Here are a variety of on-line resources for artists, scholars and the casual researcher.
Advocacy Organizations
Arts Midwest (Minneapolis, MN)
Illinois Association of Museums
Illinois Historical Preservation Agency
Kalo Foundation (Park Ridge, IL)
WomenArts (Berkeley, CA)
Arts Centers
McLean County Arts Center (Bloomington, IL)
North Shore Art League (Winnetka, IL)
Oak Park Art League (Oak Park, IL)
Old Courthouse Arts Center (Woodstock, IL)
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts (Chicago, IL)
Prairie Center of the Arts (Peoria, IL)
Springfield Art Association (Springfield, IL)
Art Galleries
Sullivan Goss-American Art Gallery (Santa Barbara, CA)
Art Museum Collections
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts/Mitchell Museum (Mt. Vernon, IL)
DePaul University Art Museum (Chicago, IL)
Elmhurst Art Museum (Elmhurst, IL)
Freeport Art Museum (Freeport, IL)
Getty Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
Illinois State Museum system
Krannert Art Museum (Champaign, IL)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)
National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington, DC)
Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, CA)
Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria, IL)
Quincy Art Center (Quincy, IL)
Rockford Art Museum (Rockford, IL)
Saint Louis Art Museum (St. Louis, MO)
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery (Washington, DC)
Tarble Arts Center (Charleston, IL)
Terra Foundation for American Art (Chicago, IL)
University Art Gallery (Macomb, IL)
University Galleries (Normal, IL)
University Museum (Carbondale, IL)
The John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (Chicago, IL)
Artist Resources
Ragdale Foundation (Lake Forest, IL)
Clubs and Organizations
Clayworkers Guild of Illinois (Ringwood, IL)
The Cliff Dwellers Club (Chicago, IL)
College Art Association (Chicago, IL)
Exhibition Listings
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Archives
Genealogy
25 Best Genealogy Sites – The Definite Guide
Historical Society Collections
Chicago History Museum (Chicago, IL)
Green Bay and DePere Antiquarian Society (Green Bay, WI)
McLean County Museum of History (Bloomington, IL)
Peoria Historical Society (Peoria, IL)
Libraries
Decatur Public Library (Decatur, IL)
The Newberry Library (Chicago, IL)
Oak Park Public Library (Oak Park, IL)
Museum and Society Directories
Illinois Historical Museums Guide
Illinois State Genealogical Societies
On-line Research
Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists active before 1945 (downloadable)
Historical art of Carroll County, IL
Century of Progress (1933 World’s Fair in Chicago)
Genealogy: The Complete Resource Guide
Historical Painting Techniques, Materials and Studio Practice
Illinois historical photographs online
Illinois Work Progress Administration murals
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Modernism in the New City, Chicago Artists, 1920-1950
Panama Pacific International Exposition
Projects
Chicago Area Women’s History Council
The Feminist Art Project (Piscataway, NJ)
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