Art Institute of Chicago Collections
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, United States
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste. Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881. Oil on canvas, 100.4 cm x 80.9 cm. Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago.
Description 
A descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum and school for fine arts around 1879. Today, it houses more than 300,000 works of art in their permanent collections, ranging from “Chinese bronzes to contemporary design and from textiles to installation art“. The digital collection contains more than 80,000 images, where you can search or browse by categories. The website also allows you to sign up for an account and make your own art collections by selecting artworks and adding notes about them. You can save your “collections” to revisit in the future or share them with your friends.
Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection
Subject Broad terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the digital image collection and what it depicts or expresses. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute.
Style Period Terms that define the styles, art periods, movements, etc. whose characteristics are represented in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute
American (North American), Ancient Chinese, Ancient Greek (culture or style), Asian, Byzantine,Chinese (culture or style), Contemporary, Egyptian (ancient), Impressionist (style), Japanese (culture or style),Medieval (European), Middle Eastern, Modern (style or period), Native American, Post-Impressionist, Renaissance-Baroque Styles, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period), South Asian, Ukiyo-e
Work Types Terms that identify the kinds of works in the digital collection being described. It typically refers to a work’s physical form, function, or medium in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Thesaurus For Graphic Materials (TGM) by Library of Congress.
Openness Openness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).
Allow Reuse for educational and non-commercial purposes
Notes on Usage Additional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.
Under Fair Use, users are able to use the site content for limited noncommercial, educational, and personal use only. All copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the images are to be retained. Citation is required by including the author, source of the materials and other descriptive information.
e.g. Seurat, Georges. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1886. Oil on canvas, 207.5 cm x 308.1 cm. Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago. Accessed on July 15, 2015 from http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/27992.
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