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A picture paints a thousand words! High-quality images are used in a variety of projects. Start your image research using the SCAD Digital Image Database.

SCAD Image Databases

Images in these collections may be used for class presentations and projects.

Digital Image Database This link opens in a new window
A collection of digital images maintained by the Visual Resources Center at SCAD.
The Digital Image Database (DID) contains images from prehistory through the twenty-first century in a wide range of topic categories covering all majors at SCAD. Searches can also be conducted by location, material, media, artistic movements, or artist name. In addition to published work, DID also contains student and faculty work. For help with the SCAD Digital Images Database, search SCAD Libraries' FAQ, or use the chat feature to contact library staff.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Database containing full-text articles from scholarly journals and images from institutions around the world covering a variety of subjects.
JSTOR includes digitized articles from back issues of academic journals as well as book chapters, ebooks, abstracts, and primary sources from the humanities and social sciences. For help using JSTOR, search SCAD Libraries' FAQ, or use the chat feature to contact library staff.

Other Image Collections

These websites are excellent sources of images. Please check for restrictions and copyright rules before using.

morgueFile free photos for creatives by creatives
Public image archive for creative work.
VADS (Visual Arts Data Service)
Online resource for visual arts that includes over 100,000 images as well as essays based on the image collections.
Creative Commons Search
Locate Creative Commons licensed images across the web.
The Commons on Flickr
Features image collections from major art and research institutions worldwide. The images have no known copyright restrictions.

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