NGA Images, a New Collection Image Resource, and Open Access Policy Launched by National Gallery Of Art, Washington

WASHINGTON , DC -- 16 March 2012

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View of a featured collection on the NGA Images website (National Gallery of Art, Washington)

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View of the NGA Images home page (National Gallery of Art, Washington)

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Leonardo da Vinci, Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

(ArtfixDaily.com) 

The National Gallery of Art announces the launch today of NGA Images, a new online resource that revolutionizes the way the public may interact with its world-class collection athttp://images.nga.gov. This repository of digital images documenting the National Gallery of Art collections allows users to search, browse, share, and download images believed to be in the public domain.

"As the Gallery marks its 71st anniversary, it is fitting that we introduce NGA Images and an accompanying open access policy, which underscore the Gallery's mission and national role in making its collection images and information available to scholars, educators, and the general public," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. "In turn this supports research, teaching, and personal enrichment; promotes interdisciplinary research; and nurtures an appreciation of all that inspires great works of art."

Many of the open access images have been digitized with the generous support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

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