The Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, has curated hundreds of artefacts from the night he was killed to the months of mourning that followed. Primary sources in this collection include newspaper articles, memorial...

This online exhibit from the American Antiquarian Society is filled with lithographs, catalogs, trade cards, and product labels that show how food production and distribution expanded in the last half of the 19th century. Be sure to...

SS Carondolet.

An online database full of paintings, photographs, manuscripts, decorative arts pieces, and lithographs pertaining to history topics. Topics include American Civil War, African American History, Women's History, and immigration and...

A special exhibition at the Frick showcases work from the last four years of Goya's life, a particularly productive period. Includes examples of the artist's paintings, drawings, lithographs, and miniature works on ivory and a lengthy...

Etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts are featured in this virtual exhibition from Georgetown University. Students can use this site to examine the qualities of the different types of prints, as well as find examples of the work of many...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Abridged from the full text located at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, this passage provides information about the development of the transcontinental railroad. Paired texts, a text...

The resources here, including letters, lithographs, official documents, and maps, document the Revolutionary War battles of Saratoga and Valley Forge.

Primary documents to use in your study of the Works Progress Administration. Find posters and narrative that will give you insights into the WPA era. Be sure to click on Collection Connections for more information and learning activities.

This site has descriptions of many printmaking processes as well as links to other printmaking sites and galleries.

An amazing collection of Currier & Ives prints. Click on the links to see the enlarged images.

This site provides biographical information on Esphyr Slobodkina, a Cubist artist whose sphere of influence included children's books. The online exhibit includes images and descriptions of several of her works.

See a gallery of different types of prints and watch simple animations that illustrate four printmaking methods: etching, lithography, block printing, and screen printing. Includes an exercise that challenges visitors to compare and...

Learn about Grafton Tyler Brown, the most successful African American artist in the 19th Century west, who lived his adult life as a white man.

Image of General Santa Anna

This site offers a wonderful picture of the famous lithograph "Drawing Hands" by Escher. Includes a brief description below.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Chauncey F. Ryder is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting and his etching. He also worked as a lithographer.

Three Southwestern artists and their work are displayed at this site. You will find lithographs, batiks, and paintings.

This site has an excellent picture of Escher's "House of Stairs." There is a small description of the lithograph below the picture.

This site offers a wonderful picture of the famous lithograph "Drawing Hands" by Escher. Includes a brief description below.

This website, although mostly for selling artwork prints by M.C. Escher, provides a good picture of Escher's famous piece lithograph, "Convex and Concave." Includes some informative text.

This website, although mostly for selling artwork prints by M.C. Escher, provides a good picture of Escher's famous piece lithograph, "Convex and Concave." Includes some informative text.

This website, although mostly for selling artwork prints by M.C. Escher, provides a good picture of Escher's famous piece lithograph, "Convex and Concave." Includes some informative text.

This website, although mostly for selling artwork prints by M.C. Escher, provides a good picture of Escher's famous piece lithograph, "Convex and Concave." Includes some informative text.