Artstor images now in JSTOR
JSTOR is a growing digital library that includes multiple types and formats of content. Artstor images have now moved into JSTOR, to create a robust platform for discovering and working with both text and images. Images from Artstor collections can now be found in JSTOR, and JSTOR platform features and functionality have evolved to support work with multiple formats of research materials.
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. More information and help in using JSTOR images.
ADWhite Architectural Photos
The Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
Housed in Cornell's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, in Kroch Library, this is a collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographs of architecture, decorative arts and sculpture. White (1832-1918), the first president of Cornell University, established the collection by donating several thousand images from his personal architectural library; instructors in the Department of Architecture added to the collection in subsequent years. Approximately 1300 images have been digitized and are available to browse.
Image Databases
- ARTstor images on JSTORSearchable database of digital images and associated catalog data. Covers the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. The Artstor website was retired on August 1, 2024. Artstor's content, key resources, and functionality were migrated to JSTOR.
- Archivision Digital Research LibraryThe Archivision Digital research Library is available at Cornell as a selection in the menu of collections searched via ARTstor. A repository of 28,000 images representing Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th & 19th Century and Modern architecture. The focus here is the Italian Renaissance and Baroque and Modern architecture, especially the work of Louis Kahn and Le Corbusier. Coverage also includes ancient Egypt, Islamic architecture of Turkey and Egypt, extensive Palladio coverage, contemporary sites in Boston, New York, Florida, Montreal, Seattle, Vancouver, and Washington, DC., gardens & parks, city skylines, cityscapes and public art as well as other design related topics, such as C.R. Mackintosh furniture drawings, etc.
- University Photography Image LibraryCornell University Photography holds thousands of images of Cornell’s people, events, spaces, and buildings.
- Images from Cornell's Rare Book and Manuscript CollectionsIncludes historic campus images from the University Archives
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.
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