Over the years, educators, librarians, and researchers at all levels, from secondary schools to graduate programs, have shared with us how they use Artstor in their teaching and research. We’ve gathered some of our favorites here, touching on topics as varied as medicine, ethnic studies, women’s studies, and more.

Washington’s secret city: cultural capital
Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture, Tulane University

Race, identity, and experience in American art
Dr. Jennifer Zarro, Tyler School of Art, Temple University

Joseph Wright of Derby, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, 1768. The National Gallery, London

Joseph Wright of Derby, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, 1768. The National Gallery, London

Artstor & STEM: How art can enhance scientific and mathematical thinking
Katy Matsuzaki, Manager of Academic Programs, New Britain Museum of American Art

Enhancing visual acuity in medical education through the arts
Joseph Costello, Medical Librarian, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Judy Chicago. The Dinner Party, 1974-1979. © Judy Chicago Photo © Donald Woodman. © 2008 Judy Chicago / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

REPRESENT: Women artists in the Western tradition
Katherine Murrell, Instructor of Art History, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Speaking for women’s suffrage through a quilt
Stacy C. Hollander, senior curator and director of exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum

James Conlon, The Great Mosque of Djenne, South façade, exterior. Image: 2008, Djenne, Mali.

The Great Mosque of Djenné and West African architecture
Mrs. Michelle Apotsos, Doctoral candidate Art History/Architectural History, Stanford University

Online teaching and architectural solutions to climate problems in the Islamic world
Colette Apelian, Fine Art faculty, Berkeley City College

Shushtar: a town to tame water
Peyvand Firouzeh, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge

Woman's Dress (Cheongsam)

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese. Woman’s Dress (Cheongsam). Early 20th century. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Bettison Bayliss, 1962-232-2.

Re-historicizing contemporary Pacific Island art
Marion Cadora, a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

Recognizing and teaching cultural appropriation for Asian-Pacific American Studies
Raymond Pun, first-year student success librarian at the Henry Madden Library, Fresno State

Imperial Forum – Trajan’s Column, Built in 113 AD

Imperial Forum – Trajan’s Column, Built in 113 AD. Image and original data provided by Shmuel Magal, Sites and Photos

Trajan’s Column
Erin Giffin, University Of Washington

Alexandria, the city
Marlene Nakagawa, Undergraduate student at the University of Oregon

Florence: City of the living, city of the dead
Anne C. Leader, Professor, SCAD-Atlanta

Daniel Meader | Marionette Head and Torso | Image and data from Detroit Institute of Arts

Daniel Meader. Marionette Head and Torso. Image and data from Detroit Institute of Arts

The wondrous abyss of puppetry
Mark Branner, University of Hawaii, Manoa

A Shakespeare gallery
Julia Reinhard Lupton, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, The University of California, Irvine

We are what we ate (and drank)
Gregory K. Martin, Ph.D., Upper School Director, La Jolla Country Day School

Silas Goodrich (bandbox) and Collins & Fairbanks (top hat). Bandbox and Beaver Top Hat; c. 1835. American Folk Art Museum

A history of hat-making
Rachel Pollock, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Wrapped up in lace: Chantilly
Lisa Hartley, Columbus College of Art Design

Silkworms in the library
Amelia Nelson, Cataloging and Digital Services Librarian, Kansas City Art Institute

Vermeer’s Robe: The Dutch and Japan, 1600-1800
Dr. Martha Hollander, Professor, Hofstra University

Pieter Boel, Views of a Porcupine, c. 1669-1671. Musée des Beaux Arts, Rennes, France. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y.

Pieter Boel, Views of a Porcupine, c. 1669-1671. Musée des Beaux Arts, Rennes, France. Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y.

Picturing animals
Keri Cronin, Department of Visual Arts faculty, Brock University

Grammar in art
Lera Boroditsky, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University

Making the case for ‘real’ paintings in the classroom
Elizabeth Perkins, Columbia University graduate student

Portraits of artistic self: Parsing creative influence through prompted Artstor searches
Justin B. Makemson, PhD, assistant professor of art and the art education program coordinator at Belmont University in Nashville, TN