# Free Online Books/Papers/Images **URL:** https://www.smartermarx.com/c/artist-educator-resources/free-online-books-papers/21.md [Latest](https://www.smartermarx.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.smartermarx.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.smartermarx.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Free Online Books/Papers/Images category](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/about-the-free-online-books-papers-category/34)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0
Post any interesting art resources like books and articles in this section. --- ## [Evolve Art Education: very similar appraoch to Waichulis Curriculum](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/evolve-art-education-very-similar-appraoch-to-waichulis-curriculum/1202)
**Author:** [@sow](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/sow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/evolve-art-education-very-similar-appraoch-to-waichulis-curriculum/1202 "2020-11-24T09:40:38Z")
https://staging.evolveartist.com/ i would like to know what you guys think about this project. https://evolveartist.easywebinar.live/replay-14 very interesting webinar by the author of the curriculum. --- ## [Explore Every MoMA Exhibit Since 1929 for Free Online](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/explore-every-moma-exhibit-since-1929-for-free-online/1087)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/explore-every-moma-exhibit-since-1929-for-free-online/1087 "2020-03-28T19:21:59Z")
Today, thanks to publicly accessible, digitized—or photographically reproduced—collections, art lovers can virtually “visit” museums through the screens of their computers, smartphones, and tablets. One major instituti… --- ## [Useful Image board reference materials program/app](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/useful-image-board-reference-materials-program-app/1042)
**Author:** [@tommulliner](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/tommulliner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/useful-image-board-reference-materials-program-app/1042 "2020-01-24T11:01:36Z")
Discovered a useful bit of software for use as a photo/image reference board. It’s called Pure Ref and is available for a donation value of your choice or free from here: https://www.pureref.com/ Available on Windows, … --- ## ["The Fortunes of Apelles"](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-fortunes-of-apelles/979)
**Author:** [@Maneesh\_Yadav](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/Maneesh_Yadav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-fortunes-of-apelles/979 "2019-10-26T18:34:09Z")
A bit of art history from John Gage’s “Color and Culture: Practice and Meaning from Antiquity to Abstraction”. My favorite (free) website on painting and color science cites Gage’s book this way: “This is the perhaps th… --- ## [Alfred Yarbus' Eye Movements and Vision](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/alfred-yarbus-eye-movements-and-vision/66)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/alfred-yarbus-eye-movements-and-vision/66 "2019-08-07T15:10:03Z")
The Mark Wexler Free Library presents the seminal work on eye movements, "Eye Movements and Vision" by Alfred Yarbus,1967. Summary Al'fred Luk'yanovich Yarbus was born in Moscow in 1914. He was graduated from the Facu… --- ## [12 World-Class Online Museums](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/12-world-class-online-museums/786)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/12-world-class-online-museums/786 "2018-11-22T18:45:37Z")
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images 1. THE LOUVRE The Louvre is not only one of the world’s largest art museums, but it’s also one of Paris’ most iconic historic monuments. The museum offers free online tours of some of … --- ## [Defining the Arts by Michelle Kahmi (National Association of Scholars)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/defining-the-arts-by-michelle-kahmi-national-association-of-scholars/757)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/defining-the-arts-by-michelle-kahmi-national-association-of-scholars/757 "2018-09-09T20:27:12Z")
Last year I had the pleasure of meeting art critic, author and independent scholar Michelle Kamhi. She was nice enough to send me a copy of her latest book “Who Says That’s Art?” In it, drawing on evidence ranging from… --- ## [Hathi Trust Digital Library](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/hathi-trust-digital-library/741)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/hathi-trust-digital-library/741 "2018-07-25T13:24:59Z")
HathiTrust is a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future. The mission of HathiTrust is to contribute to resear… --- ## [ART BLOG | First Post Released Yesterday](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/art-blog-first-post-released-yesterday/643)
**Author:** [@VictoriaSteel](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/VictoriaSteel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/art-blog-first-post-released-yesterday/643 "2018-04-08T00:43:24Z")
\[Banner\_Template\] Hi Guys! :yum: I want to share my latest project with you, here on Smartermarx. I’ve been working hard on my website, and I am excited to announce that it will be supporting a secondary, blog! This A… --- ## [What Does Realistic Look Like? -Free Download](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/what-does-realistic-look-like-free-download/645)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/what-does-realistic-look-like-free-download/645 "2018-04-08T00:32:11Z")
“What Does Realistic Look Like?” 2018, (version 1.0) 52 pgs. \[Book1ab\] Due to the nature of my work I am often asked, “How do you get your paintings to look so realistic?” It’s a great question in the sense that it us… --- ## [Anatomy 360](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/anatomy-360/483)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/anatomy-360/483 "2017-08-07T23:00:24Z")
Anatomy 360: Free App with Premium Content for Purchase Anatomy 360 is a new app that allows users to rotate, light and even animate a variety of 3d models to their liking. There have been similar apps like this before… --- ## [The British Library offers Over a Million Free Vintage Images](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-british-library-offers-over-a-million-free-vintage-images/478)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-british-library-offers-over-a-million-free-vintage-images/478 "2017-08-04T15:06:07Z")
\[BMuseum\] Need some vintage visual inspiration? – or a real antique elements for an illustration, design or motion project? Then check out the British Library’s collection of over a million copyright-free images that es… --- ## [Women Painters of the World](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/women-painters-of-the-world/374)
**Author:** [@agnesdale1652831](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/agnesdale1652831)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/women-painters-of-the-world/374 "2017-05-08T12:05:22Z")
--- ## [Suggested Donation Podcast](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/suggested-donation-podcast/271)
**Author:** [@jaylene1058293](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/jaylene1058293)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/suggested-donation-podcast/271 "2017-03-15T15:38:40Z")
Great podcast by artists Tony Curanaj and Edward Minoff Here is a link to their interview with Antony Waichulis --- ## ["I am Chicago" photo project](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/i-am-chicago-photo-project/292)
