What it does
Cincinnati Art Museum’s collection database covers paintings, photographs, fashion, decorative arts and other media. Object and artist browsing sit alongside advanced search, collection highlights and favourites.
Advanced Search accepts a title, artist or maker, object number, description and date range. The Image Available checkbox removes records without an image; Department and Classification narrow the kind of work. Object pages link directly to rights questions and reproduction enquiries.
For example, James Landy’s Central Avenue, Looking South is identified as an 1883 albumen silver print, with an accession number and credit line. Those details are useful when requesting the particular photograph rather than another view of the same street.
High-resolution images and footage for scholarly, editorial or commercial use are requested through Bridgeman Images. The museum asks for the project title, output type, territory, circulation, print or digital format, languages, and image placement and size. Its website permission for personal and educational viewing does not replace that reproduction process, and separate copyright permission may still be needed.
Strengths
- Advanced Search includes image availability, date range and collection filters.
- Object records connect artwork details with reproduction-enquiry links.
Watch out for
- High-resolution publication requests are handled through a separate licensing service.
Best for
- Editors identifying Cincinnati collection works for reproduction
Sources
- Collections | Cincinnati Art Museum (Oct 27, 2026)
- Advanced Search Objects | Cincinnati Art Museum (Oct 27, 2026)
- Central Avenue, Looking South | Cincinnati Art Museum (Oct 27, 2026)
- Photography, Licensing & Social Media Policies | Cincinnati Art Museum (Oct 27, 2026)
- Terms of Use | Cincinnati Art Museum (Oct 27, 2026)