Guggenheim Museum Collection Online

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy

Hamilton, Richard. The Solomon R. Guggenheim (Black and White), 1965 – 1966. Fiberglass and cellulose, 122 x 122 x 19 cm. New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description A descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.

The Guggenheim Museum contains an extensive holding of over 7,000 artworks from the late 19th century to present day. Their collection online presents “a searchable database of selected artworks from the Guggenheim’s permanent collection of over 7,000 artworks“, which includes works from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. The database can also be browsed by artists, dates, mediums, movements and venues.

Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection

Museum and Cultural Institution Collections, Contain Copyrighted Images Only

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.

Contemporary, European, Modern (style or period), Performance art, Popular culture, Primitivism

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

Abstract Expressionist, Abstraction, Bauhaus, Conceptual, Constructivist, Contemporary, Cubist, Dada, Expressionist (style), Futurist,Impressionist (style), Kinetic, Minimal, New media art, Orphist, Pop (fine arts styles), Post-Impressionist, Postminimal, Postmodern, Surrealist, Symbolist

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.

Film (performing arts), Illustrations, Mixed Media, Paintings, Paper, Photography, Sculpture, Short films

Openness Openness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).

Allow Reuse and Redistribute for educational and non-commercial purposes

Notes on Usage Additional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.

The Guggenheim does not object to the reproduction, distribution, display, transmission, performance, and use of the Content and/or Compilation if done in accordance with the conditions of Fair Use under the US Copyright Law. However, (1) no modifications may be made as to the integrity or attribution of the Content and Compilation; and (2) all copies of the Content and Compilation must bear accurate identifying information, including proprietary collection information, credit lines, copyright and trademark notices, and a citation to the Site.

Citation is required but no format is indicated. Image can be cited by including creator name, title of image, year of creation (if unknown, indicate n.d.), medium, physical dimensions, accessed date, source and url of digital image:

e.g. Hamilton, Richard. The Solomon R. Guggenheim (Black and White), 1965 – 1966. Fiberglass and cellulose, 122 x 122 x 19 cm. New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Accessed July 15, 2015. http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artwork/1611.

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