Image Resources
Image Databases
A non-profit initiative, founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with a mission to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated fields. The Collection is a repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data along with the tools to actively use those images.
AICT - Art Images for College Teaching - Prehistory to present
Intended primarily to disseminate images of art and architectural works in the public domain on a free-access, free-use basis to all levels of the educational community, as well as to the public at large. The personal, non-profit project of its author, art historian and visual resources curator Allan T. Kohl, the images displayed on this site have been photographed on location by the author, who consents to their use in any application that is both educational and non-commercial in nature.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) & Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Documents achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies. Includes digitized images of measured drawings, black-and-white photographs, color transparencies, photo captions, data pages including written histories, and supplemental materials.
Prints & Photographs Division: Library of Congress
More than 13.7 million images, including photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people.
Society of Architectural Historians – Image Exchange
A collection of free-use images of buildings contributed from the personal collections of the members of SAH. Images available include a world survey and an American survey for architecture.
UVa Library Digital Repository Image Collections -- use Mozilla Firefox browser for best results
Additional Sites of Interest
Contact the Librarian: Ann Burns | 924.6606 | arb5w@virginia.edu
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