The University of Chicago Visual Resources Center
admin on Jul 09 2009
Welcome to All Things Visual, created by The Visual Resources Center (VRC) in the University of Chicago’s Department of Art History.
What We Do
The Visual Resources Center helps professors and their students find, create, and display images of artwork. If you don’t find what you need on our site or have news to share on our fascinating visual resources blog, please let us know. Enjoy!
Mission
The mission of the Visual Resources Center is to support the Department of Art History and The University of Chicago community through the expert provision and development of high-quality visual resources for the study and teaching of Art History.
History of Our Collections
Established in 1902 alongside the Department of Art History, the Visual Resources Center has grown from an extensive lantern slide collection into holdings of more than 350,000 35mm slides and more than 150,000 digital images. Coverage ranges from prehistoric to contemporary time periods and includes painting, sculpture, decorative arts, architecture, film stills, and didactic materials, to name a few.
