Sources of Articles and Essays Indexed by State within the United States
Institutional sources listed in alphabetical order within state name:
(above: Anne Goldthwaite (1869-1944), Frances Greene Nix, c 1935-40, oil on canvas, 49.5 x 39.5 in., Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Alabama
Anniston Museum of Natural History
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Alaska
Anchorage Museum of History and Art
(above: Thomas Moran, Grand
Canyon with Rainbow. 1912. Oil on canvas. de Young Art Museum. Gift
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Gill through the Patrons of Art and Music. 1981.89.
License: Scuttlebutte,
CC BY-SA 4.0 Scuttlebutte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
via Wikimedia Commons*)
Arizona
Center for Creative Photography - University of Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ
Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Northern Arizona University Art Museum
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
University of Arizona Museum of Art
Western Academy of Women Artists
Arkansas
(above: Jean Mannheim (1863-1945), Sunny Portrait, before 1945, tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
California
Academy of Art CollegeAmerican Museum of Ceramic Art
American Museum of Ceramic Art
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center
Atelier School of Classical Realism
Autry Museum of Western Heritage
California African American Museum
California Historical Society Museum
California State Capitol Museum
California State University, Dominguez Hills Art Gallery
Cantor Arts Center / Stanford University
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens
Chapman University Guggenheim Gallery
de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University
Fallbrook Art & Cultural Center
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Founders Gallery at University of San Diego
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University
Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College
Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Irvine Civic Center - Portfolio Gallery
Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State L.A.
Museum, California Center for the Arts
Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Pomona College Museum of Art / Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College
Reynolds Gallery at Westmont College
Richard L. Nelson Gallery & The Fine Arts Collection
San Diego Historical Society Museum
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Santa Barbara Historical Society Museum
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Society for the Advancement of Plein Air Painting
Thacher Gallery at University of San Francisco
Turtle Bay Museum at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
University of California, Santa Barbara Art Museum
UCR/California Museum of Photography
Ventura County Maritime Museum
Ventura County Museum of History and Art
Wiegand Gallery at College of Notre Dame
William D. Cannon Art Gallery / Carlsbad Public Library
(above: Charles Partridge Adams, Continental Divide, Sunrise, oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches, Christie's Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Colorado
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art
Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center
(above: John Frederick Kensett (March 22, 1816 - December 14, 1872), The Old Pine, Darien, Connecticut, 1872, oil on canvas, 87.3 cm (34.3 in) x 69.2 cm (27.2 in). Source: Wikimedia Commons - public domain*)
Connecticut
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
Connecticut Historical Society
Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail
Davison Art Center at Wesleyan University
New Britian Museum of American Art
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Walsh (Thomas J.) Art Gallery at Fairfield University
Weir Farm National Historic Site
William Benton Museum of Art at University of Connecticut
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