Visual Resources Center
VISUAL RESOURCES CENTER
Corcoran Art History Program (CAH)
Smith Hall of Art , A111
Hours of operation Hours: 9-2 M-W and by appointment and reservation
The Visual Resources Center (VRC) provides images and teaching support for faculty and students in The Corcoran School of Arts and Design (Corcoran) and for those teaching image intensive courses in the university. GWU faculty, students, and staff have access to:
- JSTOR (3 million images mostly art and architecture)
- VRC digital image collection CAH Visual Resources Collection (38,000 images including the Corcoran Art History teaching collection and additional special collections hosted in JSTOR).
- VRC Research Guide Helpful resources for digital image use and development in research
- The Art and Architecture Slide Collection by appointment ( located in Smith Hall of Art )
These resources reflect teaching and research interests across the humanities with concentrations in art and architectural history.
VRC Services and support
Services include:
- Development, preservation, and maintenance of the Corcoran’s digital collections in collaboration with GWU research initiatives and in support of the Corcoran’s teaching and research needs
- Assist users with digital image collections for teaching, research, and special collections
- Assist instructors with developing digital imaging projects, using image editing software (including: cataloging images, hosting images and access applications, consulting on image scanning, formatting, size, and quality)
- Produce and acquire images on demand for teaching, and research.
- Assist users who want to convert personal slide and print collections to digital format
- Provide access to specialized audiovisual equipment
Use Services
- reuther
gwu [dot] edu (email the VRC) - VRC room use reservation, Smith Hall A111
- reuthergwu [dot] edu (email us) if there something you would like to see in our collections or have specific image requests
Contact Us
General email: reuthergwu [dot] edu (reuther[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Paul Reuther, Curator, Visual Resources Collection
202-841-0864 (cell) , 202-994-8656
Office, Smith Hall of Art , A106D
Work with the VRC
reuthergwu [dot] edu (email us) (if you are FWS eligible and interested in working with the VRC)