Is Smarthistory reliable?

Yes. Smarthistory offers art history content provided by more than 800 leading scholars (art historians, archaeologists, and museum curators). Almost all contributors hold an earned Ph.D. All Smarthistory content has undergone an open peer-review process where it is vetted by multiple scholars including those with applicable area expertise. Every essay on Smarthistory lists the author and links to their academic credentials.

And more than 600 universities, K12 districts, museums, libraries, and other learning institutions recommend and link to Smarthistory.

  1. Académie de Versailles
  2. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
  3. Academy of the Arts University
  4. Akron-Summit County Public Library
  5. Albany College
  6. Albany Museum of Art
  7. Alberta University of the Arts
  8. Albright College
  9. Alfred University
  10. American Library Association
  11. American University
  12. American University of Beirut
  13. American University in Dubai
  14. American University in Paris
  15. ANISA Per l’educazione all’arte (National Association of Art History Teachers, Italy)
  16. Anne Arundel Community College
  17. Aristoi Classical Academy
  18. Arizona State University
  19. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
  20. Art Educators of New Jersey
  21. Art Explora Foundation, Paris
  22. Art History in Schools (UK)
  23. Art Institute of Chicago
  24. Arts Council of African Studies Association
  25. Association for Asian Studies
  26. Association of College and Research Libraries
  27. Association of Historians of American Art
  28. Association for Library Service to Children, American Library Association
  29. Assumption College
  30. Athena Art Foundation (UK)
  31. Athens Technical College
  32. Atlanta University Center
  33. Austin Community College
  34. Australian National University
  35. Avila University
  36. Bard College
  37. Barnard College, Columbia University
  38. Baruch College, City University of New York
  39. Bay College
  40. Bellevue College
  41. Bennington College
  42. Bethel University
  43. Binghamton University
  44. Birmingham Public Library
  45. Borough of Manhattan Community College
  46. Bossier Parish Community College
  47. Boston College
  48. Boston University
  49. Bowdoin College
  50. Brescia University
  51. Bridgewater State University
  52. Brigham Young University
  53. Brisbane Boys’ College, Australia
  54. Bristol Community College
  55. Bronx Community College
  56. Brooklyn College
  57. Brooklyn Museum
  58. Brooklyn Public Library
  59. Brown University
  60. Bucknell University
  61. Butler Community College
  62. California College of the Arts
  63. California Community Colleges
  64. California Department of Education
  65. California Polytechnic State University
  66. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  67. California State University, Dominguez Hills
  68. California State University, Fresno
  69. California State University, Fullerton
  70. California State University, Office of the Chancellor
  71. California State University, Northridge
  72. California State University, San Bernardino
  73. California University of Pennsylvania
  74. Camden County College
  75. Carlteton College
  76. Carleton University
  77. Carnegie Mellon University
  78. Carroll County Public Library
  79. Castleton University
  80. Catholic University of Zimbabwe
  81. Cedarville University
  82. Central Arizona College
  83. Central Maine Community College
  84. Central Michigan University
  85. Chaffey College
  86. Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all’Argentina, Rome
  87. Christian Brothers University
  88. Cincinnati Museum Center
  89. Cistercian Preparatory School
  90. The Citadel
  91. Citrus College
  92. City Colleges of Chicago
  93. City College of New York, CUNY
  94. Claremont McKenna College
  95. The Classical Association
  96. Clemente Veterans Initiative
  97. CODART
  98. Cohoes City School District (Seeing America)
  99. Colegio Nueva Granada, Columbia
  100. Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Bataan
  101. College of Alameda
  102. College Art Association
  103. The College Board
  104. College for Creative Studies
  105. College of the Canyons
  106. College of Charleston
  107. College of the Holy Cross
  108. College of Lake County
  109. College of the Mainland
  110. College of New Paltz
  111. College of the Ozarks
  112. College of Saint Rose
  113. College of St. Scholastica
  114. College of Southern Idaho
  115. College of Western Idaho
  116. Columbia Borough School District
  117. Columbia College, Sonora, CA
  118. Columbia College, Chicago
  119. Columbia College, Vancouver
  120. Columbia University
  121. Columbus State Community College
  122. Community College of Allegheny County
  123. Community College of Baltimore County
  124. Concordia University (Canada)
  125. Concordia University, Oregon
  126. Concordia University, Saint Paul
  127. Concordia University, Texas
  128. Concordia University Wisconsin
  129. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
  130. Cornell University
  131. Cornwall Central School District
  132. Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
  133. Crystal Bridges Museum of Art
  134. Cuesta College
  135. Cuyahoga Community College
  136. Dakota College at Bottineau
  137. Dallas College
  138. Davidson Institute
  139. Daytona State College
  140. Delta College
  141. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, MA
  142. DePaul University
  143. Dickinson College
  144. Dixie State University
  145. Dominican University
  146. Drew University
  147. Drexel University
  148. Duke University
