Step into the Belle Époque with Modèles de Décoration Moderne by L. Rousseau. Free to download, these gilded Art Nouveau designs once decorated menus, dance cards, and everyday objects.| Picture Box Blue
Discover more than 70 bold Japanese woodblock designs from Shin Bijutsukai lots of rich patterns, nature motifs, and Art Nouveau style, all free to download and in the Public Domain.| Picture Box Blue
Craig Drennen is a painter based in Atlanta, GA and a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow. He is represented by Brigitte Mulholland Gallery in Paris. He has had recent solo exhibitions at The Suburban in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Freight+Volume Gallery in New York City. Drennen has an upcoming solo exhibition at the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art in September 2026 and will be included in the Hunter Invitational V at the Hunter Museum in January 2026. He will have a solo exhibition at Brigitte Mulholland Gal...| College of the Arts
Download free high-res vintage graphic design from Strong’s 1917 art book. Includes decorative scrolls, borders, flourishes, show card elements, and Art Nouveau lettering for creative projects.| Picture Box Blue
Southern has launched a master’s program in User Research (UX) and User Interface (UI) Design, the first of its kind in New England, offering students an innovative curriculum to evolve their career paths. The program’s emphasis on a user-centered design approach ensures that students are equipped to create intuitive, accessible, and aesthetically pleasing digital products […]| News at Southern
Get inspired by free Art Nouveau decor patterns from Cahiers de l’écolier décorateur. Ideal for DIY, collage, journaling, and decor projects.| Picture Box Blue
Free Flower Fairy art prints from the beloved Book of the Flower Fairies—ideal for crafters, fairy fans, and vintage illustration lovers.| Picture Box Blue
My name’s Dawson, and over the summer I worked as an intern at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library in DC. I’m currently an Art History and Visual Culture more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
It’s interesting to think of how much of our everyday culture goes unnoticed, lost to time and simple decomposition. The newspaper someone tossed yesterday turns to mush in a landfill more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
This exhibition and blog post were curated and written by Joana Stillwell. Sonic Strategies in the Library accompanies the newly opened exhibition Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
In the series called “The ABCs of the Corcoran Artist Files” the American Art and Portrait Gallery (AA/PG) Library will explore artists through the materials from the recent Corcoran Vertical File Collection donation more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
We’re excited to announce a new round of internships for Summer 2023. These opportunities provide hands-on experience in a range of subject areas and are open to both undergraduate and more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
It is nearly impossible to go through a holiday season and not view some rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, whether it be in writing, on the stage, or more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
We’re celebrating new publications, exciting exhibitions, and the festive holiday season with another round of digital jigsaw puzzles. This collection of images highlights a few winter favorites as well as more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Wild Flowers of North America: Botanical Illustrations by Mary Vaux Walcott features more than 250 exquisite reproductions of Walcott’s celebrated watercolors of wildflower life. Edited by Pamela Henson, this more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
“It’s alive!” During the spooky season celebrated around Halloween, decorations and costumes of classic pop culture creatures abound, like Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein’s monster himself. Our modern conception of more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
In preparation for a Chinese Object Study Workshop hosted by the National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) in late August, I selected a sutra in the Freer and Sackler Library more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
What does it take to paint a wildflower that blooms for a single day in a deep forest? For Mary Vaux Walcott, it involved spending up to seventeen hours a more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Imagine a beautiful seaside town view, of foaming waves crashing against the coast as the sun shines brightly and sailboats can be seen far in the distance. Heat shines down more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Recently, the American Art and Portrait Gallery Library received a generous donation of Arion Press books from the collection of Dr. Ronnyjane Goldsmith. The Arion Press, founded in 1963, blends more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
This post was contributed by Isabella Buzynski, 2022 Summer Scholars intern with the American Art and Portrait Gallery (AA/PG) Library. Isabella is currently attending the University of Michigan School of Information more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
This is the fourth part of a series sharing Smithsonian Libraries and Archives’ work with linked open data and Wikidata. For background and overview of current projects, see the first several posts in more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
This is the third part of a series sharing Smithsonian Libraries and Archives’ work with linked open data and Wikidata. For background and overview of current projects, see the first two more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
In a love letter to his apartment, Xavier de Maistre writes of his walls, windows, and furniture in Journey Round My Room, as if he would rather be there than more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
This post was written by Katie Wagner, Senior Book Conservator, David Holbert, Digital Imaging Specialist, and Jacqueline E. Chapman, Head, Digital Library and Digitization. Learn more about the diaries of more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Curious what might life have really been like for two wealthy, unattached New York City sisters at the turn of the 20th century? Fictional sisters Ada and Agnes from HBO’s more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Calling all coloring enthusiasts! #ColorOurCollections is back for 2022 and we have ten new coloring pages just for you. Whether you want to bring polychromatic glory to old black-and-white photos more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
The Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is pleased to announce a significant acquisition of fine press books published by the Arion Press in San Francisco. Thanks to a gift from Dr. Ronnyjane more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Delve into the beauty of Ikebana prints with our selection of vintage Japanese flower arrangement illustrations, available for free download.| Picture Box Blue
Celebrate the artistry of Émile-Allain Séguy. Download 20 free floral pochoir prints from Floréal, blending nature with Art Nouveau elegance.| Picture Box Blue
Discover the meaning of the Japanese zodiac signs with Takeuchi Seihō’s elegant paintings. Download free prints.| Picture Box Blue
A collection of Christopher Dresser design prints from his textbook the Art of Decorative Design, all in the Public Domain.| Picture Box Blue
Discover a curated selection of vintage folk art embroidery patterns. Free to download for stitching, printing, or decorating.| Picture Box Blue
A group of design-minded high school students got a head start on a creative career this summer at Summer Studio, a free graphic design course whose goal is to provide opportunity while diversifying the creative industry of tomorrow. Meeting on Southern’s campus for the first time this year, Summer Studio explores design challenges like typography, […]| News at Southern
The Arts Council of Greater New Haven is all about building “a strong, diverse, and united creative community in Greater New Haven,” and over the past year it initiated a new program to encourage local artists to create projects that directly impact the city of New Haven. The New Haven Artist Corps, funded by the […]| News at Southern
21 free vintage Kimono prints from Hironobu Asai’s "Moyō Bijutsu Benran." Discover intricate designs and patterns, all in the public domain.| Picture Box Blue
Discover 25 beautiful vintage Japanese woodblock fish prints, available for free. Ideal for artist, home decor and crafts| Picture Box Blue