ARTstor

To use this resource, you must be logged in to the University of Connecticut network or University of Connecticut VPN. Access to licensed research databases and electronic journals is limited to current University of Connecticut students, faculty, and staff.

Over 500,000 high-resolution art and architecture images, for educational (non-commercial) use. Includes architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual culture.

ARTstor works with UConn's VPN for off-campus access but only if you run the VPN's "Network Connect" application before connecting to ARTstor.

Or, you can registered for a password while on campus and then log in from off campus by going directly to www.artstor.org. The password expires after 120 days. Contact Michael Young (tel. 860-486-4953) for assistance.

The ARTstor Charter Collection currently contains approximately 500,000 images. Covers artistic traditions across many times and cultures, including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual culture.

Contains the following collections (descriptions from the ARTstor Web Site):

The Image Gallery A deep and broad collection of images of world visual art and culture.
The Art History Survey Collection Key monuments of world art defined by a concordance of ten standard art history survey texts
The Carnegie Arts of the United States Collection Images documenting the history of American art, architecture, visual and material culture.
The Huntington Archive of Asian Art Broad photographic overview of the art of Asia from 3000 B.C. through the present.
The Illustrated Bartsch A collection derived from the standard art reference publication, The Illustrated Bartsch, which contains Old Master European prints from the 15th to 19th Centuries.
The Mellon International Dunhuang Archive Wall paintings and sculpture from the Buddhist cave shrines in Dunhuang, China, a key site on the ancient Silk Route.
The MoMA Architecture and Design Collection Images representing the collections of the Department of Architecture and Design of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

Contact Michael Young, Art & Design Librarian, Tel. 860-486-4953, email michael.s.young@uconn.edu for a demonstration for your department of this sumptuous resource.

Technical requirements for access to ARTSTOR:

Flash Player: Version 6 or above
Java: Sun Version 1.3 or above
Pop-up blocking software: Must be disabled or set to allow pop-up windows from www.artstor.org
Cookies: Must be enabled
Monitor resolution: 1024x768 is recommended
Memory: 128 MB or higher

Supported browsers

PC: Windows 2000 or XP, Microsoft IE 5.5 and above, Netscape 6.0 and above, Mozilla 1.5 and above, PWB 2.05 and above
Macintosh: OS 10.2 ot OS 10.3 (10.3 is required to use Java 1.4), Microsoft IE 5.2 and above, Netscape 6.0 and above, Mozilla 1.5 and above
Linux: Any version, Netscape 6.0 and above, Mozilla 1.2 and above, Firefox 0.9.1

Access to ARTstor is restricted to use within the United States or at facilities which are owned by the University of Connecticut in foreign countries.

See Details for technical notes.

Allowed Locations	Storrs and Regional Campuses, UConn Health Center, UConn Law School
Access Restrictions	University of Connecticut and VPN only
Concurrent Users	Silent

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