|
If you are researching
an art related topic, your local public or art museum library is
the best place for you to pursue your research. Libweb,
an on-line directory of libraries, can help you locate nearby public
and academic libraries. The Art Museum
Network can help you locate nearby museums. A librarian will
respond via e-mail to questions about objects in the museum collections.
The links below can help provide answers to the following questions:
Local or Chicago Area Queries:
Where in Chicago can I go
to pursue my research?
How can I pursue research within
the Art Institute?
I
have a question about an object in the museum Collection.
General Queries:
Where can I find general information
about art and art history on the web?
Where can I find biographical information
about an artist on the web?
How can I determine the value of my work
of art?
How do I find images
of artworks on the internet?
Where can I find information
about current exhibitions?
Architecture Queries:
Where can I find biographical
information about an architect?
Where can I find images of buildings
on the web?
Where can I begin researching my house?
Where in Chicago can I go
to pursue my research?
The Chicago Public
Library
The Chicago Historical
Society
The Newberry Library
How can I pursue research within
the Art Institute?
The
Ryerson-Burnham Libraries
Ryerson
& Burnham Libraries Online Catalogue
The
MacLean Visual Resource Center
The
Ryerson-Burnham Archives
The
Institutional Archives
Where can I find general information
about art and art history on the web?
Yahoo: Arts and
Humanities
Art History
Resources on the Web
Where can I find biographical information
about an artist on the web?
Yahoo:
Artists
Artcyclopedia
The
Illinois Historical Art Project
How can I determine the value of my
work of art?
The following directories can help you locate a professional
appraiser in your area:
American Society
of Appraisers
Appraisers Association
of America
Art Dealers Association
of America
International Society
of Appraisers
Auction houses offer varying appraisal services for works of
art. Some appraisal services are free, some incur a charge,
and specific services vary from auctioneer to auctioneer. Chicago-area
auction houses are listed in the yellow pages under the heading "Auctioneers."
How do I find images
of artworks on the internet?
Boston
University's Guide to Finding Images on the Web
Artcyclopedia: The Guide
to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet
Where can I find information
about current exhibitions?
The Art Museum Network
The Western
Museums Association
Where can I find biographical
information about an architect?
Brief
Biographies of American Architects Who Died Between 1897 and 1947
Chicago
Architects Oral History Project, The Art Institute of Chicago
Biographies
of Women in Architecture, International Archive of Women in
Architecture
Where can I find images of
buildings on the web?
Architecture
Slide Library, University of California Berkeley
Great Buildings Collection
Online
American Memory Project,
Library of Congress
Chicago
Imagebase, University of Illinois at Chicago
Image Exchange,
Society of Architectural Historians
Cities/Buildings
Database, University of Washington
Where can I begin researching my house?
National
Register of Historic Places
Historic American
Building Survey/ Historic American Engineering Record
Commission
on Chicago Landmarks
If you have further questions or comments regarding this information,
please contact the Reference Desk at (312) 443-3666 during our regular
hours.
|
