Research Guides: Art Education Research Guide: Images

Where to Find Images

Artstor + Forum Shared Image Collections

Artstor includes a repository for digital images created by the Flaxman Library specifically for use in teaching and research at SAIC. This collection features thousands of images and can be accessed via Artstor.

For assistance with Artstor and other resources to show images in the classroom contact Flaxman Librarians at flaxman@saic.edu

Artstor on JSTOR *NEW* This link opens in a new window
Artstor is moving to the JSTOR platform 8/1/24. Digital image gallery with millions of images of works of art from museums, galleries, and private collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago. Artstor also includes AIC Collections, images curated by the Flaxman Library specifically for use in teaching and research at SAIC. Click here for tips on how to use Workspace for organizing images.

Image Databases + Websites

ARTstor is a great starting point, but there are some additional image sources you may find helpful. You can see a full list on our Where to Find Images page. These options are some of your best bets!

Getty Open Content Program (Images) This link opens in a new window
The Open Content Program makes high-resolution images of public domain artwork from the Getty collections freely available, without restrictions, to advance the research, teaching, and practice of art and art history.

Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images - including images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs
Collection of free images includes more than 900 WPA posters, more than 3,000 American art illustrations, 400 snapshots taken by the song-collecting Lomax family, and hundreds of color photographs taken during a survey of the Russian Empire between 1905 and 1915.