The Smithsonian American Art Museum maintains a number of specialized art databases and photographic archive collections. Please select a catalog from the list below to search.

Together the Inventories of American Painting & Sculpture reference over 360,000 works in public and private collections nationwide, and include records from Save Outdoor Sculpture! Images are in the process of being digitized; however, many photographs are available for study in our offices.
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The Photograph Archives is a research and study collection of images documenting American art and artists. This catalog contains the records of the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (127,000 photographic negatives) and the American Sculpture Photograph Study Collection (2,600 photographic prints). Over 10,000 digital images are available online.
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The Art Exhibition Catalog Index has descriptive information on nearly 136,494 art works shown in over 1,057 exhibitions held in this country and Canada up through 1876 (the Centennial year). Includes American and European artists and includes all media of art works - painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, etc.
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For further information about the Smithsonian American Art Museum Research Databases check the Museum's Web site at http://americanart.si.edu/art_info . You can also reach us by telephone at: (202) 633-8380 or by email: artref@si.edu.