Images

=Tools= ==

[|Gimp] is a free, open-source image manipulator

[|Taxego] The portrait of Frida Kahlo on the right was made with Taxego, a free site that allows easy creation using just an image and a wordlist. Excellent for illustrating an online lecture, but also useful for having students introduce themselves to the class.

=**Search Engines**=


 * Art cyclopedia:** Fine arts search engine []


 * Creative commons:** [] N//ot a search engine//, but offers convenient access to search services provided by other independent organizations. CC has no control over the results that are returned.


 * Google Image Search**[| http://images.google.com/] (Google search gives very little help with finding copyright information for images.)

[|Google Drive] has a huge collection (over 5,000 images) of stock photos you can include in your documents or presentations. Simply go to **Insert > Image**, select **Stock photos**, and then search for the images you need.

=**Collections**=

[|**Art Works for Change**] produces contemporary art exhibitions to address social and environmental issues such as social justice, human rights, gender equity, and environmental sustainability. It uses the transformative power of art as a vehicle to promote dialogue and awareness; inspire action and thought; and address systems for social change. Art Works for Change is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization

Maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New York. List of many digital collections.
 * The Digital Librarian** []


 * IMLS - Digital Resources** [| http://imlsdcc-delphi.grainger.illinois.edu/] - The **[|IMLS Digital Collections and Content]** project began in 2002 with the aim of providing a single point of access to digital content developed through IMLS National Leadership Grants and selected LSTA-supported collections


 * JISC - Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource**[| http://www.preraphaelites.org/] Many strong portraits of women.

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 * Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog**[| http://www.loc.gov/pictures/] Searchable catalogue of this vast collection of historical and art prints and photographs.


 * University of Delaware listing of digital image collections**[| http://www2.lib.udel.edu/eresources/digitalimages/] Categorized by subject, and indicates whether fees are charged for the resources.

=**Collections by topic**=


 * WORK**

Ruby Rumie and Justine Graham created a photo project pairing women and their maids in Argentina, Chile and Columbia. It features side-by-side shots of the women, who sit in identical poses and wear t-shirts and jeans and to avoid identifying their social class. It's available as a .pdf: []

On **sweatshops**: []