Art

Arts of the United States, a database of over 4000 images of works important to the study of the history of art in the United States, has been added to the GALILEO demo system and is available for your preview.

Arts of the United States, a joint project between the Lamar Dodd Art School, University of Georgia and the University of Georgia and Yale University Libraries, contains over 4,000 images of works important to the study of the history of art in the United States.

The pieces, dating from the 17th century through the 20th, include architecture, decorative arts, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, and stage and costume design as well as Native American art and artifacts.

Although the majority of artists represented in the database are American, significant works created by non-native artists while in the United States are included.

The database is derived from the Carnegie Arts of the United States photographic collection, which had its genesis four decades ago in the Carnegie Study of the Arts of the United States.

The study began in 1956 as a multi-year project directed by Lamar Dodd, chairman of the University of Georgia’s Department of Art, and was funded by grant from the (then) Carnegie Corporation.

The study’s objective was to create a collection of images that would support the teaching of American art.