Writing 120C: Climate Change and the Arts

A research guide for artistic responses to climate change

Research and Instruction Librarian for Music & Fine Arts

Karen Olson

she/her/hers

Email Me

Contact:

Christiansen Hall of Music 147 (Music Library)
& Rolvaag Library 306

507-786-3362

Subjects: Art and Art History, Dance, Music, Theater

Image Collections from the Libraries

JSTOR Images This link opens in a new window
Diverse digital image library covering architecture, decorative arts, design, painting, photography, and sculpture from many cultures.
ARTstor's repository of hundreds of thousands of images, including art, architecture, design, is now part of JSTOR.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Full-text scholarly art encyclopedia covering artist biographies, works, traditions, media, techniques, and concepts in art history and theory. Includes a searchable collection of images.

Online Image Collections

Libraries across the globe are digitizing their public domain materials and making them available online. These include:

Europeana -- public domain materials, including visual art, from libraries in the European Union
DPLA -- public domain materials, including visual art, from libraries in the United States

Most major museums have also begun digitizing their materials. Search their websites for more information. Here are a few examples from the USA, but there are many more museums worldwide that you could investigate!