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700 ARTS & RECREATION

700 Art, Art encyclopedias and dictionaries
707 Art - Study and teaching, (Art - Analysis, interpretation, appreciation), (Art education), (Art schools)
708 Art collections, Art museums, (Art galleries)
709 Art - History, American art, Canadian art
709.02 Renaissance art
709.2 Artists, American artists, Canadian artists
720 Architecture
728.8 Palaces - Great Britain
730.92 Sculptors
736 Origami, (Japanese paper folding)
736.2 Gems, (Gemstones), (Jewels), (Birthstones), (Precious stones), (Jewelry)
741.5 Cartoons and caricatures, Comic books, strips, etc., Superhero comic books, strips, etc., (Comic strips), (Funnies), (Humorous pictures), (Comics)
741.6 Clip art, (Clipart), (Cliparts), (Graphics), Illustration of books, (Images), (Pictures), (Photos), (Photographs), Greeting cards, Christmas cards, (Birthday cards), Postcards, (Post cards), Posters, (Movie Posters), Commercial Art, (Advertising art), (Animation), (Banners), (Buttons), (Drawing), (Icons)
745.6 Alphabets, Calligraphy, Initials, Lettering, Monograms, (Ornamental alphabets), (Decorative arts)
746.434 Crocheting
746.46 Quilts - Design, Quilting, (Patchwork quilts), (Quilt designing)
750 Painting, (Oil painting), (Paintings)
751.42 Watercolor painting, (Water colors)
757 Portraits
759 Artists, Painters, Group of Seven (Group of artists)
760 Pictures, Graphic Arts, (Photographs - Databases)
769 Prints, (Japanese prints)
769.56 Stamp collecting, (Philately), (Postage stamps - Collectors and collecting)
770 Photography, Artistic photography
774 Holography, (Laser photography), (Holograms)
778.5 Cinematography, (Digital video), (Video recording)
779 Photojournalism, (Photo journalism), (Journalistic photography), (News photography)
780 Music, (Classical music), Musicians, Composers, (New consonant music), (Postmodern classical music), Grammy Awards
780.9 Music - History and criticism
781.64 Popular music, Ragtime
781.65 Jazz music
782.1 Musicals, (Musical plays), (Musical films)
782.27 Hymns, Hymnals, (Gospel music), (Church music), Spirituals (Songs)
782.42 Songs, (Lyrics), (Karaoke), (Popular songs), Children's songs, Folk songs, (Folksongs), National songs, (National anthems), Lullabies, (Cradle songs), War songs, (Battle songs), (Soldiers' songs)
784.19 Musical instruments
786.7 MIDI, MP3, WAV, Music clips, Sound clips, Computer music, Electronic music
787.87 Guitars, Guitar music
790 Games, Games - Rules, Recreation, Amusements, (Hobbies), (Collectors and collecting)
791.43 Motion pictures, (Movies), Films, Academy Awards, (Cinema), (Cinemas), (Movie theaters), (Drive-in theaters)
791.45 Television movies, TV talk shows, (TV movies), (TV shows), Television programs, (TV programs), Interviewing on television, Television serials, Soap operas, Emmy Awards
792 Theater, (Musicals), (Opera), (Operetta)
792.8 Dance, Ballet, Modern dance
793.2 Parties, Children's parties, Showers (Parties), (Bridal showers), (Baby showers), (Invitations)
793.3 Square dancing, Folk dancing, Ballroom dancing, Belly dancing, Break dancing, Tap dancing, (Country western dancing), (Line dancing), (Round dancing)
793.7 Jokes
793.73 Crossword puzzles, Puzzles, (Trivia), Picture puzzles, (Jigsaw puzzles), Mathematical recreations, Questions and answers, Word games
793.8 Magic tricks, Ventriloquism
794.1 Chess
794.4 Bowling
796 Sports (Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis), Sports - Rules, Outdoor recreation
796.2 Roller skating, In-line skating, (Inline skating), (Rollerblading)
796.352 Golf
796.357 Baseball
796.48 Olympic games, (Olympics)
796.5 Outdoor life, Wilderness survival, (Hiking), (Walking), (Backpacking), (Mountaineering)
796.54 Camping, Camps, Campgrounds, (Camp grounds), (Summer camps), Tents
796.6 Bicycle racing, Bicycle touring, (Biking)
796.7 Automobile racing, (Automobiles - Racing), (Car racing)
796.962 Hockey
797.1 Sailing, Boats and boating, Yachts and yachting, Boat racing
797.2 Swimming, Diving, Marathon swimming, Synchronized swimming
797.56 Skydiving
798.4 Horse racing, (Horseracing), (Thoroughbred), (Horsemanship)
799.1 Fishing

700 ARTS

700 Art, Art encyclopedias and dictionaries

AbsoluteArts.com. Alphabetized Gallery Portfolios: (5,969 works). Search by Galleries, by Artists Represented, by Medium, by Subject Matter, by Country, by Value, by Medium - Value, or by Art History Masters.

Art Access from the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection. Includes: Ancient Indian Art of the Americas, African American Art, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, plus Modern and Contemporary Art. Also available are glossaries, art lesson plans, family activities, art resources, view art collections, read art institute publications, play games about art, explore galleries, discover exhibitions, and interact with online art resources.

Artcyclopedia. Comprehensive index of 6000 artists represented at museum sites, image archives, and other online art sites. Search by Movement, Medium, Subject and Nationality of Artists.

ArtLex - Art Dictionary. A great resource for artists, students and educators in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education. Includes definitions for over 3,400 terms, along with images of examples, pronunciation notes, quotations, and links to other art sites.

ArtPromote.com. Links to numerous art related sites. Categories include: Animal Art, Art Galleries, Art Museums, Art Directories, Artists, Computer Art, Crafts, Design Arts, Art Education, Ethnic Art (African, Egyptian, Japanese...), Fantasy (fairies, dragons, mermaids...), Metaphysical (angels, astrology, new age...), Music, Paranormal (aliens, oracles, vampires...), Periods and Movements (abstract, surreal, pop...), Retro (antiques, collectibles, pin-ups...), Sculpture, Thematic, and Visual Arts.

ArtQuest is not a broker of art, nor a physical gallery. It provides a direct listing service for locating art in a virtual gallery where interested parties can reach the artist or listing agent directly by email. Each painting or art work includes name of artist, title, size, medium, year, and price.

AskART includes a profile page on each of 35,000 American artists, searchable by name. Includes an Art Museum Directory, Art Glossary, and more.

Blender.org. Features & Gallery. Video Tutorials.

Google Image Search. The most comprehensive art image search engine on the Web with over 880,000,000 images. Provides information on each image: gif or jpg file, size of file, and the URL where the image comes from. Some images may be offensive. Caution advised.

 

Look up: Art Terms Dictionary from Babylon.com. These Fine Arts Dictionaries cover art terms that include different artistic styles, techniques, periods, materials and trends in the field. Contents: A Brush With Greatness Glossary, Fine Art Terminology.

Yahoo! Image Search. Find over 1 billion photos and illustrations from all over the Web. Some images may be offensive. Caution advised.

707 Art - Study and teaching, (Art - Analysis, interpretation, appreciation), (Art education), (Art schools)

Art Junction: a collaborative art space for teachers and students.

Color Vision & Art. The Science of Vision and the Emergence of Modern Art, from WebExhibits.org.

