Photomuse

July 20, 2005 5:33 AM

Photomuse - a searchable (and growing [NYtimes]) collection of "masterwork photography" combining the collections of the George Eastman House and the International Center of Photography... [via]
posted by tpl1212 (3 comments total)

...and the functionality of Flickr, as two venerable photography institutions discover tagging: "the goal is to organize the site so that works can be found not only by the name of the photographer but also in many other ways. For example, a Hine picture of an Italian immigrant couple could be found under the headings of 'immigration,' or 'Italian-Americans' or 'Ellis Island' or 'urban photography' or under the headings of exhibitions where the photograph has been shown through the years..."
posted by twsf at 5:40 AM on July 20, 2005

Dead link already?
posted by jsavimbi at 9:05 AM on July 20, 2005

It did not work the first time I tried but is working now. They have a message up that they moved to another server.
posted by robliberal at 5:03 PM on July 20, 2005