Accessing the Collection
Accessing Works in Storage
If you are interested in seeing a painting or sculpture, please contact Robyn Haynie, Collections Manager/Registrar to make an appointment.
If you are interested in accessing prints, drawings or photographs in storage, please contact the Cunningham Center for the Study of Prints, Drawings and Photographs.
Accessing Object Files
Information about many of the works in our collection may be found in curatorial object files. These files contain both archival material as well as secondary literature. We welcome everyone to consult these files, regardless of background, age, affiliation, or the nature of your research.
To schedule a visit, please:
- Fill out this Google form: SCMA Object Files Appointment Request (For object files related to prints, drawings and photographs, please visit the Cunningham Study Center page.) This form will ask you to provide a list that includes accession number, artist’s name (if known), title, and the topic/purpose of your research. Object information is accessible through the Five College Museum Database. We will pull up to fifteen files per visit.
- Note that the galleries are closed to the public on Monday, but appointments to consult files are possible.
- Contact us for an appointment at least three business days ahead of time. Please note that we are not able to accommodate drop-in appointments.
Reproductions and Permission for Use of Images
For Education, Personal, Fair Use Purposes
The Smith College Museum of Art posts site content to provide an educational resource to the public. All text, images and technology remain the property of the museum, or of third parties, and are used by permission and in all cases protected by copyright.
Images and descriptive content may be downloaded freely from the Five College Collections Database for research, educational and personal purposes. The Five College Consortium encourages noncommercial use of this content but requests that the institution owning the work be cited and notified.
Examples of permitted uses include but are not limited to: academic papers, research not meant for publication, classroom use by educators, noncommercial presentations and individual enjoyment. Please note that posting on a website is considered publication and requires permission.
Academic users may also find higher quality images of the SCMA collection on Artstor.
Copyright
Copyright to all SCMA site content is held by the Smith College Museum of Art when not retained by artists or their representatives under current copyright laws. Unauthorized use of content from this site is strictly prohibited. Commercial use of any material requires explicit permission. Please apply to rhaynie@smith.edu with details of the proposed use. Personal or educational use under Fair Use guidelines may be permitted for content in the public domain. Use of material of living artists for any purpose requires permission from the copyright holder.
Request for Reproductions
For posters, postcards and catalogs, please visit the Museum Shop. If you'd like to obtain a high-resolution digital file of a work of art in SCMA’s collection, please contact Robyn Haynie, Collections Manager/Registrar. Fees vary with intended use.
When you contact the museum to request an image, please supply the following information:
- Artist’s name
- Title of the artwork (or accession number)
- Desired format (not all images are available in all formats)
- Intended use
- For publications also include: publisher, date of publication, title, author, size of print run, distribution area, language and length of term requested
If you have any questions, please contact our Collection Manager/Registrar:
rhaynie@smith.edu
Robyn Haynie
Smith College Museum of Art
Northampton, MA 01063
413-585-2765 tel
413-585-2782 fax