Interactive Art School. Nine free mini art lessons on Oil Painting Techniques.

Pigments through the Ages - Pigments in Paintings: How artists have colored our lives, from WebExhibits.org. Exhibit includes most important pigments used through the early 20th century: Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, White, Brown, Black. Includes Painting Process.

Portrait Art Tutorials. Lessons on how to draw faces, drawing tips, tutorials on color, anatomy, sketching people.

Window to Art is planned for students, teachers and all interested in experiencing art at any level of competence. Web pages are curriculum based with content illustrated by High School student works over many years. Topics include: Foundations, Drawing, Painting, Word Art, 3D Art, Graphics, and Mixed Media.

708 Art collections, Art museums, (Art galleries)

Alternative Psychedelic and Fantasy Art. View online picture galleries where you will discover a whole new range of surreal, psychedelic, trance, sci-fi, new age and fantasy art.

AMICO - Art Museum Image Consortium. The AMICO LibraryTM is a growing online multimedia resource documenting works of art from around the world in image, text and multimedia. A broad range of cultures, times, and objects is represented, drawn from AMICO Member collections.

Art Galleries. Links to selected major Art Museums and Art Galleries around the world.

Artcyclopedia. Art Museums Worldwide. Includes art museums and art galleries with fine arts collections and an online presence. Choose U.S. Museums or Non-U.S. Museums for the rest of the world.

Arts and Humanities. Links to Museums of the World. Includes Art, Artists, Art history/epoche, Applied Arts, Dance, Literature, Music, and Theatre. (Slow loading).

Louvre Museum - Paris, France.

Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York.

MoOM - The Museum of Online Museums from Coudal.com. Links to online Galleries, Exhibitions and Shows covering a vast array of interests and obsessions. See also Archives.

MoMA.org - Museum of Modern Art - Long Island City, Queens, New York.

Museums: Alphabetized from World Wide Arts Resources.

National Gallery - Trafalgar Square, London, England.

National Gallery of Art - The Collection. Houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present. Records on all of the more than 110,000 objects and images of more than 6,000 objects in the collection are available online. Search the entire collection by specific artist, title, or a combination of criteria.

Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena, CA. European paintings and sculpture from 14th to 20th century. South Asian sculpture collection: work from India, Nepal, Thailand and Cambodia.

Pacific Asia Museum. Collections include: Chinese Decorative Arts, Chinese Ceramics, South East Asian Art, Pacific Island Art, Himalayan Buddhist Art, Japanese Decorative Arts, Arts of Korea, Orientalist Art, Harari Collection of Japanese Paintings and Drawings, Art of Buddhism: Signs, Symbols, and Ritual Objects, and more.

The Saatchi Gallery: Contemporary Art in London. Presents work by largely unseen young artists or by established international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK. Search Artists A-Z. Includes a Virtual Tour.

State Hermitage Museum - St. Petersburg, Russia.

Ten Cool Sites: Art Museums from Exploratorium.

Virtual Museum of Japanese Arts. Fine Arts, Crafts, Performing Arts, Pastime Arts, Martial Arts, Others (Japanese Dolls, Ninja, Japanese Cuisine, Japanese Poetry: Haiku), and Cafe (Movies of Festivals and Martial Arts of Japan).

709 Art - History, American art, Canadian art

Art|2|LIFE: The Canadian Century. Interactive timeline of Canadian art, people and events in the 1990s. For each selected artist from 1990-1999, site provides general Statement, Biography, plus Visual Gallery. Some minimal hardware, software, and plugins required to access this site.

Art History Network. Links to Art History, Archaeology and Architecture resources on the Web. Sites about Artists: Michelangelo, Cezanne, Dali, Gauguin, Monet, Picasso, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Art Historical Era: Ancient Art, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism, Modern Art, Post Modern Art, Contemporary Art, and Civilizations. Links to Art Journals & Magazines, Images & Virtual Tours, General Resources, Organizations, Jobs, Discussion Groups & Chat.

Art History Resources on the Web. Massive links to Prehistoric Art, Ancient Egypt & Near East, Ancient Greece & Rome, Ancient Greece & Rome, Art of the Middle Ages, 15th & 16th Century Renaissance Art, 17th Century Baroque Art, 18th - 21st Century Art, Research Resources, Asian Art, African Art, The Americas & Oceania, Museums & Galleries, Prints & Photography, and more.

Shades and Shadow-Pictures: The Materials and Techniques of American Portrait Silhouettes by Penley Knipe. The name "silhouette" derives from the surname of an 18th century finance minister to Louis XV: Etienne de Silhouette. "During the 18th and 19th centuries, there were numerous well-known English silhouettists who usually painted their subjects onto a variety of substrates such as ivory and plaster..." From American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Book and Paper Group.

Timeline of Art History from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Special topics covered include: African Art, Ancient American Art, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Arms and Armor, Asian Art, Byzantine Art, Colonial Art of the Americas, Costume, Egyptian Art, European Art, Greek and Roman Art in the Ancient World, Islamic Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, Musical Instruments, Arts of Oceania, Photography, Prehistory, Abridged Lists of Rulers, Arts of United States.

709.02 Renaissance art

A Gallery of the Italian Renaissance from Washington State University. Contents: Sandro Botticelli, Allori Cristofano, Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgione, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Raphael, Other Renaissance Art. Mannerism: El Greco, Titian, Other Mannerist Art.

709.2 Artists, American artists, Canadian artists

The American Center for Artists - Artist and Gallery Listings. Famous Artists, Artist Listings, Galleries, Featured Artists.

AskART Artist Directory. 52,000 artists A-Z, art biography, auction records and art for sale.

Julian Beever is an English artist who is famous for his art on the pavement of England, France, Germany, United States, Australia and Belgium. View these amazing chalk drawings with 3D illusion. "Anamorphic illusions drawn in a special distortion in order to create an impression of 3 dimensions when seen from one particular viewpoint."

Distinguished Artist Series. A-Z index of over 2,500 deceased American painters, sculptors and photographers. Scroll down to see links to More American Art History Resources, "boutique" magazines covering 18th to 21st centuries American Decorative Arts, American Equine and Wildlife Art, American Figurative and Portrait Art, American Genre Art, American Landscape Art, American Marine Art, American Photography, American Representational Art, American Still Life Art, Living Artists, State Capitol Art Collections, and more.

Global Gallery - Artist Biographies. Online Art Source.

Life of an Artist. Biographies and galleries of Renaissance artists including Leon Battista Alberti, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and others.

leaf Kathleen Lynch. Spring Show featuring accomplished Canadian & American artist: Kathleen Lynch. 48 original pieces of art ranging from traditional watercolors of Alaska floral, scenery and wildlife to her new contemporary stylized motifs of underwater activity and fanciful forest in both watercolor and acrylic, from Heritage Art & Frames, Anchorage, Alaska. See also Kathleen Lynch - Artist On Line Gallery and Take the Studio Tour.

National Museum of Women in the Arts. View over 250 works by women artists (16th - 20th century) from around the world in the museum's permanent collection.

leaf Studio One and Studio Two from Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion and professional development of artists, and services for art collectors. View works of Canadian Artists A-Z with links to artists' email addresses and websites where available.

