"Folk art is a reflection of society as seen through the eyes of artists whose perceptions are sometimes traditional and conventional - sometimes unruly, and even wild." So writes the Canadian Museum of History, host of this online exhibit that highlights Quebec folk art from the eighteenth century through today. This exhibit allows visitors to explore the diversity of folk art through both...

The Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) presents Hearts of Our People, showcasing work by Native women artists. The exhibition was organized by Minneapolis Institute of Art Associate Curator of Native American Art Jill Ahlberg Yohe and Teri Greeves, an independent curator and member of the Kiowa Nation, with an advisory panel of Native women artists and Native and...

This collection from the University of North Carolina Library highlights book art from three Latin American countries: Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico. As Teresa Chapa, the project's collector and curator, explains: "This exhibition highlights two of these trends in publishing and book-making that are quite distinct, as well as some of the ways that they intersect. One trend preserves time-honored...

This website is the result of a collaboration between New York University and the Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics. It is a "digital venue for documenting the expression of social and political life through performance in the many cultures and political landscapes of the Americas." Visitors can click on "Artist Profiles" to read the profiles in English, Spanish or Portuguese....

Based at New York University, the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics is a rather unique consortium of various institutions, artists, scholars, and activists dedicated “to exploring the relationship between expressive behavior and social and political life in the Americas”. Equally interesting is the Institute’s desire to move beyond a number of traditional disciplinary boundaries,...

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859-1937, was a deeply religious, mystical painter, who, as an African-American, found it difficult to gain acceptance for his artwork in the United States, and lived most of his life in France. The Smithsonian American Art Museum presents this comprehensive online exhibition on Tanner's life and work, utilizing both paintings and archival materials from its collections. The...

Herb Block (also known as "Herblock") was one of the most influential political commentators and editorial cartoonists in American history. His work began to appear in 1929, and he continued creating social commentary for 72 years. The Library of Congress website digitized some of the 14,000 images that the Herb Block Foundation donated in 2002. Visitors interested in seeing the wide range of...

This exhibition from Stanford University Special Collections highlights the work of graphic designer and photographer Herbert Matter. The 293 items in the exhibition are drawn from the Herbert Matter Archive, a massive collection dating from 1937 through 1984 that includes photographs, books, audiovisual materials, documents and manuscripts, and negatives and transparencies of Matter's artistic...

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden was established on the edge of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in 1974, primarily with works drawn from the personal collection of the Latvian-born financier Joseph Hirshhorn. Considered one of the "big five" modern art museums in the U.S., the Hirshhorn boasts impressive permanent collections and is known for innovative exhibitions. The museum also...

The history of the book is a fascinating subject, and one that is addressed head on by this most wonderful collection from the University of Washington Libraries Historical BookArts Collection. This digital collection features a sampling of materials held in their Special Collections Division and is primarily intended to serve as a teaching tool. The materials here are contained within sections...