United States Art History
Art History of Each State within the United States of America
with an emphasis on representational art
(above: Barry Faulkner, Opening of the Cheshire Railroad in Keene New Hampshire on May 16, 1848, Photograph of mural. Keene Public Library. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Our methods of research
recurring inquiries:
United States Art History was initiated in 2008 by Traditional Fine Arts Organization (TFAO). Ongoing research for each state includes:
non-recurring inquiries:
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Notes:
1. We use two methods for keyword searches.
Method one:
Before entering a state name in a basic Google search, enter site:tfaoi.org. See Indexes and information retrieval for more information.
Method two:
Conduct keyword searches within TFAO's Resource Library and other parts of TFAO's website using the advanced search feature of:
After entering keywords, select tfaoi.org as the sole domain to be searched.
Since TFAO's website contains a through collection of content focusing on American representational art within a single domain, keyword searches within it can produce amazing results.
2. All of our research is provided by volunteers.
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TFAO catalogues:
American Representational Art links to dozens of topics in American Representational Art
Audio Online a catalogue of online streaming audio recordings
Collections of Historic American Art notable private collections
Distinguished Artists a national registry of historic artists
Geographic Tour of American Representational Art History a catalogue of articles and essays that describe the evolution of American art from the inception of the United States to WWII.
Illustrated Audio Online streaming online narrated slide shows
Articles and Essays Online substantive texts published outside of Resource Library
Videos Online a comprehensive catalogue of online full motion videos streamed free to viewers
Videos an authoritative guide to videos in VHS and DVD format
Books general reference books published on paper
Interactive media media in CD-ROM format
Magazines paper-published magazines and journals
About Resource Library
Resource Library is
a free online publication of nonprofit Traditional
Fine Arts Organization (TFAO). Since 1997, Resource Library and
its predecessor Resource Library Magazine have cumulatively
published online 1,300+ articles and essays written by hundreds of identified authors, thousands of other texts not attributable
to named authors, plus 24,000+ images, all providing educational and informational
content related to American representational
art. Texts and related images are provided almost exclusively by
nonprofit art museum, gallery and art center
sources.
All published materials provide educational and informational content to students, scholars, teachers and others. Most published materials relate to exhibitions. Materials may include whole exhibition gallery guides, brochures or catalogues or texts from them, perviously published magazine or journal articles, wall panels and object labels, audio tour scripts, play scripts, interviews, blogs, checklists and news releases, plus related images.
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