720 Architecture

America's Favorite Architecture: Empire State Building Ranks Highest in Poll of America’s Favorite Architecture. Site includes list of top 10 structures and their architects and designers:

AR Awards for Emerging Architecture. View award winners from 1999 to 2007. Inaugurated in 1999, the Architectural Review (AR) Awards for Emerging Architecture is the biggest and best award for young architects in the world and gives £15 000 in prize money.

architecture.com. Contents: 250,000 pages of useful information about architecture, architects. Run by Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Architecture Education. Resources for Students (K-12, College), Resources for Architects and Educators.

Architecture Visual Resources Library. From University of California, Berkeley. Use the SPIRO Query Form to search architectural pictures, illustrations, and photos by Period or Topic, Personal or Group Name, Building or Object Title, Location, Subject or Object Type, Source Abbreviation, or Image ID. Choose a Result Format of Thumbnail images only or images with description. You can also select by Date Range in AD or BCE. Sample Searches offer examples on how to search this site effectively.

leaf The Flatiron Building. A Toronto Landmark at the corner of Front, Wellington and Church Streets since 1892. Article by Marilyn Perlman, posted at Canadian Tour Guide Association of Toronto. See also Flatiron Building (Toronto) with color photo, [Flatiron Building (New York City)], CN Tower, Rogers Centre (Skydome), Casa Loma, List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Glass Steel and Stone: Global Architecture Directory. Browse the site by Continents (North America, Europe, Asia ...), by Countries (US, UK, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands ...), by Cities, by U.S. States. Includes Haunted Architecture, Odd Architecture, Skyline of the Week, Urban Poetry, Doors of San Francisco, Doors of Paris, Beyond The Lions, AIA Sandcastles, and Architecture Quotations.

GreatBuildings.com. The Great Buildings Collection include: Buildings (A-Z by name), Great Architects from around the world (A-Z), Places (Architecture by continents), Architectural Types (Building Types: bridges, castles; Architectural Styles: ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Islamic; Architecture Timeline, Special Places: Japan, Istanbul, China; Construction Types: brick, fabric, glass; Climates: desert, alpine, tropical; Contexts: rural, urban; Architectural Elements, etc.), plus 3-D Models of Great Buildings around the world: Bank of China Tower by Architect I.M. Pei, Brooklyn Bridge by John Augustus Roebling, Eiffel Tower by Gustave Eiffel, Notre Dame Cathedral by Maurice de Sully, Rockefeller Center by Raymond Hood, St. Peter's of Rome by Giacomo della Porta, Taj Mahal by Emperor Shah Jahan, and many more, including Globe Theater, Great Pyramid of Khufu, and Stonehenge, etc. with unknown architects.

Probert Encyclopaedia - Architecture. An extensive dictionary of architectural terms, architectural structures, architectural styles and a glossary of architectural terminology as well as notable buildings and structures from around the world.

Structures Resources on the Web. Last update 15 Nov. 2002.

728.8 Palaces - Great Britain

Historic Royal Palaces. Five magnificent buildings: Tower of London (Home to the Crown Jewels and nearly 1000 years of royal history), Hampton Court Palace (Henry VIII's majestic palace on the River Thames), Kensington Palace (World famous dress collection), Banqueting House, and Kew Palace (George III's family home). History of each palace is briefly described with an illustrated timeline and an in-depth look.

730.92 Sculptors

List of Sculptors from Wikipedia. Life histories of sculptors and links.

Michelangelo from GlobalGallery.com. Early Life and Work, Sculpture, Painting, Architecture. View popular Michelangelo prints including Creation of Adam.

Sculptors > Masters from Yahoo! Directory.

The Tom and Nan Riley Collection of Roman Portrait Sculptures. Collection dates back to the period when Rome was at its greatest prosperity - the first century B.C. to the third century A.D. Artifacts include: Greeks: Sophocles, Alexander the Great, Roman Emperors: Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, Roman Priest of Bacchus, Roman Women, Syrian Woman, Roman Children, and more.

736 Origami, (Japanese paper folding)

The Complete Book of Origami:
Step-by Step Instructions
in Over 1000 Diagrams/
48 Original Models
(Origami)

The Complete Book of Origami: Step-by Step Instructions in Over 1000 Diagrams/48 Original Models (Origami)

The Origami Bible
(Paperback)
by Nick Robinson


The Origami Bible (Paperback) by Nick Robinson

Easy Origami
(Paperback)
by John Montroll


Easy Origami (Paperback) by John Montroll
The Encyclopedia of Origami:
The Complete, Fully Illustrated
Guide to the Folded Paper Arts
(Hardcover)
by Nick Robinson

The Encyclopedia of Origami: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Guide to the Folded Paper Arts (Hardcover) by Nick Robinson

Easy Origami Bat, How to Fold an Origami Hawaiian Shirt, Simple Origami Swan, Why is origami so good for you? From Elementary School Art, Manchester, CT.

How to Fold a Paper Crane from imagitek.com. A paper crane is a symbol of hope and the possibility of fulfilling all of your dreams. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Special exhibit of Sadako Sasaki, 12 Years of Age. Sadako's 4,675 Days of Life.

Joseph Wu Origami. Includes Illustration, Gallery, Articles: What Is Origami? Origami: A Brief History of the Ancient Art of Paperfolding.

Peter Buda's Origami Page. Basic Folds, Infinite Folds, Explanation of Origami Symbols, Diagrams, Pictures, Articles.

Stephen O'Hanlon's Origami Page. Includes Origami Basics, Origami Chess Set, and more.

Tammy Yee's Origami Page. Paper folding activities for kids.

736.2 Gems, (Gemstones), (Jewels), (Birthstones), (Precious stones), (Jewelry)

Birth Flowers and Birth Stones by Month. Chart.

Birthstones and Star Sign Stones. Chart showing Birth Month, Modern Birthstones (official birthstone list from the American National Association of Jewelers), Traditional Birthstones, Mystical Birthstones (of Tibetan origin from over a thousand years ago), Ayurvedic Birthstones (from Ayurvedic Indian Medicine - a type of medicine used for over a thousand years), and Other Birthstones. Plus Sun Sign, Birthstone, Planetary Stone, and Lucky Charms.

745.6 Alphabets, Calligraphy, Initials, Lettering, Monograms, (Ornamental alphabets), (Decorative arts)

About Calligraphy by John Stevens. Art Lesson: The History of Calligraphy from Robins Design.com. History of Calligraphy from PageWise. A History of the Calligraphy - "The Qur'an was revealed in Mecca, read in Egypt and written in Istanbul".

Calligraphy, Lettering and Typeface Design - A History by Julian Waters. History of Penmanship by Dr. Joseph M. Vitolo. Hobbs and Tolley Calligraphic Portfolio Samples and Descriptions. Inkwell Calligraphy Studio, 2.5 min. video. Cyberscribe Art Gallery. Above links from Washington Calligraphers Guild.

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval. Some scans from a 1581 copy of the Geneva Bible. Example: 11th Century and Numerals Details.

Ornamental Initials from House of Lime. Including German Caps, Gothic Caps, Kids Alphabet, and many more. Please read Terms for usage.

Printable Alphabets for children from ActivityVillage, UK.

Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. Its primary role is to make web designer’s life easier. As the new fonts are bundled into operating systems, the list of the common fonts will be updated.

