Would you like to add some visual punch to a paper or
presentation? Adding some visual interest by means of an illustration can
assist. Although the web is full of images, finding high quality images
that can be used without first obtaining permission or attribution can be
difficult. That is where the use of CAMIO, the Catalog of Art Museum
Images Online comes in. CAMIO is a database containing high quality
images from major museums around the globe that can be used freely for
educational purposes such as in a Power Point enhanced talk or in a paper.
This database contains over 95,000 images covering a wide
range of art; there are pictures of “…paintings, sculpture, decorative and
utilitarian objects, prints, drawings and watercolors, jewelry and costumes,
textiles and architecture—.
The
images come from some of the world’s better known museums such as the Library
of Congress, George Eastman House International Museum of Photography, The
Smithsonian American Art Museum and London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
To
search the database you can either 1. Enter search terms in the box or 2.click on one of the subject categories
found on the main page.
Once
you find an image you’d like to use you can download, email or print the
picture by clicking the right mouse button. If you use the “view in high
resolution button”, you have the same choices given on the screen containing
the image. Can do other things with the images and the help button (#3 on the main page) will describe in detail
the many things you can do with the images.
When
should I use this database? When you need for copyright free images that have
been cleared for educational use to use in presentations or papers try
CAMIO. NOTE: If you want a larger selection of images to choose from, try
the much larger database ArtStor
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