Overview
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, photography, decorative arts, and architecture.
The collection currently numbers over 750,000 images in both 35mm and lantern slide formats. Of these, approximately 491,000 images are available in digital format, including all collections added since 2001.
Get your images digitized
The Fine Arts Library and its Digital Images and Slides Collection can help you digitize images you need for teaching and research.
Accessing These Materials
- The best way to browse the Digital Images and Slides Collection is via HOLLIS Images. Simple and advanced searches are available.
- Digital images may also be located using HOLLIS or through the Harvard University Study Collection of Digital Images hosted by ARTstor (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: 10 AM-12 PM and 1-3 PM 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.
Contact
Bill Connor