Is Smarthistory reliable?


Yes. Smarthistory offers art history content provided by more than five hundred 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. California College of the Arts
  62. California Community Colleges
  63. California Department of Education
  64. California Polytechnic State University
  65. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  66. California State University, Dominguez Hills
  67. California State University, Fresno
  68. California State University, Fullerton
  69. California State University, Office of the Chancellor
  70. California State University, Northridge
  71. California State University, San Bernardino
  72. California University of Pennsylvania
  73. Camden County College
  74. Carlteton College
  75. Carleton University
  76. Carnegie Mellon University
  77. Carroll County Public Library
  78. Castleton University
  79. Cedarville University
  80. Central Arizona College
  81. Central Maine Community College
  82. Central Michigan University
  83. Chaffey College
  84. Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all’Argentina, Rome
  85. Christian Brothers University
  86. Cincinnati Museum Center
  87. Cistercian Preparatory School
  88. The Citadel
  89. Citrus College
  90. City Colleges of Chicago
  91. City College of New York, CUNY
  92. Claremont McKenna College
  93. The Classical Association
  94. Clemente Veterans Initiative
  95. CODART
  96. Cohoes City School District (Seeing America)
  97. Colegio Nueva Granada, Columbia
  98. Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Bataan
  99. College of Alameda
  100. College Art Association
  101. The College Board
  102. College for Creative Studies
  103. College of the Canyons
  104. College of Charleston
  105. College of the Holy Cross
  106. College of Lake County
  107. College of the Mainland
  108. College of New Paltz
  109. College of the Ozarks
  110. College of Saint Rose
  111. College of St. Scholastica
  112. College of Southern Idaho
  113. College of Western Idaho
  114. Columbia Borough School District
  115. Columbia College, Sonora, CA
  116. Columbia College, Chicago
  117. Columbia College, Vancouver
  118. Columbia University
  119. Columbus State Community College
  120. Community College of Allegheny County
  121. Concordia University (Canada)
  122. Concordia University, Oregon
  123. Concordia University, Saint Paul
  124. Concordia University, Texas
  125. Concordia University Wisconsin
  126. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
  127. Cornell University
  128. Cornwall Central School District
  129. Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
  130. Crystal Bridges Museum of Art
  131. Cuesta College
  132. Cuyahoga Community College
  133. Dakota College at Bottineau
  134. Dallas College
  135. Davidson Institute
  136. Daytona State College
  137. Delta College
  138. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, MA
  139. DePaul University
  140. Dickinson College
  141. Dixie State University
  142. Dominican University
  143. Drew University
  144. Drexel University
  145. Duke University
  146. Durham College
  147. Eagle Pass Public Library
  148. Eastern Florida State College
  149. Eastern Michigan State University
  150. East Tennessee State University
  151. eCampus Ontario (Canada)
  152. Edgewood College
  153. El Camino College
  154. El Dorado High School
  155. Elizabeth City State University
  156. Emily Carr University (Canada)
  157. Emmanuel College
  158. Emory University
  159. Equal Justice Initiative
  160. ESC Region 13 (Austin school district)
  161. European Open edu
  162. Evangel University
  163. Evergreen Valley College
  164. Everhart Museum
  165. Fairfield University
  166. Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY
  167. Felician University
  168. Florida A&M University
  169. Florida Atlantic University
  170. Florida Gulf Coast University
  171. Florida International University
  172. Florida State College at Jacksonville
  173. Florida State University
  174. Fontbonne University
  175. Fort Valley State University
  176. Fox Valley Technical College
  177. Fredrick County Government, Maryland
  178. Frick Art Reference Library
  179. Frostberg State University
  180. Furman University
  181. Gallerie Accademia, Venice
  182. Generalitat de Catalunya Department d’Educació (Dept of Education, Catalonia, Spain)
  183. Geneseo, SUNY
  184. Georgia State University
  185. Georgetown University
  186. George Washington University
  187. Getty Museum
  188. Gettysburg College
  189. Glacier Peak High School
  190. Glendale Community College
  191. Google Arts & Culture
  192. Gompers Preparatory Academy
  193. Government of Malta
  194. Grand Valley State University
  195. Greene County Schools (public) TN
  196. Greenville Technical College
  197. Grossmont College
  198. Harold Washington College
  199. Hamilton College
  200. Hamilton School District
  201. Harvard Art Museums
  202. Harvard University
  203. Harvey Mudd College