741.5 Cartoons and caricatures, Comic books, strips, etc., Superhero comic books, strips, etc., (Comic strips), (Funnies), (Humorous pictures), (Comics)

America in Caricature, 1765-1865 from Lilly Library, Indiana University. "The word caricature comes into the English language from the Italian caricare, meaning to charge, load or exaggerate." Online exhibition of political cartoons or caricatures depicting periods in American history from the Revolutionary War to War of 1812, plus Colonial Years and election years of Abraham Lincoln 1860-1865.

Artizans Portfolios. Categories: Illustration, Caricature, Gag Cartoons, Branding, USA Political, Canada Political, Global Political. Select a portfolio category from the icons to view a sample image from each artist (scrollbar on left). List of All Artists from A-Z.

The Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2001 by Daryl Cagle. September 11 Brings Out the Worst in Editorial Cartoons. See also September 11th Remembered in Cartoons - Anniversary 2003.

Cartoon America: A Library of Congress Exhibition. The James Arthur Wood, Jr. Collection of Cartoon and Caricature contains more than 36,000 original cartoon drawings. 102 drawings selected for this exhibition.

Cartoon Gallery: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000+ - The Funny Side of the Street from The Wall Street Journal Cartoon Collection, Baker Library.

Caricatures by Zach Trenholm. Includes color caricatures of Fidel Castro, Jane Seymour, Oprah Winfrey, Barry Manilow, David Bowie, Stephen King, Alfred Hitchcock, Cher, William Shakespeare, and links to additional work.

Cartooning Basic Lessons by Mathew Owens. Free basic lessons in cartooning based on the basic shapes of drawing, sketching and art fundamentals.

Cartoons for Any Professional Project by fulltime cartoonist & humorous illustrator: Dan Rosandich. Please note: All cartoons throughout this online catalog are copyrighted as a collective work. Catalog of cartoons include:

leaf Chaptoons: Featuring the Comic Panel "SEIZE THE DAY". Cartoons by nationally syndicated cartoonist Len Chapman. See Artizans Art Works to browse artwork by Len Chapman.

Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index. Cartoon categories: U.S. News, World News, Business, Sports, Entertainment, Tech / Science, Health, Weather, Travel, Blogs, etc. Also: Daily Updated Political Cartoons by all the top cartoonists. View cartoons by American Cartoonists, Canadian Cartoonists, Worldwide Cartoonists, Weekly Cartoonists. Site includes a Teachers Guide to Lesson Plans for using cartoons in the classroom.

Drawing from Life. View Cartoons and Caricatures from Smithsonian Institution Libraries collection of cartoon and caricature books.

Guardians of the North. Canada has its own superheroes. Site includes many color illustrations of superhero comic book covers.

Illingworth Cartoons Exhibition. Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, 1902-1979. The Illingworth cartoon collection at the National Library of Wales, which contains 4,563 images, explores a wide variety of topics through the eyes of one of Britain's best known cartoonists of the twentieth century.

How to Draw Manga:
Male Characters
(Paperback)
by Hikaru Hayashi

How to Draw Manga: Male Characters (Paperback) by Hikaru Hayashi
    How to Draw Manga
Volume 2
Compiling Techniques
(How to Draw Manga)

How to 
Draw Manga Volume 2 Compiling Techniques (How to Draw Manga)
    How to Draw Manga
Volume 12:
Giant Robots
(How to Draw Manga)

How to 
Draw Manga Volume 12: Giant Robots (How to Draw Manga)
    How to Draw Anime
& Game Characters
Vol. 1: Basics for
Beginners and Beyond

How to Draw 
Anime & Game Characters, Vol. 1: Basics for Beginners and Beyond

How to Draw Cartoons by Brent Windsor. Simple cartooning lessons for young and old alike. Free lessons in how to draw easy step by step cartoons. Contents include: Draw a Cartoon Bear, Cartoon Lion, Cartoon Cat ... 3D Cartoons, Cartoon Proportions, Drawing Tips, Drawing Tools, Hints and Tips, Using layers, and more.

How to Draw Manga - Online Tutorials from Manga University, Tokyo. Learn how to draw Japanese-style comics using online tutorials created by acclaimed artist Julie Dillon. Contents: Anime Style Hair, Clothing and Folds, General Anime Faces, Female Figure Drawing, Specific Characters.

John Leech Sketch archives from Punch. Cartoon Archives 1841-1864. Cartoons cover all sorts of interesting historical events including the Great Exhibition, the Crimean War, the Chartist Movement, changing fashion and changing attitudes to class, servants and women. Browse Year Index 1800-1859 (more will be added), Keyword Index, Title Index.

Learn to Draw Cartoons - Step by Step Lessons from Cartoon Critters.

Newsletter Cartoons by Ted Goff of Kansas City, MO. Online catalog of over 1,000 cartoons searchable by keywords, all cartoons, random cartoons, most recent, or by cagegories. Cartoons have customer service themes, sales themes, industrial safety themes - for company or business newsletter.

741.6 Clip art, (Clipart), (Cliparts), (Graphics), Illustration of books, (Images), (Pictures), (Photos), (Photographs), Greeting cards, Christmas cards, (Birthday cards), Postcards, (Post cards), Posters, (Movie Posters), Commercial Art, (Advertising art), (Animation), (Banners), (Buttons), (Drawing), (Icons)

2000Greetings.com. Wide variety of free greeting cards. Friendship Cards, Birthday Cards, Screensavers, Stationery, Congratulations, Fill in the Blanks, Apology, Fun Cards, Holiday Cards, Breaking Up Cards, Get Well Cards, Inspirational Cards, Magical Cards, Cartoons, Seasonal Cards, Sympathy Cards, Thank You Cards, Good Luck, and more.

About.com: Web Clip Art - Original On Site Clip Art Collections. Original holiday and special occasion clip art, plus Web basics, sports, flowers, and other original clipart collections.

Amazing 3rd Planet Inc. Specializes in Vintage, Classic, and Contemporary Movie Posters, including Sci Fi Movie Posters, Disney Movie Posters, and Old Toys such as Star Trek Toys, Wonder Woman, View-Masters, Smurfs, etc. Viewing caution advised.

Animation Factory. Over 400,000 3D animations, clip art, backgrounds, web buttons, images, graphics, free animated gif, video clips and PowerPoint templates to create emails, websites, videos and presentations

ArtBitz™ Stock Illustration & Design: The Designer's Stock Resource. Includes Free Samples.

Classroom Clipart. Over 42,000 free clip art images, clipart, illustrations, pictures and photographs for every occasion. Over 700 clip art, and clipart related categories.

Clip Art & Icons from Kaboose.com. Include holidays, animals, flowers, sports, birthdays, toys and Disney characters.

Clip-Art.com. Clipart, Font, Photo and Web Graphic Links.

Clip art from Google Image Search. Over 320,000,000 images available for your use. Provides information on each image: gif or jpg file, size of file, and the URL where the image comes from. Some images may be offensive. Caution advised.

Clip Art from Yahoo! Links by Categories: Animated GIFs, Commercial, Holidays and Observances, Icons, Web Directories, or by A-Z list of sites.

Clip Art Gallery from Discovery Education. Educational clipart categories: Animated Clips, Art, Awards, Food, Fun & Games, Health & Safety, Language Arts, Letters & Numbers, Logos & Mascots, Math, Music, Science, Seasons & Holidays, Social Studies, Special Events, Sports, Students, Teachers, and Technology. Some appear in both black and white and color.

