Corbis Gallery Now Available on Web; Explore the Kimbell Art Museum Online Exhibition.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 1995--Corbis Corporation today announced the opening of the Corbis Gallery on its World Wide Web site (http://www.corbis.com). The inaugural exhibition features the Kimbell Art Museum's "The Art of Collecting: Thirty Years in Retrospect." This selection from the Kimbell's permanent collection, recently on display at the museum in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , is now freely accessible on the Corbis Web site to Web users around the world. Gallery visitors can join a guided tour guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? by Joachim Pissarro, chief curator of the Kimbell Art Museum The Kimbell Art Museum is situated in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It houses a small but exquisite collection of European, Asian and Pre-Columbian works, as well as hosting travelling art exhibitions. , through a distinctive selection of paintings and sculptures from the exhibit. Visitors can also move through the critically acclaimed museum building, designed by Louis Kahn Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) (February 20, 1901 or 1902 – March 17, 1974) was a world-renowned architect based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own firm in 1935. , selecting galleries and walls to view or zooming in to inspect individual works of art. By using the Corbis Image Viewer See viewer. , available free on the Corbis Web site, visitors can view high-resolution images of these works of art. (These high-resolution images are encrypted, and can only be viewed with the Corbis Image Viewer, which protects the images from potential misuse.) Detailed descriptive and historical information on the works of art is also instantly available. The Kimbell's outstanding collection highlights European painting and sculpture from the Renaissance to the 20th century; Asian art Asian art can refer to art amongst many cultures in Asia. The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum is the only museum in the world that systematically collects and exhibits Asian modern and contemporary art. in its many forms, from antiquity to the 19th century; and also includes important holdings of pre-Columbian art Pre-Columbian Art is the art of Mexico, Central and South America in the time prior to the arrival of European colonizers in the 16th century. Pre-Columbian art thrived over a wide timescale, from 1800 BC to AD 1500. and African sculpture. Selected works from the Kimbell's exceptional collection are represented in Corbis' unique image archive through a nonexclusive licensing agreement, which allows Corbis to license the digital images to a variety of publishing and communications professionals, and to use the images in products, such as the Corbis Gallery. Doug Rowan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Corbis, noted, "The collections of the Kimbell Art Museum constitute a unique cultural resource for the general public, publishers, students and scholars. This innovative online gallery is a major step in realizing the Corbis vision of developing and providing broad access to our unique digital image archive representing the visual heritage of the world." The Corbis Gallery features an elegant design and unique user interface that allows for a richer, multidimensional experience of the imagery. Future multimedia exhibitions on the Corbis Web site will include work from noted photographers, archives, collections and cultural institutions represented in the Corbis archive. Corbis Corporation is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 1989 by Bill Gates to develop new ways of accessing and distributing images in digital form. Corbis is building a unique and comprehensive archive of high-quality digital imagery and multimedia content. Corbis is based in Bellevue, Wash. -0- Note to editors: Images from the Corbis Gallery are available upon request. Corbis and the Corbis logo are trademarks of Corbis Corporation. Contact: Corbis Corporation Laurie McEachron, 206/649-3363 e-mail: lauriemc@corbis.com or Waggener Edstrom Angela Newlove, 206/637-9097 e-mail: angelan@wagged.com |
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