Image Resources
These resources are good starting places for finding exhibition materials.
Gould Library Special Collections
Maps, rare books, artists’ books, and more!
Gould Library General Collections
Search the stacks or the online catalog for unexpected gems and don’t forget Government Documents on the first floor!
Carleton College Archives
The best place to start for exhibitions related to Carleton’s past.
The Art Image Collections Lib Guide
An incredibly useful page compiled by Carleton Librarians. Make sure to review Copyright at Carleton.
Flickr Creative Commons
Flickr Creative Commons is another option for finding images. Before uploading your own photos, take time to educate yourself on Creative Commons licensing.
Yale Digital Collections
Much of Yale University’s museum, library, and archive collections are available online under the University’s Open Access Policy.
The Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria & Albert Museum offers a robust online collection protected under their terms and conditions.
The Walters Art Museum
The Walters’ online collection features thousands of high-quality images. Much of the collection is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons is a database of over 13 million freely usable media files.
Copyright and Borrowing Materials for Exhibition
If you are looking into other image resources and have questions about whether or not you can use those images for your project, you might want to check out Carleton’s copyright information website.
Interested in borrowing objects/material from other institutions, but don’t know where to start? Contact Steve Richardson to ask about the process of borrowing artwork from other institutions and check out Columbia University’s guidelines.