Clip Art Library. Categorized Clip-Art and Icons from A-Z, Clip Art Collections from A-Z, plus GIF Animations, Assorted Collections, Bullets, Dots, Balls, Lines, Bars, and Rules, Background Images and Textures, and Clip Art Search.

leaf Clipart Library from Humanities Computing and Media Centre, University of Victoria, BC. Language-teaching GIF clipart for use in low-level language courses. Images arranged in a drop down menu or search by keywords.

Clip Art Searcher. Find free clip art, photos, and animations. Search in ArtToday (1,500,000 Clipart Images, Photos, Animations, Fonts, WebArt, Sounds), Google (Image, Words, or Domain), Anzwers (Geographic search), HotBot, Lycos (Multimedia, Image Gallery), or 1-Click (Yahoo! & Euroseek for Backgrounds, Clip Art, Icons, and Animated GIFs).

Clip Art and Media - Design Gallery Live from Microsoft Office Online. Collections of small graphics or clips. Over 150,000 free images and sounds.

FlamingText ClipArt. Fabulous site that allows you to customize your own cliparts with variations of fonts, colors, styles, backgrounds, etc. Choose from 13,362 First Names from A-Z each in 5 to 15 different styles with a total of 71,425 images. You can make changes to them as you wish and save them for your own use. Site also provides free Icons, Neon Signs, Animated ClipArts, Arrows, Banners, Bullets, Buttons, Dividers, and Flags.

Font Avenue - Resources for font people. Font Directory, Font Archives - FontFace.com, FontFreak.com, Fonts & Things, Original Fonts, Font Tools, Font Info & Resources - ABC Typography: A Virtual Museum of Typography and much more.

Free Background Clipart Images.

FreeButtonZone.com. Free Backgrounds, Buttons, Marble, Stars, Stone, Arrows, Fabric Textured Arrows, Squares, 3D Swirl Squares, File Tabs, Textured Rounds, Animated Buttons of Stars and Squares.

Free Clipart Archive.

Free clipart for students & teachers! From Clipart ETC (Educational Technology Clearinghouse, Florida). Over 11,000 pieces of free clipart and growing.

FreeFoto.com. Largest collection of beautiful color photographs for private non-commercial use on the Internet. Site features over 101,860 high quality images, with 143 sections organized into 3,056 categories.

Free Graphics. Links to Animation Factory, Brown Bag Graphics, School Icons Club, Cool Text Logos and More at Cooltext.com, Free Image Editing Program XnView, GIFWORKS Free On-line Tool, Microsoft Free Clipart Gallary, Lycos Graphics Portal, and Patriotic Backgrounds by Dawn.

Free Greeting Cards from Vermont Teddy Bear. Send a free greeting card featuring your favorite Vermont Teddy Bears through Cy-Bear Space for Birthday, Christmas, Congratulations, Get Well, Graduation, Thank You, Valentine's Day, and other occasions.

Gif.com. Animations, Fonts and dingbats, Free clipart, Graphics links, Top sites, Free photos, Postcards, and links to Graphics forums.

Google Image Search. The most comprehensive art image search engine on the Web with over 880,000,000 images. Provides information on each image: gif or jpg file, size of file, and the URL where the image comes from. Some images may be offensive. Caution advised.

 

HistoryWired. Many exquisite photos, postcards, and other images selected from the millions of artefacts in the National Museum of American History. Highlight an object to view the image, zoom in or out, or to learn more historical details about the object.

Illustrations: A Guide to Sources on the World Wide Web. Great selection of Links to WWW Sites, Dictionaries/Encyclopedias, Maps, Clip Art, Alphabets, Signs & Symbols, Web Developer tools, Building Plans, Trademarks & Logos, Indexes (include image collections), and Cartoons.

Image and Sound Databases from University of California Berkeley Library. Find photographs, paintings, films and other materials in audio or visual format. Includes online art catalog databases.

Ingenious: Seeing Things Differently. 30,000 images from the collections of Science Museum, National Railway Museum, and National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, UK.

Ivy's Coloring Page Search Engine. This search engine will search the web exclusively for print and color pages by subject matter. Very extensive. See also Ivy's Greeting Cards where you can make a card and print it.

Kids Image Search Tools. Search for images using Yahooligans Downloader, Ditto.com, Alta Vista Image Search, and Pics4Learning! Includes links to Special Image Databases under Animals, Art, Astronomy/Space, and History/Society.

Leo's Icon Archive. Over 10,000 free icons, desktop icons, clip art, cartoons, buttons, bullets, lines, dividers, initial caps.

Picsearch. An image search service with more than 3,000,000,000 pictures. Please read Terms of Use.

Same as Google Image Search

Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration. View pictures that inspire, pictures that inform, pictures that influence, and the process of illustration. You can also view all images or view all books with illustrations.

Royalty-Free Clip Art Collection for Foreign/Second Language Instruction from Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Purdue University.

Time & Life Pictures. View Recent Time & Life Pictures Events. Browse by Category: News, Sport, Entertainment.

Top 100 Websites - Clipart Collections. Links to top 100 clipart Web sites.

UVic's Language Teaching Clipart Library from University of Victoria, BC. Consists of 3000 images (1500 pairs) for use in the teaching of basic vocabulary in a variety of languages.

Wallpaper Browse. Free scenery wallpapers and scenery backgrounds.

Wallpapers Park. Landscape Wallpapers, Flower Wallpapers, Animal Wallpapers, Scenic Wallpapers, Top 10 Wallpapers.

WebClipz.com A+ Directory. A searchable, annotated web resource listing: Free Web Graphics, Clipart, Animations, Images, Screen savers, Freeware, Desktop Tools, Webmaster Resources, and Open Source links.

Ya hoo! Directory - Graphics. Links to numerous Web graphics sites in A-Z order including online logo generator, animated GIFs, backgrounds, clip art, icons, transparent images, and Web site templates.

746.434 Crocheting

Free Crochet Pattern Links.

Teaching a Child to Crochet from Crochet Guild of America. Includes: Basic Crochet Techniques, Patterns for Children. Crochet Lessons for Left-Handers, Crochet Lessons for Right-Handers.

Free Crochet Lessons. Easy, how-to crochet instructions including illustrations and abbreviations in English, Spanish and French, includes Free Crochet Patterns.

746.46 Quilts - Design, Quilting, (Patchwork quilts), (Quilt designing)

Your First Quilt Book
(or it should be!)
(Paperback)
by Carol Doak


Your First Quilt Book (or it should be!) (Paperback) by Carol Doak (Author)
  Old Nova Scotian Quilts
(Paperback)
by Scott Robson, and
Sharon MacDonald


Old Nova Scotian Quilts (Paperback) by Scott Robson (Author), Sharon MacDonald (Author)
  Egg Money Quilts:
1930's Vintage Samplers
(Spiral-bound)
by Eleanor Burns


Egg Money Quilts: 1930's Vintage Samplers (Spiral-bound) by Eleanor Burns (Author)

McCall's Quick Quilts - Quiltmaking Lessons. Free Quilt Patterns: Golden Quilts, Web Bonus Patterns, Kids' Corner Quilt Patterns, Quilt Block Patterns. Site includes Quilters' Forum, and Quilters' Chat Room.

Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996 from the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Collection represents a wide range of quiltmaking, from highly traditional to innovative, and the quilts pictured exhibit excellent design and technical skill in a variety of styles and materials. Search by Keyword, by Quiltmakers, or by Subjects. Includes Gallery of 410 Photographs, and Sound Recordings.

World Wide Quilting Page. World's Oldest & Largest Quilting Site. Includes:

750 Painting, (Oil painting), (Paintings)

WebMuseum, Paris: Famous Artworks Exhibition. Contents include: Gothic Painting (1280-1515), Italian Renaissance (1420-1600), Northern Renaissance (1500-1615), Baroque (1600-1790), Revolution and Restoration (1740-1860), Impressionism (1860-1900), 20th century: Fauvism, Matisse, Expressionism, Artistic Emigres, Picasso and Cubism, Abstraction, Pop Art, Japanese Art.

751.42 Watercolor painting, (Water colors)

Watercolor Painting.com - Learning Center. Online reference for watercolor - pigments, paint, color theory, watercolor manufacturers, Brushes, Papers, Palettes & Easels, Matting and Framing, Sumi-e, Egg Tempera, Acrylics, Famous watercolorists, art glossary. Includes Free Watercolor Painting Tutorials - Learn to Paint - How to Paint Watercolors by Greg Conley.

757 Portraits

Secrets to
Drawing Realistic Faces
(Paperback)
by Carrie Stuart Parks


Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces (Paperback) by Carrie Stuart Parks
          In Focus:
National Geographic
Greatest Portraits
(Hardcover)


In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits (Hardcover)
          How to Draw
Lifelike Portraits
from Photographs
by Lee Hammond
(Hardcover)

How to 
Draw Lifelike Portraits from Photographs by Lee Hammond (Hardcover)

Before: Portraits of Current World Leaders. Portraits of world leaders when they were babies or young boys: King of Jordan, Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin, Tony Blair, The Dalai Lama, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong II, Pope Benedict XVI, George W. Bush, Fidel Castrol, Vicente Fox.

Drawing Pencil Portraits the Lee Hammond Way - How to Draw Lifelike Pencil Portraits. Materials & tips, Gridding Method, Blending & Shading, Drawing Realistic Hair, Drawing the Eyes, Making Tortillons, Step by Step Demonstration. Includes pencil portraits of Jack Nicholson, George Burns, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr. Bean, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Cruise, Sean Connery, Humphrey Bogart.

Drawing People from Learn to Draw.com. Include: The Profile: Measurements, Drawing Eyes, Facial Symmetry. Site asks you for money to see more how to draw techniques.

Drawing Portraits from Photos. A "From Beginner - For Beginners" step by step guide by Reinhard.

Drawing the Portrait from Portrait-artist.org, a portrait art tutorial site, with lessons on sketching and drawing faces, drawing techniques, and much more. Contents: Drawing Lips, Drawing the Profile, Structure & Proportions, Drawing the Nose, Drawing Eyes, Drawing Hair, Portrait Art Sketchbook, Don't do that! (common portrait drawing errors).

Learn How to Draw Portraits by Helen South, About.com.

Picturing Business in America: Hedcuts in the Wall Street Journal. "First invented in 1979, The Wall Street Journal’s distinctive portrait heads, known as “hedcuts” or “dot-drawings” have attained the status of an American icon, readily identifiable with one of the country’s best-known business publications." Find out How It's Done, Dots & Dashes. See hedcuts of Bill Gates, Jerry Yang (Co-founder of Yahoo!), Rupert Murdock and Wendi Deng, Mary Kay Ash, Oprah Winfrey.

759 Artists, Painters, Group of Seven (Group of artists)

All About Artists. Artist Biographies featured on this site: Albert Bierstadt, Adolph-William Bouguereau, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Edgar Degas, Winslow Homer, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Georges Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh.

Artist Quotes. Quotes by artists A-Z. Inspirational Art Quotes by Famous Artists. Famous Artists. Master Artists from the History of Art: Profiles of Francis Bacon (Artist), Salvador Dali, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, and Brett Whiteley.

Artists' Biographies from the Grove Dictionary of Art. Browse over 180,000 international artists, from Old Masters to Modern and Contemporary Art. Find works of art, galleries, auctions & art prices.

AskART: The American Artists Bluebook™. AskART is an online database containing 52,000 American artists from early 16th-Century to the present. Find art prices, painting value, art appraisal, art values, auction prices.

leaf Bateman, Robert. Robert Bateman: Wildlife Artist, Environmentalist, Naturalist, Canadian.

  • Robert Bateman (naturalist) born May 24, 1930 in Toronto. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • The Life and Times of Robert Bateman - A very well done Biography of Canadian Artist Robert Bateman. 13 web pages with photos. Researched, written, designed and maintained by Heartland Graphics.ca.
  • Robert Bateman's Visual Art Gallery.
  • Robert Bateman's Ideas.
  • Robert Bateman Online from Art Encylopedia.
  • Robert Bateman Limited Edition Art from World Wide Art.

    Dali, Salvador. Salvador Dali Art Gallery. Biography and art of Dali, his Paranoid Critical Transformation Method, Photo Album, Essay on Dalí by George Orwell, Dali Quotations, Dali's Art Gallery (with 1029 paintings, 349 drawings, 128 watercolors, and 73 objects), Salvador Dali Shop, as well as learn more about Surrealism.

    Distinguished Artist Series. Over 2,600 deceased American painters, sculptors and photographers of note are indexed in alphabetical order.

    Escher, M.C. - The Official M.C. Escher Website provides information about the use of M.C. Escher's work, a short biography, quotes by M.C. Escher, news, bibliography, links. View six galleries with Escher's work. Watch a short video and listen to M.C. Escher while he is making the "Eye" mezzotint. View videos of "Belvédère" and "Waterfall". Download a free Escher Interactive Puzzle.

    Famous Painters from FamousPainter.com. Include: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, René Magritte, Francisco de Goya, Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Rembrandt van Rijn, Andy Warhol, Georgia O'Keeffe, Wassily Kandinsky, Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt, plus Movements & Artists.

    Famous Paintings and Painters: Great Artists with their Masterpieces from around the world. Includes Paul Cezanne, John Constable, Leonardo da Vinci, Henri Matisse, Michelangelo, Raphael, William Turner, Vincent van Gogh, William Blake, plus links to A-Z of Famous Painters

    The Group of Seven. Biographies, History and Paintings of the Group of Seven Canadian artists: Franklin Carmichael, A.J. Casson, L.L. Fitzgerald, Lawren Harris, Edwin Holgate, A.Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, Frederick Varley. See also Tom Thomson and Contemporary Collection consists of biography, artist's statement, and sample works of other Canadian artists.

    The McMichael Canadian Art Collection: The Group of Seven and Their Contemporaries. History of the Group of Seven artists with photographs. The Group of Seven: Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Frank Johnston, Franklin Carmichael, A.Y. Jackson, A.J. Casson, Edwin Holgate, L.L. Fitzgerald, Their Contemporaries: Emily Carr, Clarence Gagnon. The Collection also includes: First Nations Art, Inuit Art, Contemporary Art.

    Michelangelo - view prints and posters gallery. Early life and work of Michelangelo, 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. View popular Michelangelo prints.

    Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). Biography of Michelangelo with art prints. View work of Michelangelo and Bio: Michelangelo - site created and maintained by Carol Gerten-Jackson. See also photos of Michelangelo's paintings and sculptures.

