Blog Category: Collection release

Artstor and the Norton Simon Museum are collaborating to share approximately 1,100 images of artworks from their permanent collection in the Digital Library.

The Norton Simon Museum is known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled. Over a thirty-year period, industrialist Norton Simon (1907–1993) amassed an astonishing collection of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century and a stellar collection of South and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years. Among the most celebrated works he collected are Branchini Madonna, 1427, by Giovanni di Paolo; Madonna and Child with Book, c. 1502-03, by Raphael; Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, 1633, by Francisco de Zurbarán; Portrait of a Boy, c. 1655-60, by Rembrandt van Rijn; Mulberry Tree, 1889, by Vincent van Gogh; Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1878-81, by Edgar Degas; and Woman with a Book, 1932, by Pablo Picasso. Highlights from the Asian collection include the bronze sculptures Buddha Shakyamuni, c. 550, India: Bihar, Gupta period, and Shiva as Lordof Dance, c. 1000, India: Tamil Nadu; and the gilt bronze Indra, 13th century, Nepal.

Artstor and the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism have released more than 16,000 images documenting mythology, symbols, and rituals in the Digital Library.

The images in Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) explore the universality of certain iconographies and themes, illustrating commonalities in the ways human beings across the world have thought about and represented different phenomena throughout time. Each image includes commentary that points to its unique cultural history and contextualizes it within larger archetypal patterns and historical developments. The collection supports interdisciplinary research in the humanities, including the understanding of images in psychotherapy and dreams. It offers support for artists and designers to search for pictorial inspiration and for people of all ages to explore the power of symbols.

View the collection in the Artstor Digital Library.

For detailed information about this collection, visit the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism collection page in Artstor.

Winslow Homer, The Fog Warning, 1885. Image © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Artstor and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) are making available approximately 1,200 images from the Museum’s permanent collection in the Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) program.  The IAP program provides high-quality image files to scholars for academic publications at no charge. For more information, visit artstor.org/iap.

Jean Lurcat Celui qui aime ecrit sur les murs [One who loves writes on the walls], ca. 1924. © Smithsonian Institution, © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

The Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum presents compelling perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through active educational and curatorial programming.

Tim Dirven; Two boys ride a bike at the ruins of Palmyra; 2008; Palmyra, Syria. © Tim Dirven / Panos Pictures

Panos Pictures and Artstor have collaborated to share more than 1,000 additional photographs of contemporary global affairs in the Digital Library, bringing the total to more than 32,000 images in Artstor.

Diego Rivera, Cruzando La Barranca/Crossing the Barranca, 1929-1930; Photo: Bob Schalkwijk © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), INBA

Artstor and Bob Schalkwijk have just released an additional 850 images selected from the photographer’s archives of Mexican art in the Digital Library.

Unknown, Moche, Vessel (front view), 100-800 C.E., Peru, north coast. Fowler Museum

Unknown, Moche, Vessel (left view), 100-800 C.E., Peru, north coast. Fowler Museum

Artstor and the Fowler Museum are now sharing more than 1,400 additional images of objects from the museum’s Andean ceramics collection in the Digital Library, bringing the total to more than 5,300 images.

Tlingit artist, leggings, ca. 1880. Image and original data from Portland Art Museum.

Jacki Apple & Martine Aballea, Artists Reading, 1977. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris, Moving image and original data provided by Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.; franklinfurnace.org

Neutelings Riedijk; Scheepvaart en Transport College, view of the northwest side of the building, 2005, Rotterdam. Image and original data provided by ART on FILE, artonfile.com

Rem D. Koolhaas, Two Libraries for Jussieu University (first floor section and condensed section), 1992. Data source: Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University and Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. © 2014 OMA AMO / Beeldrecht / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

David Wallace. Graces Can Be Grown. 2003. Image and data provided by Mattress Factory. © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Viscopy, Australia

The Artstor Digital Library now boasts more than two million images in all subjects and periods from more than 290 collections worldwide! In 2015 we added more than 200,000 new images, as well as our first video collection of 50 groundbreaking art performances from the Franklin Furnace Archives. We also reached new agreements with museums, galleries, artists, universities, and archives to keep the Digital Library growing in scope and comprehensiveness. And we continue to add new resources and expand existing ones. Check out our full lists:

Cow, daguerreotype, 19th century. © Worcester Art Museum, all rights reserved.

Artstor and the Worcester Art Museum have released more than 2,000 images of artworks from the Museum’s permanent collection in the Digital Library. This are the first of 20,000 images that will eventually become available in Artstor.

Willem van Haecht, Apelles Painting Campaspe, c.1630. Image and original data provided by the Mauritshuis, The Hague

Artstor and Mauritshuis are now sharing more than 500 images from the museum’s permanent collection in the Digital Library. This is the first installment of a projected total of 1,200 images.