Over 2,000 works from our permanent collection are available for viewing online. Each record includes the following information: artist's name, title of the work, artist's nationality, date of the work, medium, and accession number. In addition, many of our prints are searchable by topics geared toward periods of time and subjects.

You may search for specific works in the collection by entering as many or few characteristics as desired in the form at the left and hitting the search button at the bottom of the form.

You may also browse the collection by clicking on any of the categories shown in the field labels in the form at the left. Clicking on artist's name, for example will provide a list of artists in the collection. Clicking on any of the artists will provide a list of that artist's works.

The thumbnail lists of your search results will be alphabetically listed by artist's name, except for searches done by title, where the titles are listed alphabetically. The total number of works found by your search is displayed in the upper right hand corner of the thumbnail page. Each page lists only 10 thumbnail images; additional results can be found by selecting the next set of works or previous set of works buttons at the bottom of the page.

Clicking on the thumbnail image of a work or the title of the work will lead you to a full-size image of that work. To return to the thumbnail results, click the back button.

There are a number of additional cross-reference links available to make your searching easier. Clicking on the artist's name will lead you to the complete listing of that artist's works. Similarily, clicking on the topic of any work in the results screen (the full-size image) will bring you to a list of other images in the same topic.

The Block Museum respects the rights of the artists who created these works and for that reason we must remind you that you may not reproduce, alter, or transmit any artwork from our database for any reason other than personal use without first obtaining written permission. We will pursue anyone who does not honor this trust.

If you would like to obtain more information regarding reproduction rights, please contact the Registrar, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208-2410. Phone: 847.491.4000, fax: 847.491.2261, or e-mail: block-museum@northwestern.edu. Please note that certain works of art may be protected by additional copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.