    Modern & Contemporary Art. Major 20th century and contemporary visual artists from the-artists.org. Artists A-Z, brief biography with portrait and links.

    The Painter's Keys Art Directory. Resource of Art Quotations - Art quotes searchable by author and subject. Search index of over 337 categories in alphabetical order. The Painter's Keys Studios Worldwide - Accomodations for artists.

    Painting > Artists > Masters from Yahoo! Directory.

    Picasso, Pablo. Pablo Picasso - biography and description of his works. Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso (1881-1973) paintings from Estate of Pablo Picasso, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Please observe copyright laws. See also Pablo Picasso: Images and biography from The Artchive. Pablo Picasso - Official Website: Includes Biography (unusual format), Genealogy, Works and Stories, Exhibitions, Museums.

    Web Gallery of Art. A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods from 12th to mid-19th centuries (1100-1850), currently containing over 14.500 reproductions. Commentaries on pictures, biographies of artists are available. Artists - Search A-Z by name, Search by School, Period, Timeline, or Profession, or Sort by Name, School, Period, Time-line, or Profession.

    WebMuseum, Paris: Artist Index A-Z.

    The WetCanvas! Virtual Museum - Individual Artist Index.

    Women Artists in History. Medieval, 15th Century to 20th Century, Contemporary Artists.

    760 Pictures, Graphic arts, (Photographs - Databases)

    See also 770 Photography, Artistic photography below.

    123 Royalty Free. 500,000 royalty free stock photos. New images, Free images, Stock image and photo subscription, Editors' Top Picks, Images Categories.

    1000 pictures - free desktop wallpaper.

    Alamy Images. Stock photography and stock photos. 3.5 million stock photos, 308 stock agencies, 4900 photographers.

    The Amazing Picture Machine - NCRTEC (North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium) Index to Graphical Resources on the Internet. Topics include: Aircraft, Civil War, Dinosaurs, Famous Actors and Actresses of the 20th Century, Gems and Minerals, Maps of Continents and Countries, Military Equipment, Paintings and Famous Works of Art, Patterns and Shapes, World Leaders, Weather and Meteorological Phenomenon, and World War II.

    American Photography: A Century of Images from PBS.

    Bigfoto.com. Royalty free photo agency offers free use of all pictures. Read note on Copyright. Categories of photos include America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Themes, Miscellaneous.

    Big Stock Photo. Royalty free stock photos, downloadable photo community: Featured Collections, Browse Newest, Photo Search, Browse by Category, Browse by Photographer, or Most Popular.

    CalPhotos from University of California, Berkeley. CalPhotos is a collection of over 128,250 images of plants, animals, fossils, people, and landscapes. Photos contributed by a variety of organizations and individuals. Contributors maintain copyright. Note: Usage guidelines provided with each image.

    Can Stock Photo. One of the world's largest microstock photography agencies. Covers photos from over 990 Royalty Free Stock Photo Categories.

    Fotosearch. Search 50 Photography, Stock Photos, and Footage Vendors, as well as Royalty Free Clip Art, Illustrations, and Clipart Images.

    FreeFoto.com. Free pictures. 111912 images with 147 sections organized into 3169 categories. Largest collection of free photographs for private non-commercial use on the Internet.

    Free Pictures. Photos of dogs, cats, birds, fish, horses, insects, pigs, reptiles, and more from PetStyle.

    Free Pictures Photos. Large free pictures photos, wallpaper, ideal for print. Categories: Landscapes, sunsets, textures, colours, clouds, flowers, fruits, stones, construction.

    Gimp Savvy - A Community-Indexed Photo Archive. Copyright free photo archive: Over 27,000 public domain photos and images. Master List of Keywords for searching. Includes Tips on Indexing the Photo Archive.

    Google Image Search. The most comprehensive art image search engine on the Web with over 320,000,000 images. Provides information on each image: gif or jpg file, size of file, and the URL where the image comes from. Some images may be offensive. Caution advised.

    Inmagine. World's Largest Royalty-Free Collection. Search 1,000,000 images.

    LIFE Photo Archive Hosted by Google. Search millions of historic photos from the 1750s to today. Search by decades, find people, places, events, sports, culture and more. 10 million photographs are expected to be available when collection is complete. Photos may be printed free of charge for non-commercial use.

    PBase Photo Galleries. Database contains over 16,690,000 photos as of Jan. 1, 2004. Still growing. Quality varies. All images are copyrighted by their owners.

    PCO - Picture Collection Online from New York Public Library. Collection of 30,000 "public domain images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923." Subjects include: African-Americans, Animals, Army, Birds, Clothing & Dress, Costume, Design, Dragons, Fashion Drawings, Gloves, Hats, Insects, Native Americans, New York City, Pioneer Life, Punishments, Reptiles, Shoes, Slave Ships, Slavery, Snakes, Umbrellas and Parasols, and more."

    PunchStock - Galleries. Exclusive royalty free photos, images, illustrations and stock photography.

    Shorpy Photo Archive - Image Galleries. "History in HD is a vintage photography blog featuring thousands of high-definition images from the 1850s to 1950s. The site is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a teenage coal miner who lived 100 years ago."

    SutterPoint Photography. Highest Rated Photos. Most Popular Photos. Most Recent Photos. Random. Browse by Album A-Z. Sell Photos - For photographers to sell photos on ShutterPoint.

    Shutter Stock. 1,457,333 royalty-free stock photos by subscription, 29,759 new stock photos added this week, 49,971 photographers - as of 1 February 2007.

    Stock.XCHNG. Leading free stock photo site. Gallery contains over 100.000 quality stock photos by more than 9.000 users.

    Yahoo! Picture Gallery. Options to Search Entire Gallery, Corbis pictures only (over 2,000,000 items of photographs and fine art images), or NBA pictures of players only.

    769 Prints, (Japanese prints)

    The Art of Asia - Featured Collection: Ukiyo-e from Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA). Includes Video: Pictures of the Floating World.

    A Guide to the Ukiyo-e Sites of the Internet by Hans Olof Johansson.

    Japanese Woodblock Print Collection from University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Library. Prints provide a window into traditional Japanese attitudes toward illness, the human body, women, religion, and the West. Themes include: Contagious Disease, Drug Advertisements, Foreigners & Disease. Religion & Health, Women’s Health.

    Japanese Woodblock Prints from Asian Art Mall.

    Ukiyo-e from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "the word ukiyo is literally translated as "floating world" in English." "Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre, and pleasure quarters. It is the main artistic genre of woodblock printing in Japan."

    Ukiyoe-Gallery - Library Page. Extensive Gallery of Ukiyo-e & Shin Hanga Japansese Woodblock Prints, plus Library about Publishers, Printing Techniques, Advice for Collectors. Includes 58 articles by Dr. Andreas Grund and Thomas Crossland.

    769.56 Stamp collecting, (Philately), (Postage stamps - Collectors and collecting)

    About Stamp Collecting from United States Postal Service (USPS). How do I start collecting stamps? What kinds of stamps are there? How do I remove stamps from envelopes? How should I organize my stamps? How can I tell what a stamp is worth? How should I judge the condition of a stamp? and other Q&A.

    Arago: People, Postage & the Post - Philately. Philately - the study and collection of stamps in the United States and other countries. Exhibits.

    Introducing Philately from UK Philately.org. Where to see stamps in the U.K., Find a society for me (in U.K.), Buy and sell stamps, What's on (UK and International events), Stamp magazines, and more.

