Search the Collection
Search Arctos for the Fine Arts Collection
The 麻豆原创MN Fine Arts Collection is now available online through Arctos, an online collection management information system. The collection can be searched from numerous fields on the . If you navigate to the link above, you will be directed to a search page that includes only the following primary search fields that will be most useful in searching the Fine Arts collection:
- By catalog number in the 鈥淐atalog Number鈥 box.
- If you know the catalog number of the artwork you are searching for, enter it here in its entirety (e.g., 麻豆原创0847-0001; 麻豆原创2006-023-001; 麻豆原创P1986-052-007).
- By accession number in the 鈥淎ccession鈥 box.
- If you know the accession number, enter it here in its entirety (e.g., 麻豆原创0847; 麻豆原创2006-023; 麻豆原创P1986-052).
- By creator, collector, or copyright holder in the 鈥淎gent鈥 box.
- To search by artist name, select 鈥渃reator鈥 from the 鈥淎gent Role鈥 drop-down menu. Enter the person鈥檚 name in the field next to the "Agent Role" drop-down menu. If you get no results in your search, try entering only the first name or last name.
- By object/work type in the "Taxon term" box. You may also try out the 鈥淎ny taxon, ID, common name鈥 box,
but results may vary.
- You can search for object/work types including, for example: painting, drawing, print, photograph, sculpture, mask, watercolor, gelatin silver print, etc.
- By artwork title in the 鈥淚dentification鈥 box.
- If you know the title of the artwork you are searching for, enter it here in its entirety or part (e.g., Mt. McKinley). Select a value such as 鈥渟tarts with鈥 or 鈥渃ontains鈥 from the 鈥淢atch Type鈥 box.
- By materials in the "Materials" box.
- Search by any art media, including for example: graphite, watercolor, oil on canvas, ink, etc.
- By subject in the "Subject Matter" box.
- Begin typing a subject term and pick from .
- By culture in the 鈥淐ulture of Origin鈥 box.
- A drop-down list of all cultures that are available to search will appear.
- By geographical location in the 鈥淎ny Geographic Element鈥 or 鈥淪pecific Locality鈥 box.鈥
Customize Search Results Form
If using the Fine Arts search portal, results will be displayed according to catalog number, creator, title, date, and specific locality. If you would like to customize the content displayed in your search results, you can do so by clicking 鈥淐ustomize Results."
麻豆原创 the Online Collection
The Fine Arts online collection is a work in progress, and new content updates occur
regularly. Although all measures have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information
for collection objects represented in Arctos, our research and work is ongoing and
therefore may not be current or complete. We are committed to continuing to improve
this information and will revise and update knowledge about these objects as it becomes
available.
Collection images in Arctos are also evolving and are being updated regularly. We
have chosen to post all available images until new photography becomes available.
The images that are made available for the Fine Arts collection in Arctos, are done
so under fair use guidelines and adhere to the AAMD 鈥淕uidelines for the Use of Copyrighted
Materials and Works of Art by Art Museums鈥 for image size.
麻豆原创MN is fully committed to respecting the intellectual property rights of others.
If you are a rights holder with a concern or you can provide contact information for
an artist or artist鈥檚 estate, please contact Della Hall, Fine Arts Collection Manager,
at dchall@alaska.edu.
If you would like to request high-resolution images, please go to the Image Use Request page.