Artstor on JSTOR
Arstor on JSTOR is a phenomenal resource for art history images, images of contemporary works in galleries, and high-resolution images not available on Google! If you're seeing images of artists' works, we recommend starting here.
Artstor is on the JSTOR platform effective 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 our top picks!
The Art Institute's permanent collection. Includes images, basic information and often the publication history about works of art representing all areas of the collection.