The MFAH Collections

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States

Remington, Frederic. The Scout, c. 1902. Oil on canvas, 119.4 cm x 87.6 cm. Houston, Museum of Fine Arts.

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

Established in 1900, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) is one of the largest museums in the United States. The museum collection houses more than 65,000 works of art from antiquity to present day. Users can search by keywords or browse by collecting areas, artist/maker, culture, classification and artist nationality.

Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection

Museum Collections, Both Copyrighted and Public Domain Images

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.

African, Americas, Antiquities, Asian, Contemporary, European, Islamic (culture or style), Ukiyo-e

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), Chinese (culture or style), Chinese ceramics styles, Contemporary, Impressionist (style), Islamic (culture or style), Japanese (culture or style), Latin American, Modern (style or period), Post-Impressionist, Renaissance-Baroque Styles

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.

Antiquities, Clay, Costumes, Decorative Arts, Drawings, Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Metals, Paintings, Photographs, Pottery, Prints, Sculpture, Textiles, Watercolors

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.

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