  204. Hautlieu School, UK
  205. Henry Ford College
  206. Hibbing Community College
  207. Highline College
  208. Hillsborough Community College
  209. Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
  210. HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
  211. Hofstra University
  212. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  213. Hong Kong Society for Education in Art
  214. Hope College
  215. Hostos Community College, City University of New York
  216. Houston Community College
  217. Howard College
  218. Howard County Public School System
  219. Hudson County Community College
  220. Humboldt State University
  221. Hunter College
  222. Indiana University, Bloomington
  223. Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
  224. Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
  225. International Center of Medieval Art
  226. International School, Göteborg, Sweden
  227. Iowa State University
  228. Istanbul Ayvansaray University
  229. Italian ministry of culture and tourism
  230. Ivy Tech Community College
  231. James Madison University
  232. John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  233. Johnson & Wales University
  234. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
  235. Juniata College
  236. Keck Graduate Institute
  237. Keene State College
  238. The Kennedy Center
  239. Kennewick School District, WA
  240. Kenya Ministry of Education (TVETA)
  241. Khan Academy
  242. Kean University
  243. Knox County Public Library
  244. Koç University
  245. Krum Independent School District, TX
  246. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Canada)
  247. Labette Community College
  248. LaGuardia Community College
  249. Lander University
  250. Lane Community College
  251. Langara College
  252. Lansing Community College
  253. La Salle Academy
  254. LDS Business College
  255. Lehman College, City University of New York
  256. Le Moyne College
  257. Lesley University
  258. Lewis University
  259. Limestone University
  260. Lincoln University
  261. Linfield College
  262. Linn-Benton Community College
  263. London Metropolitan University
  264. Lone Star College, University Park
  265. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
  266. Los Angeles Harbor College
  267. Los Angeles Valley College
  268. Louisiana State University
  269. Loyalist College
  270. Loyola University Chicago
  271. Macaulay Honors College
  272. Maine Department of Education
  273. Manhattan College
  274. Manor College
  275. Marist College
  276. Marquette University
  277. Mary Baldwin University
  278. Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture at Hellenic College Holy Cross
  279. Maryland Institute College of Art
  280. Massachusetts Art Education Association
  281. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
  282. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  283. Massasoit Community College
  284. McNay Art Museum, TX
  285. Medicine Hat College
  286. Menlo College
  287. Mentone Girls’ Grammar School, Australia
  288. Merrimack College
  289. Merritt College
  290. Mesa Community College
  291. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  292. Miami Dade College
  293. Miami University
  294. Middlesex Community College
  295. Midlands Technical College
  296. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
  297. Milwaukee Area Technical College
  298. Minnesota North College
  299. Minnesota State University, Mankato
  300. Minnesota State University, Morehead
  301. Mississippi Department of Education
  302. Mississippi State University
  303. Missouri University of Science and Technology
  304. Molloy University
  305. Monash University
  306. Monmouth University
  307. Montana State University
  308. Montgomery County Community College
  309. Moorpark California City Government
  310. Moreno Valley College
  311. Mount Saint Mary’s University
  312. Mt. San Antonio College
  313. Murray State University
  314. Museum Computer Network
  315. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  316. Mustang Public Schools, Oklahoma
  317. Nanjing International School
  318. Nanyang Technical University, Singapore
  319. Napa Valley College
  320. Nassau Community College
  321. National Endowment for the Humanities
  322. National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  323. National University
  324. Newcastle University, UK
  325. New School for Social Research
  326. New York City College of Technology
  327. New York Institute of Technology
  328. Norquest College
  329. North Carolina Museum of Art
  330. North Cross School, Virginia
  331. North Dakota State Library
  332. Northeast Community College
  333. Northeastern Illinois University
  334. Northern Illinois University
  335. Northern Virginia Community College
  336. North Lake College
  337. North Shore Community College
  338. Northwest Arkansas Community College
  339. Northwest Nazarene University
  340. Northwestern Michigan College
  341. Northwestern University