**Author:** [@jaylene1058293](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/jaylene1058293)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/i-am-chicago-photo-project/292 "2017-03-11T20:25:05Z")
Will Terrell, a cartonist recommended this site for sketch book practice. Its a great collection of images of ordinary people in Chicago being their unique selves. --- ## [Metropolitan Museums Art Libraries Digital Collection](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/metropolitan-museums-art-libraries-digital-collection/189)
**Author:** [@jaylene1058293](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/jaylene1058293)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/metropolitan-museums-art-libraries-digital-collection/189 "2017-02-17T14:29:51Z")
This link: http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org Its for the digital collection of the Metropolitan Museums Art Libraries. On this page there is a link to the books the Met publish that are now on line. Its just anothe… --- ## [Metpublications Free Art Texts (500 books)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/metpublications-free-art-texts-500-books/68)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/metpublications-free-art-texts-500-books/68 "2017-02-17T13:57:25Z")
MetPublications now makes available 397 out-of-print titles, including lots of informative and visually-packed art catalogs from the museum’s past exhibitions. You can read the books online or download them in PDF format… --- ## [NY Public Library Digital Collection (708,500 items)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/ny-public-library-digital-collection-708-500-items/185)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/ny-public-library-digital-collection-708-500-items/185 "2017-02-17T13:16:31Z")
Explore 708,500 items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections. This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and … --- ## [Leonardo DaVinci Drawings of the Royal Collection](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/leonardo-davinci-drawings-of-the-royal-collection/149)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/leonardo-davinci-drawings-of-the-royal-collection/149 "2017-02-13T01:38:46Z")
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, scie… --- ## [Paul Klee’s Personal Notebooks (3,900 pages)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/paul-klee-s-personal-notebooks-3-900-pages/148)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/paul-klee-s-personal-notebooks-3-900-pages/148 "2017-02-13T01:29:14Z")
3,900 Pages of Paul Klee’s Personal Notebooks Are Now Online, Presenting His Bauhaus Teachings (1921-1931) Paul Klee (German: \[paʊ̯l ˈkleː\]; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-German artist. His highly indivi… --- ## [Dr. Beau Lotto's Lab of Misfits](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/dr-beau-lottos-lab-of-misfits/65)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/dr-beau-lottos-lab-of-misfits/65 "2017-02-06T23:46:35Z")
The website of Dr. Beau Lotto is Lab of Misfits is the world's first public perception research space. From the site: \< "Perception underpins everything that we feel, think and believe. It is the source of all artis… --- ## [Project Guttenburg Art e-books](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/project-guttenburg-art-e-books/75)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/project-guttenburg-art-e-books/75 "2017-02-07T00:48:46Z")
Project Gutenberg offers 54,052 free e-books to download. Of those, there are a nice collection of art related texts. Browse the collection for some great finds! LINK: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?q… --- ## [Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Free Books/Catalogs](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/solomon-r-guggenheim-foundation-free-books-catalogs/69)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/solomon-r-guggenheim-foundation-free-books-catalogs/69 "2017-02-07T00:17:01Z")
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has made a significant collection of art texts/catalogues available online, all free of charge. The catalogues offer an intellectual and visual introduction to the work of Alexander C… --- ## [Google Arts & Culture Collection (over 57,000 images)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/google-arts-culture-collection-over-57-000-images/70)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/google-arts-culture-collection-over-57-000-images/70 "2017-02-07T00:24:29Z")
Explore collections from around the world with Google Arts & Culture, created by Google Cultural Institute. Google has signed partnership agreements with 151 institutions in 2012 and the Art Project has grown since then … --- ## [The Met Collection (440,000 Hi-Res images)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-met-collection-440-000-hi-res-images/71)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-met-collection-440-000-hi-res-images/71 "2017-02-07T00:28:05Z")
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides more than 440,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works in the Museum’s world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-comme… --- ## [Rijksmuseum’s Digitized Collection of Masterpieces (125,000 images))](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/rijksmuseum-s-digitized-collection-of-masterpieces-125-000-images/72)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/rijksmuseum-s-digitized-collection-of-masterpieces-125-000-images/72 "2017-02-07T00:31:36Z")
The Rijksmuseum’s digitized collection of masterpieces (125,000) are now available for close-up view online. Users can explore the entire collection, which is handily sorted by artist, subject, style and even by events i… --- ## [National Gallery of Art Online Collection (35,000 Hi-Res images)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/national-gallery-of-art-online-collection-35-000-hi-res-images/74)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/national-gallery-of-art-online-collection-35-000-hi-res-images/74 "2017-02-07T00:39:07Z")
The National Gallery of Art Online Collection provides access to 35,000 Hi-Res images from various collections, including one devoted to self-portraits. Conduct advanced searches, if you’ve more knowledge of the Gallery’… --- ## [Getty Open Content Program (87,000 images)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/getty-open-content-program-87-000-images/73)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/getty-open-content-program-87-000-images/73 "2017-02-07T00:35:05Z")
All of the images in the Getty Open Content program — now 87,000 in total — can be downloaded and used without charge or permission, regardless of whether you’re a scholar, artist, art lover or entrepreneur. The Getty on… --- ## [The Mark Wexler Library](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-mark-wexler-library/67)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-mark-wexler-library/67 "2017-02-07T00:04:48Z")
One of the most extensive collection of papers on visual perception. LINK: http://wexler.free.fr/library.php [Next page](https://www.smartermarx.com/c/artist-educator-resources/free-online-books-papers/21.md?page=1)