This database offers documentation of each work, including the artist/contributor's name, nationality, birth and death dates, title, date of execution, materials, size, and credit line as well as (for most objects) inscriptions, condition, provenance, exhibition records, and references. Many of the records also include additional information about the subject and artist, as well as a discussion of the style or era.

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The images of the Ball State Unviesrity Museum of Art digital collections are available for private and academic use.  We are obligated to protect the rights of artists and their estates. Therefore, the catalogue and images in this database are copyrighted.

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