  342. Norwalk Public Library
  343. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
  344. Occidental College
  345. OER Commons
  346. Ohio State University
  347. Ohio University
  348. Ohio Wesleyan University
  349. Oak Creek Public Library, Wisconsin
  350. Oakton Community College
  351. Okanagan College
  352. Oklahoma State University
  353. Ontario Art Education Association
  354. Open Art Histories (Canada)
  355. Open Education Alberta
  356. Oregon State University
  357. Orient Institut Beirut
  358. Oswego State University of New York
  359. Otis College of Art and Design
  360. Oxford University Press
  361. Pasadena City College
  362. Pelham School District
  363. Pembroke Public Library
  364. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  365. Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
  366. Pennsylvania State University
  367. Pepperdine University
  368. Perdue University Fort Wayne
  369. Piedmont Virginia Community College
  370. Pikes Peak Library District
  371. Pima Community College
  372. Pitt Community College
  373. Pittsford School District
  374. Pitzer College
  375. Point Loma Nazarene University
  376. Pomona College
  377. Portland Community College
  378. Pratt Institute
  379. Princeton University
  380. Queensborough Community College, CUNY
  381. Randolph College
  382. Raritan Valley Community College
  383. Renaissance Society of America
  384. Rhode Island College
  385. Rhodes College
  386. Richmond Community College
  387. Rio Hondo College
  388. Riverside County Office of Education, CA
  389. Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
  390. Rollins College
  391. Roosevelt University
  392. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  393. Rutgers University
  394. Ryerson University
  395. Sacramento City College
  396. Saginaw Valley State University
  397. Saint Albans Secondary College
  398. Santa Rosa Junior College
  399. Saint Clair County Community College
  400. Saint Francis College
  401. Saint Georges International School
  402. Saint Johns County School District
  403. Saint John’s University
  404. Saint Joseph’s University
  405. Saint Leo University
  406. Saint Mary’s College of California
  407. Salve Regina University
  408. Sam Houston State University
  409. San Antonio College
  410. San Bernardino Valley College
  411. San Diego City College
  412. San Jacinto College
  413. San Jose State University
  414. San Rafael City Schools
  415. Santa Rosa Junior College
  416. Santa Fe College
  417. Savannah College of Art and Design
  418. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  419. Scripts College
  420. Seattle Central College
  421. Seminole State University
  422. Simmons University
  423. Skagit Valley College
  424. Skyline College
  425. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  426. Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
  427. Smithsonian Libraries
  428. Snohomish School District
  429. Snow College
  430. Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies
  431. Society of Architectural Historians
  432. Sonoma State University
  433. South West Institute of TAFE, Australia
  434. Southeast Delco School District
  435. Southeast Service Cooperative, MN
  436. Southern Adventist University
  437. Southern California Institute of Architecture
  438. Southern Connecticut State University
  439. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
  440. Southern New Hampshire University
  441. Southern University and A&M College
  442. South Texas College
  443. Southwest Minnesota State University
  444. Spartanburg Community College
  445. Spartanburg Methodist College
  446. Spelman College
  447. Spokane Community College
  448. Spokane Falls Community College
  449. Spring Arbor University
  450. Springfield Technical Community College
  451. Stanford University
  452. Stephens College
  453. Stonybrook University, SUNY
  454. Sullivan University
  455. SUNY Broome
  456. SUNY Cobleskill
  457. SUNY Freedonia
  458. SUNY Geneseo
  459. SUNY New Paltz
  460. SUNY Oswego
  461. SUNY Potsdam
  462. SUNY Purchase
  463. SUNY Ulster
  464. Stephens College
  465. Syracuse University
  466. Tacoma Community College
  467. Teachers College, Columbia University
  468. Tennessee Arts Commission
  469. Terra Foundation for American Art
  470. Texas A&M International University
  471. Texas A&M University-Commerce
  472. Texas A&M University-Kingsville
  473. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  474. Texas State University
  475. Thomas Nelson Community College
  476. Tidewater Community College
  477. TMI Episcopal
  478. Toledo Museum of Art
  479. Toronto Metropolitan University
  480. Touro College
  481. Tri-County Technical College
  482. Trident Technical College
  483. Trinity Christian College
  484. Tufts University
  485. Tulane University
  486. Tulsa Community College
  487. John Tyler Community College
  488. UNESCO
  489. Union County College
  490. United World College, Changshu China