  149. Durham College
  150. Eagle Pass Public Library
  151. Eastern Florida State College
  152. Eastern Michigan State University
  153. East Tennessee State University
  154. eCampus Ontario (Canada)
  155. Edgewood College
  156. El Camino College
  157. El Dorado High School
  158. Elizabeth City State University
  159. Emily Carr University (Canada)
  160. Emmanuel College
  161. Emory University
  162. Equal Justice Initiative
  163. ESC Region 13 (Austin school district)
  164. European Open edu
  165. Evangel University
  166. Evergreen Valley College
  167. Everhart Museum
  168. Fairfield University
  169. Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY
  170. Felician University
  171. Florida A&M University
  172. Florida Atlantic University
  173. Florida Gulf Coast University
  174. Florida International University
  175. Florida State College at Jacksonville
  176. Florida State University
  177. Fontbonne University
  178. Fort Valley State University
  179. Fox Valley Technical College
  180. Fredrick County Government, Maryland
  181. Frick Art Reference Library
  182. Frostberg State University
  183. Furman University
  184. Gallerie Accademia, Venice
  185. Generalitat de Catalunya Department d’Educació (Dept of Education, Catalonia, Spain)
  186. Geneseo, SUNY
  187. Georgia State University
  188. Georgetown University
  189. George Washington University
  190. Getty Museum
  191. Gettysburg College
  192. Glacier Peak High School
  193. Glendale Community College
  194. Google Arts & Culture
  195. Gompers Preparatory Academy
  196. Government of Malta
  197. Grand Valley State University
  198. Greene County Schools (public) TN
  199. Greenville Technical College
  200. Grossmont College
  201. Harold Washington College
  202. Hamilton College
  203. Hamilton School District
  204. Harvard Art Museums
  205. Harvard University
  206. Harvey Mudd College
  207. Hautlieu School, UK
  208. Henry Ford College
  209. Hibbing Community College
  210. Highline College
  211. Hillsborough Community College
  212. Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
  213. HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
  214. Hofstra University
  215. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  216. Hong Kong Society for Education in Art
  217. Hope College
  218. Hostos Community College, City University of New York
  219. Houston Community College
  220. Howard College
  221. Howard County Public School System
  222. Hudson County Community College
  223. Humboldt State University
  224. Hunter College
  225. Indiana University, Bloomington
  226. Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
  227. Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
  228. International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas
  229. International Center of Medieval Art
  230. International School, Göteborg, Sweden
  231. Iowa State University
  232. Istanbul Ayvansaray University
  233. Italian ministry of culture and tourism
  234. Ivy Tech Community College
  235. James Madison University
  236. John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  237. Johnson & Wales University
  238. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
  239. Juniata College
  240. Keck Graduate Institute
  241. Keene State College
  242. The Kennedy Center
  243. Kennewick School District, WA
  244. Kenya Ministry of Education (TVETA)
  245. Khan Academy
  246. Kean University
  247. Knox County Public Library
  248. Koç University
  249. Krum Independent School District, TX
  250. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Canada)
  251. Labette Community College
  252. LaGuardia Community College
  253. Lander University
  254. Lane Community College
  255. Langara College
  256. Lansing Community College
  257. La Salle Academy
  258. LDS Business College
  259. Lehman College, City University of New York
  260. Le Moyne College
  261. Lesley University
  262. Lewis University
  263. Limestone University
  264. Lincoln University
  265. Linfield College
  266. Linn-Benton Community College
  267. London Metropolitan University
  268. Lone Star College, University Park
  269. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
  270. Los Angeles Harbor College
  271. Los Angeles Valley College
  272. Louisiana State University
  273. Loyalist College
  274. Loyola University Chicago
  275. Macaulay Honors College
  276. Maine Department of Education
  277. Manhattan College
  278. Manor College
  279. Marist College
  280. Marquette University
  281. Mary Baldwin University
  282. Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross
  283. Maryland Institute College of Art
  284. Massachusetts Art Education Association
  285. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
  286. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  287. Massasoit Community College
  288. McNay Art Museum, TX
  289. Medicine Hat College
  290. Menlo College
  291. Mentone Girls’ Grammar School, Australia
  292. Merrimack College
  293. Merritt College
  294. Mesa Community College
  295. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  296. Miami Dade College
  297. Miami University
  298. Middlesex Community College
  299. Midlands Technical College
  300. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
  301. Milwaukee Area Technical College
  302. Minnesota North College
  303. Minnesota State University, Mankato
  304. Minnesota State University, Morehead
  305. Mississippi Department of Education
  306. Mississippi State University
  307. Missouri University of Science and Technology
  308. Molloy University
  309. Monash University
  310. Monmouth University
  311. Montana State University
