Masterpieces from the Jean Pignozzi Collection is an exhibition currently on view at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) in Washington D.C., organized by the Pignozzi Collection-Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and funded by Continental Airlines. The show features works by 28 African artists from 15 African countries, whose works have been...

Readers with an interest in digital art should check out this colorful and dynamic website dedicated to the "celebration of African culture of art, design and technology." The site features work from more than 300 distinct Artists (as of this write-up). Each artist's feature includes images of their work, biographical information, or selected quotations from the artist, and links to their social...

Despite recent news items announcing its financial troubles, the Smithsonian Institution carries on doing what museums are supposed to do, such as providing Web exhibits like this one featuring the Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection. Paul and Ruth Tishman began collecting African art in 1959, and donated their collection to the Walt Disney Company in 1984. In 2005, Disney gave the...

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The New York Public Library's early efforts to collect Native American portraiture were greatly aided by gifts and purchases made by Dr. Wilberforce Eames and J.P. Morgan. Morgan was a sponsor of Edward S. Curtis's massive survey of North American Native Americans and Eames was the Library's bibliographer. This particular digital collection from the Library brings together some of these early...

Munch's Scream, Madonna set for summer return in Oslo http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/03/04/munch-paintings-return.html Edvard Munch: The Dance of Life Site http://muse.calarts.edu/~rjaster/edvard-munch/index1.htm Edvard Munch Online http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/munch_edvard.html Munch Museum [Macromedia Flash...

The American Institute for Graphic Arts was founded in 1914, and today it is simply known as AIGA. The archives of the AIGA have thousands of images, including entries from their annual juried design competition, which started in 1924. Visitors can view a list of all the "Collections", or they can choose to "Browse" the archives. Visitors choosing "Browse" are offered their choice of filters...

While these exhibits might not be for everyone, those readers who enjoy a little scatological humor or who are fascinated by the ubiquity of the air sickness bag on commercial flights will find the Air Sickness Bag Virtual Museum a welcome stopover while traveling the wild lands of the Internet. Readers may want to begin by selecting See All Bags, which calls up each of the 2,687 one-of-a-kind...

The Albertina has been gathering great European paintings, prints, sculptures, and drawings since the 18th century. For readers who can't make the trip to Vienna this year, the Albertina showcases 61,812 of its most precious art works online, among them classics by Bruegel, Monet, Picasso, and many others. If you're looking for a particular work, era, or painter, the search functions will make...