Art & Art History

Image and Data Resources

• Metropolitan Museum of Art: 375,000 works in public domain Links to an external site.

 Art Appreciation

• Lumen Learning Course: Principles of Design, Context & Perspective, Periods of Art, Fine Art Media & Technique Links to an external site.
• Saylor Academy Course: Art Appreciation & Techniques Links to an external site.

Art History

• Wiki Books: Art History Links to an external site. 
• OER Commons Course: SmArt History  Links to an external site.
• Khan Academy: Smarthistory Links to an external site.
• A Textbook of the History of Painting- John C. Van Dyke Links to an external site.
• Boundless: Art History Links to an external site.
• Gutenburg: A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Links to an external site.
• A Textbook of the History of Painting: John Van Dyke Links to an external site.

Art Theory and Contemporary Critical Practice

• Art on the Edge:  Seventeen Contemporary American Artists Links to an external site.
• Wikibooks: Color Theory Links to an external site.
• Drawing for Beginners Links to an external site.
• First Principles of Symmetrical Beauty Links to an external site.
• Human Anatomy for Art Students Links to an external site.
• Gutenberg Books: Knights of Art: Stories of the Italian Painters Links to an external site.
• Gutenberg Books: Line and Form (Walter Crane) Links to an external site.
• Masterpieces of Painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum Links to an external site. (Burton Fredericksen)
• Masters of Watercolor Painting Links to an external site. (Amazon low cost book)
• A History of Sculpture Links to an external site. (Harold Fowler)

 

Thanks from the Coastline College’s OER Repository Links to an external site. and the College of the Canyons OER Summit 2017 Links to an external site.