A triptych by artist Hashimoto Chikanobu, 1838-1912. May 1889.
HOLLIS record.
The Fine Arts Library Digital Images and Slides Collection documents the entire range of works of art and architecture from prehistoric to the present in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world.
The collection includes painting, drawing, sculpture, installation art, prints, photography, decorative art, and architecture.
The collection currently numbers over 750,000 images in both 35mm and lantern slide formats. Of these, approximately 650,000 images are available in digital format, including all collections added since 2001.
Accessing These Materials
- The Fine Arts Library and its Digital Images and Slides Collection can help you digitize images you need for teaching and research. Learn more.
- The best way to browse the Digital Images and Slides Collection is via HOLLIS Images. Digital images may also be located using HOLLIS.
- Over 420,000 of the Fine Arts Library’s images can also be found on the JSTOR Image platform through the Harvard University Study Collection of Digital Images on JSTOR (login required).
- Additional online resources for digital images may be found in the Fine Arts Library's Guide to Research in History of Art and Architecture.
- Collections and staff are located in Lamont Library, Room 130 (ask for us at the circulation desk), with services also available in the Sackler Building (room 416). Our Sackler office hours are: 10am to 12pm and 1-3pm weekdays during the fall and spring semesters and closed for the summer. If you wish to access the slide collection or need assistance in acquiring or using images, contact Bill Connor or Al Morales.
- We can create digital images from library or personal collection materials (books, photographs, slides, etc.), as long as they are in scope for history of art teaching and research. For digital image orders, contact Christopher Hyde.