History of Art Department, Visual Resources Collections

Collection Information

The Department of the History of Art (HART) digital collection consists of original photography donated by faculty, images provided by other University collections, images digitized from slides, books, journals, and prints as well as digital images licensed from vendors.

The Department’s images that were gathered to form the former slide distribution project, namely ACSSA and AAPD are also available through ARTstor, which we recommend as the optimal method of accessing these resources. If you are interested in using ACSAA or AAPD images in UMDL Image Portfolios, please contact us using via vrum@umich.edu. The third of the slide distribution projects, UMSD is in process of being added to this UMDL system.

In addition to digital images, the HART VRC image collections includes informational records without images attached. The majority are from the Eleanor S. Collins VRC Teaching Collections located in Tappan Hall. These data records are searchable along with the digital image data records. These informational records will display the text "View Records" in the space where an image thumbnail will appear for digital images.

Please note that images and records are added every week to this site as we continue to digitize the precious research of our globe-trotting faculty. This ever-expanding site will continue to change and grow as we work to include more of the archives online.

Please use the "Problems/Comments About This Item" link to alert us to your image needs.

When using these digital images, it's your responsibility to observe the rights of the copyright holders and license restrictions. Contact us if you have if you have questions about your rights to use them. What are your rights?

  • You may download or copy an image for a class paper.
  • You may download or copy an image for a class/seminar/conference presentation.
  • You may link to an image from your webpage or course page, but remember that non-UMich users will not be able to access the image.
  • You may NOT download or copy an image to put on your (or any other) website.
  • You may NOT download or copy an image for any other type of publishing, without gaining permission from the copyright holder. In most cases we have contact information should you need to contact the copyright holder.

To cite images from this collection use:

HART Images, UM, History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collection. Image [use Record ID number]. University of Michigan, Mlibrary Image Collections. URL: http://images.umdl.umich.edu. [date accessed].