  312. Montgomery County Community College
  313. Moorpark California City Government
  314. Moreno Valley College
  315. Mount Saint Mary’s University
  316. Mt. San Antonio College
  317. Murray State University
  318. Museum Computer Network
  319. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  320. Mustang Public Schools, Oklahoma
  321. Nanjing International School
  322. Nanyang Technical University, Singapore
  323. Napa Valley College
  324. Nassau Community College
  325. National College of Art and Design, Ireland
  326. National Endowment for the Humanities
  327. National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  328. National University
  329. Newcastle University, UK
  330. New School for Social Research
  331. New York City College of Technology
  332. New York Institute of Technology
  333. Norquest College
  334. North Carolina Museum of Art
  335. North Cross School, Virginia
  336. North Dakota State Library
  337. Northeast Community College
  338. Northeastern Illinois University
  339. Northern Illinois University
  340. Northern Virginia Community College
  341. North Lake College
  342. North Shore Community College
  343. Northwest Arkansas Community College
  344. Northwest Nazarene University
  345. Northwestern Michigan College
  346. Northwestern University
  347. Norwalk Public Library
  348. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
  349. Occidental College
  350. OER Commons
  351. Ohio State University
  352. Ohio University
  353. Ohio Wesleyan University
  354. Oak Creek Public Library, Wisconsin
  355. Oakton Community College
  356. Okanagan College
  357. Oklahoma State University
  358. Ontario Art Education Association
  359. Open Art Histories (Canada)
  360. Open Education Alberta
  361. Oregon State University
  362. Orient Institut Beirut
  363. Oswego State University of New York
  364. Otis College of Art and Design
  365. Oxford University Press
  366. Pasadena City College
  367. Pelham School District
  368. Pembroke Public Library
  369. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  370. Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
  371. Pennsylvania State University
  372. Pepperdine University
  373. Perdue University Fort Wayne
  374. Piedmont Virginia Community College
  375. Pikes Peak Library District
  376. Pima Community College
  377. Pitt Community College
  378. Pittsford School District
  379. Pitzer College
  380. Point Loma Nazarene University
  381. Pomona College
  382. Portland Community College
  383. Pratt Institute
  384. Princeton University
  385. Queensborough Community College, CUNY
  386. Randolph College
  387. Raritan Valley Community College
  388. Renaissance Society of America
  389. Rhode Island College
  390. Rhodes College
  391. Richmond Community College
  392. Rio Hondo College
  393. Riverside County Office of Education, CA
  394. Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
  395. Rollins College
  396. Roosevelt University
  397. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  398. Rutgers University
  399. Ryerson University
  400. Sacramento City College
  401. Saginaw Valley State University
  402. Saint Albans Secondary College
  403. Santa Rosa Junior College
  404. Saint Clair County Community College
  405. Saint Francis College
  406. Saint Georges International School
  407. Saint Johns County School District
  408. Saint John’s University
  409. Saint Joseph’s University
  410. Saint Leo University
  411. Saint Mary’s College of California
  412. Salt Lake Community College
  413. Salve Regina University
  414. Sam Houston State University
  415. San Antonio College
  416. San Bernardino Valley College
  417. San Diego City College
  418. San Jacinto College
  419. San Jose State University
  420. San Rafael City Schools
  421. Santa Rosa Junior College
  422. Santa Fe College
  423. Savannah College of Art and Design
  424. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  425. Scripts College
  426. Seattle Central College
  427. Seminole State University
  428. Simmons University
  429. Skagit Valley College
  430. Skyline College
  431. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  432. Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
  433. Smithsonian Libraries
  434. Snohomish School District
  435. Snow College
  436. Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies
  437. Society of Architectural Historians
  438. Sonoma State University
  439. South West Institute of TAFE, Australia
  440. Southeast Delco School District
  441. Southeast Service Cooperative, MN
  442. Southern Adventist University
  443. Southern California Institute of Architecture
  444. Southern Connecticut State University
  445. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
  446. Southern New Hampshire University
  447. Southern University and A&M College
  448. South Texas College
  449. Southwest Minnesota State University
  450. Spartanburg Community College
  451. Spartanburg Methodist College
  452. Spelman College
  453. Spokane Community College
  454. Spokane Falls Community College
  455. Spring Arbor University
  456. Springfield Technical Community College
  457. Stanford University
  458. Stephens College
  459. Stonybrook University, SUNY
  460. Sullivan University
  461. SUNY Broome
  462. SUNY Cobleskill
  463. SUNY Freedonia
  464. SUNY Geneseo
  465. SUNY New Paltz
  466. SUNY Oswego
  467. SUNY Potsdam
  468. SUNY Purchase
  469. SUNY Ulster
  470. Stephens College
  471. Syracuse University
  472. Tacoma Community College
  473. Teachers College, Columbia University
  474. Tennessee Arts Commission
  475. Terra Foundation for American Art
  476. Texas A&M International University
