Slide Library
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The National Gallery of Art maintains a color slide collection of more than 45,000 images of works of art owned by the Gallery. These slides are loaned free of charge within the United States. Typical users of this collection are college professors and independent scholars who use individual images for lectures or presentations. There is no list of slides in the lending collection, but selections for Gallery objects may be made from the Web site or from Gallery catalogues such as European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue, American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue, and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. The slide library catalog contains combined records for both the lending collection and the collection restricted for staff use.
Up to 50 slides may be borrowed at one time through the national interlibrary loan system and may be kept for a period of two weeks. Please contact your public, school, or institutional library for information on using the national interlibrary loan system. Washington, D.C. metropolitan area users may make an appointment to use the collection in person by calling (202) 842-6099. Because the slides are bound in glass, metal, or plastic frames, they may not fit all projectors. Please discuss your needs with a National Gallery of Art slide librarian.
Rights and Reproductions
Images borrowed from the slide library may not be digitized, reproduced, or
duplicated in any form or for any purpose. All requests for images intended for
in reproduction should be sent or faxed to the Office
of Visual Services for approval. Correspondence should include details
of planned usage, profit status, titles of works of art, and type of photography
needed.
Slide Sets
Slide sets (many with an audio tape), video tapes, films, and teaching packets
may be borrowed from the Department of Education Resources.
These slide sets and teaching programs are loaned free of charge to educational
institutions, community groups, and to individuals throughout the United States.
Individual slides of Gallery objects to be used for teaching may also be purchased
through the Office of Visual Services or
through Davis
Art Slides, 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608, telephone (800) 533-2847.
Public Lending Guide
For more information about slide borrowing, read the Public
Lending Guide (PDF file size 48K).
To receive a copy of this guide by mail, send your name and address to slide-library@nga.gov.
Manual for Classifying and Cataloguing Slides (version 4.0)
(updated August 16, 2002)
The National Gallery of Art slide classification system and guide to cataloging practice is now available as an electronic document. The online manual includes specialized sections for describing Western and non-Western art and architecture as well as core chapters on slide labeling and MARC cataloguing basics. The conversion of the Slide Library Manual into an interactive and searchable document is an ongoing project. Revisions and additional chapters will be added in the near future.
Download Slide Library Manual (PDF file size 1.2Mb)
To access PDF documents you must download Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free of charge at http://www.adobe.com.
Hours
The Slide Library is open to the public by appointment from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday, and noon to 4:30 p.m. on Monday except on federal holidays.
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