  491. United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  492. Universidad Panamericana, Mexico
  493. University College Cork, Ireland
  494. University College of London
  495. University for the Creative Arts
  496. University of Akron
  497. University of Alabama
  498. University of Alabama at Birmingham
  499. University of Alaska
  500. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
  501. University of Albany
  502. University of Alberta
  503. University of Arkansas
  504. University of British Columbia
  505. University at Buffalo
  506. University of California, Berkeley
  507. University of California, Irvine
  508. University of California, Los Angeles
  509. University of California, San Diego
  510. University of Cambridge
  511. University of Central Florida
  512. University of Chicago
  513. University of Cincinnati
  514. University of Colorado, Boulder
  515. University of the Cumberlands
  516. University for the Creative Arts
  517. University of Fine Arts, Münster
  518. University of Fraser Valley, Canada
  519. University of Hong Kong
  520. University of Houston-Downtown
  521. University of Illinois, Urbana
  522. University of Kansas
  523. University of Kentucky
  524. University of Lethbridge, Canada
  525. University of Louisville
  526. University of Maine
  527. University of Manitoba
  528. University of Maryland
  529. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  530. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
  531. University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  532. University of Miami
  533. University of Michigan
  534. University of Michigan, Dearborn
  535. University of Minnesota
  536. University of Missouri
  537. University of Nebraska, Omaha
  538. University of Nevada, Reno
  539. University of New Hampshire
  540. University of New South Wales, Australia
  541. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  542. University of North Carolina, Charlotte
  543. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
  544. University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  545. University of North Texas
  546. University of Ottawa (Canada)
  547. University of Oxford
  548. University of Pennsylvania
  549. University of the People
  550. University of Pittsburgh
  551. University of Saint Francis
  552. University of South Africa
  553. University of South Australia
  554. University of South Carolina, Aiken
  555. University of South Carolina, Upstate
  556. University of South Dakota
  557. University of South Florida
  558. University of Sydney
  559. University of Texas, Arlington
  560. University of Texas, Austin
  561. University of Texas, San Antonio
  562. University of Texas Permian Basin
  563. University of Texas, Tyler
  564. University of Toronto, Canada
  565. University of Turku, Finland
  566. University of Utah
  567. University of Virginia
  568. University of Warwick, UK
  569. University of Washington, Bothell
  570. University of the West
  571. University of West Florida
  572. University of West Georgia
  573. University of Wisconsin, Madison
  574. University of the Witwatersrand
  575. Upper Canada Virtual Library
  576. Ursinus College
  577. Utah Art Education Association
  578. Valor Christian High School
  579. Valencia College
  580. Valley City State University
  581. Vanderbilt University
  582. Vassar College
  583. La Verdad Christian College, Philippines
  584. Victoria (Australia) Department of Education
  585. Villanova University
  586. Virginia Commonwealth University
  587. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  588. Virginia Wesleyan University
  589. Wabash College
  590. Wallkill Central School District
  591. The Warburg Institute, School for Advanced Study, University of London
  592. Washington University in Saint Louis
  593. Washtenaw Community College
  594. Waubonsee Community College
  595. West Texas A&M University
  596. West Tisbury Library
  597. West Virginia University
  598. Wellesley College
  599. Wellesley Middle School
  600. Wesleyan University
  601. Westchester Community College
  602. West Chester University
  603. Western Michigan University
  604. Western Nevada College
  605. Westminster College
  606. West Texas A&M University
  607. West Virginia University
  608. Whatcom Community College
  609. White House Historical Association
  610. Whitman College
  611. Wichita State University
  612. Willamette University
  613. William Patterson University
  614. Williams College
  615. Winston-Salem State University
  616. Winthrop University
  617. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  618. Woodland School District 50, IL
  619. Worcester Art Museum
  620. Wor-Wic Community College
  621. Wuhan University, China
  622. Yale University
  623. York College of Pennsylvania
Cite this page as: Smarthistory, "Is Smarthistory reliable?," in Smarthistory, January 22, 2021, accessed October 4, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/cite-smarthistory/.