    Junior Philatelists on the Internet. This Web Site is for all beginners in stamp collecting regardless of age. Contents include: A Brief History of Stamps, Brief Postal History of China, Falkland Islands, Heligoland, Manchukuo, and History of United States Postage Stamps - 1847 through 1947 ~ The first 100 years, Three Tips for Stamp Collectors, Ten Low Cost Ways to Start Collecting Stamps, "How To" Articles by Ken Stewart, World Records in Stamps, Nicknames of Famous Stamps, U.S. Revenues - I Love them! Trade stamps with other collectors, and more.

    Just for Kids from American Philatelic Society. Stamp Fun, Q&A, New Stamp Arrivals, Beginners Info, Activity Pages, Fun Facts, and more.

    Stamp Collecting. The National Postal Museum celebrates the beauty and lore of stamps, showcasing rare stamps and covers from the Museum's renowned collection. Contents include: Introduction to Philately, Preserving and Conserving Your Collection, Collecting Resources and References.

    Stamp collecting from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philately from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Stamp Collecting for Kids by Wilfred J "Bill" Finch, who had collected stamps for over 80 years. Mr. Finch passed away on June 7, 2003, but his family has kept this wonderful web site alive for all of us. Site includes: Stamp Collecting Tips (Learn how to soak stamps off envelopes), My Stamp Room (topical stamp collections), Collecting First Day Covers, and more.

    Stamps 4 Kids. Contents: How to pronounce Philately (fi-latt'-eh-lee) - The study and collecting of stamps and other postal material. How do I start? What do I need ? Can I make my own Stamp Album? Includes link to a very interesting article: Selvedge Art and Information ~ On Canadian Postal Issues ~ by Tony Brown.

    770 Photography, Artistic photography

    Arts Cow Photo Prints. New members get 1200 free photo prints from ArtsCow.com (600 4x6 prints plus 600 5x7 prints). After your first 1200 free prints, additional 4x6 photo prints will cost 6 cents each.

    Garry Black Photography. Thumbnailed photo galleries. Includes Tips and Techniques on photography.

    How to Take Great Photos of Holiday Lights from New York Institute of Photography: Educating Photographers Since 1910. Digital Holiday Lights, Problems, Solutions, Timing Is Everything, Shoot Two Exposures, Turn Off Automatic White Balance, Test, Test, Test. See also How to Photograph Football.

    Life in America. Documentary photography capturing memories of everyday life. Numerous photos depicting real people doing real things showing a wide range of emotions. Some photos are quite hilarious. All pictures are copyrighted by photographers. You may submit your own photos for approval to be added in the collection. Includes captions and quotations of wise sayings.

    Making Photographs - A tutorial by Philip Greenspun from Photo.net. Topics include: Light, Lens, Film, Exposure, Camera. Other Learning pages include: Portrait Photography, Underwater Photography Primer, Sports Photography, Pinhole Photography, Nature Photography, and many more. See also Gallery of Top Photos, Photography Equipment, and Travel for A Photographer's Guide to various travel destinations around the world, e.g. Cape Cod, Las Vegas, Paris, China, Japan, Bangkok ...

    Masters of Photography. Alphabetical listing of artists with articles on each photographer, sample photographs by the photographer, as well as links to other resources and books about the photographer.

    National Geographic Photography. Photo Galleries, Wallpapers, Photo of the Day, Photographers, Photo Tips, Buy Prints.

    Smithsonian: Photography. Resources and Links include: Smithsonian Photographs Online, National Zoo Photographs Online, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, and more. Online Exhibitions include: The Smithsonian Museum of American Art Exhibition, American Photographs: The First Century, Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, and more.

    ShortCourses in Digital Photography. Offers a quick course in the art of digital photography with helpful how-to sections. Course topics cover digital cameras and the digital process. Many photo examples presented in exquisite color. See also Hot Topics including Breaking News Sites, Must-see Web Sites, Photographic Galleries - DLC Photography by Donald L Cohen, M.D., and Caught In Time Photography - An eclectic online gallery featuring landscapes, florals, abstracts, architecture, infrared, and more by West Virginia photographer Melanie Kipp.

    leaf Travel Shots. Only the best travel photos submitted are shown online in the Travel Shots gallery. When travel photos are submitted, you retain all rights to the photos.

    774 Holography, (Laser photography), (Holograms)

    A Guide to Practical Holography by Christopher Outwater & Van Hamersveld. Illustrated with diagrams, contents include: Some basic concepts of how holography works, Laser, Basic hologram, Movement, Different types of holograms, Making holograms, Bleaching procedure.

    Holography - a three-dimensional imaging technique produces what is commonly called a hologram. Laser light is used to record the patterns of light waves reflected from an object. History of Holography. Spectral Imagery - 3-D images or holograms. Here you can view a "3-D ghost" of Leonardo DaVinci using a paint brush to transform Mona Lisa into an IBM campaign logo, and also download and view a video clip of the 3-D ghost with sound.

    HoloKids. What is a hologram? What are holograms used for? What is a LASER? Why do you need laser to make a hologram? See also Holography FAQs.

    How Holograms Are Made. The Animated Holographer shows you how a hologram is made in 9 slides. Multimedia presentation requires RealPlayer. See Main Index Page of Frank DeFreitas's Holoworld for more hologram information.

    How Holographic Memory Will Work by Kevin Bonsor, from How Stuff Works.

    778.5 Cinematography, (Digital video), (Video recording)

    Bigshot Media - Flash Bundles. Click to view short video clips of 12 bigshot movies from each category, e.g. Active Living, Beautiful Day, Business Communications, Clouds, etc. Search also over 5000 Single Movies by category.

    Buyout Footage.com: Public Domain Films And Royalty Free Stock Footage - Contemporary Royalty Free Stock Footage. Categories include: Education, Generations, Lifestyles, Modern Military, U.S. Presidents, Tragedies and Disasters, Weather Watch, On Location, Environmental Education, Nature - Scenic, Nature - Wild Life, Sports Today, Business, Health and Medical, Concepts, Celebrations, Motion Graphics, Elements And Visual Effects. Historical Library includes: World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Military Newreels, Nuclear-Biological Warfare: Mass Destruction.

    Google Video. World's first open online video marketplace. Search for, watch and buy TV shows, movies, music videos, documentaries, personal productions and more.

    Photosearch. Stock Footage Video. Stock Photography. Royalty Free Stock Photos - CD-ROM Photo Images and Clip Art Discs. Demo Reel allows you to preview all clips on some discs.

    PhotoSpin.com - Category 5: Video. Browse some 485 video clips. Other categories include: Royalty free stock photographs, illustrations, fonts, MP3 audio previews.

    Stock Video. Royalty Free HD offers a selection of high-definition (HD) stock footage in various categories. All footage is royalty free (buy once, use forever), and each clip can be previewed online. A valuable resource for any person involved in film or digital video.

    Sample Storm Video Footage. Link from Weatherstock: Storm Film Footage and Storm Video Footage Collections.

    779 Photojournalism, (Photo journalism), (Journalistic photography), (News photography)

    The Photographic Gallery of Pulitzer Prize-Winner John Kaplan. Photos grouped under: Singles, The Pulitzer, Face of Cuba, Mom and Me Book. Site includes a biography of John Kaplan.



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