The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art and the Terra Foundation for American Art today announced the launch of a new online guide to American art-related archival collections in the Chicago area. A $413,000 grant from the Chicago-based Terra Foundation supported a comprehensive survey of art-related archives in more than 75 Chicago-area institutions. This new resource has been published on an interactive platform on the Archives’ newly redesigned website.
Since 2005, over 125 archival collections have been scanned in their entirety and made available online thanks to funding from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Explore the Archives' newest online resources documenting American art related archival collections in Chicago made possible with funding from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
In 2005, the Archives of American Art and the Terra Foundation for American Art set out to create an unparalleled virtual repository for the study of the visual arts of the United States.