through the process of registering for an ARTstor user account.

Digital Collections

There are lots of great online collections that are free and open on the web, many of them on museum websites. Here are a few that may offer some good images of objects related to your research: