Minneapolis Institute of Arts collection

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, United States

The Falconers, 1435 – 1445. Wool and tapestry weave, 342.9 cm x 325.76 cm. Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is continually making their collections accessible online. To date, their collections span from paintings, prints, drawings, photography to more specific works like African art, Asian art, decorative arts and new media.

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.

African, Asian, Ceramics (object genre), Contemporary, Decorative Arts, European, Medieval (European), Native American, Photography (discipline)

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

Abstraction, Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Conceptual, Contemporary, Cubist, Dutch, East Asian, Expressionist (style), Impressionist (style), Indian (South Asian), Japanese (culture or style), Korean (culture or style), Minimal, Modern (style or period), New media art, Post-Impressionist, Renaissance-Baroque Styles, South Asian, Southeast Asian

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.

Ceramics (object genre), Clay, Decorative Arts, Drawings, Furniture, Glass, Illustrations, Metalwork, Mixed Media, Paintings, Photographs, Pottery, Prints, Sculpture, Textile Art, Textiles, Wood

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.

The institute encourages Fair Use and users may download images and text files and share them with others for limited non-commercial and educational purposes, subject to any additional terms or restrictions that may be included with an individual image or online program. No citation requirement mentioned in the terms of use. 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. The Falconers, 1435 – 1445. Wool and tapestry weave, 342.9 cm x 325.76 cm. Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Accessed July 15, 2015. https://collections.artsmia.org/index.php?page=detail&id=64

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