  477. Texas A&M University-Commerce
  478. Texas A&M University-Kingsville
  479. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  480. Texas State University
  481. Thomas Nelson Community College
  482. Tidewater Community College
  483. TMI Episcopal
  484. Toledo Museum of Art
  485. Toronto Metropolitan University
  486. Touro College
  487. Tri-County Technical College
  488. Trident Technical College
  489. Trinity Christian College
  490. Tufts University
  491. Tulane University
  492. Tulsa Community College
  493. John Tyler Community College
  494. UNESCO
  495. Union County College
  496. United World College, Changshu China
  497. United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  498. Universidad Panamericana, Mexico
  499. University College Cork, Ireland
  500. University College of London
  501. University for the Creative Arts
  502. University of Akron
  503. University of Alabama
  504. University of Alabama at Birmingham
  505. University of Alaska
  506. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  507. University of Albany
  508. University of Alberta
  509. University of Arkansas
  510. University of British Columbia
  511. University at Buffalo
  512. University of California, Berkeley
  513. University of California, Irvine
  514. University of California, Los Angeles
  515. University of California, San Diego
  516. University of Cambridge
  517. University of Central Florida
  518. University of Chicago
  519. University of Cincinnati
  520. University of Colorado, Boulder
  521. University of the Cumberlands
  522. University for the Creative Arts
  523. University of Fine Arts, Münster
  524. University of Fraser Valley, Canada
  525. University of Hong Kong
  526. University of Houston-Downtown
  527. University of Illinois, Urbana
  528. University of Kansas
  529. University of Kentucky
  530. University of Lethbridge, Canada
  531. University of Louisville
  532. University of Maine
  533. University of Manitoba
  534. University of Maryland
  535. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  536. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  537. University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  538. University of Miami
  539. University of Michigan
  540. University of Michigan, Dearborn
  541. University of Minnesota
  542. University of Missouri
  543. University of Nebraska, Omaha
  544. University of Nevada, Reno
  545. University of New Hampshire
  546. University of New South Wales, Australia
  547. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  548. University of North Carolina, Charlotte
  549. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
  550. University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  551. University of North Texas
  552. University of Northern Iowa
  553. University of Ottawa (Canada)
  554. University of Oxford
  555. University of Pennsylvania
  556. University of the People
  557. University of Pittsburgh
  558. University of Saint Francis
  559. University of South Africa
  560. University of South Australia
  561. University of South Carolina, Aiken
  562. University of South Carolina, Upstate
  563. University of South Dakota
  564. University of South Florida
  565. University of Sydney
  566. University of Texas, Arlington
  567. University of Texas, Austin
  568. University of Texas, San Antonio
  569. University of Texas Permian Basin
  570. University of Texas, Tyler
  571. University of Toronto, Canada
  572. University of Turku, Finland
  573. University of Utah
  574. University of Virginia
  575. University of Warwick, UK
  576. University of Washington, Bothell
  577. University of the West
  578. University of West Florida
  579. University of West Georgia
  580. University of Wisconsin, Madison
  581. University of the Witwatersrand
  582. Upper Canada Virtual Library
  583. Ursinus College
  584. Utah Art Education Association
  585. Valor Christian High School
  586. Valencia College
  587. Valley City State University
  588. Vanderbilt University
  589. Vassar College
  590. La Verdad Christian College, Philippines
  591. Victoria (Australia) Department of Education
  592. Villanova University
  593. Virginia Commonwealth University
  594. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  595. Virginia Wesleyan University
  596. Wabash College
  597. Wallkill Central School District
  598. The Warburg Institute, School for Advanced Study, University of London
  599. Washington University in Saint Louis
  600. Washtenaw Community College
  601. Waubonsee Community College
  602. West Texas A&M University
  603. West Tisbury Library
  604. West Virginia University
  605. Wellesley College
  606. Wellesley Middle School
  607. Wesleyan University
  608. Westchester Community College
  609. West Chester University
  610. Western Michigan University
  611. Western Nevada College
  612. Westminster College
  613. West Texas A&M University
  614. West Virginia University
  615. Whatcom Community College
  616. White House Historical Association
  617. Whitman College
  618. Wichita State University
  619. Willamette University
  620. William Patterson University
  621. Williams College
  622. Winston-Salem State University
  623. Winthrop University
  624. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  625. Woodland School District 50, IL
  626. Worcester Art Museum
  627. Wor-Wic Community College
  628. Wuhan University, China
  629. Yale University
  630. York College of Pennsylvania

Cite this page as: Smarthistory, "Is Smarthistory reliable?," in Smarthistory, January 22, 2021, accessed April 27, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/cite-smarthistory/.