LibGuides: Art 350:Visual Perception Through Photography: Web Resources

Recommended Websites

Fine Art Museums of San Francisco
Image and text database of objects from the collections of the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor.
SF MOMA Photography
One of the first American museums to recognize photography as an art form, SFMOMA’s photography collection encompasses work from daguerreotypes made in the first years of the medium’s existence to digital imagery produced by experimental contemporary artists.
Google Art Project
Part of Google Cultural Institute. More than 40,000 high-resolution (note the magnification tool available) images of works from museums from over 40 countries. Browse by institutions or by artists.

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