Archival Resources on the Web

Art and the Web: Finding Images Online

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Abstract

I was the last generation of art historians to use slides. My undergraduate years were spent in classes with humming slide projectors, and I still remember the distinct sound of a slide clacking down in the carousel as my professor clicked to a new image. I recall taking photographs of the images projected on the wall so they could be printed out and used for flashcards, memorizing artists, titles, dates, and media for an upcoming exam. More important, however, I remember never having to look for an image I needed to complete an assignment. All I had to do was stop by the slide library and ask the librarian to pull the slides I needed. On the off-chance the slide wasn’t already in the collection, I could find a hardcopy image of the artwork, often from a book, and take it to the media lab on campus to have it converted into a slide.

How to Cite:

Hiles, S., (2018) “Art and the Web: Finding Images Online”, MAC Newsletter 46(1), 24-26.