Art Authority

Art Authority
Original author(s) Open Door Networks and Project A
Development status Active
Operating system iOS 6.1 and later,
Mac OS X 10.5.0 or later
Size 122 MB (iPad), 5.2 MB (Mac), 2.2 MB (iPhone)
Type Reference, education

Art Authority is a media viewing software application for Apple's iOS and Macintosh. It provides a virtual museum interface in which users can access a large collection of classic western paintings and sculptures by over a thousand artists.[1] It is a top selling application.[2] A special K12 edition for the iPad displays only age-appropriate images.[3]

Development

Art Authority is created and maintained by Open Door Networks[4] and Project A.[5] A partnership with Bridgeman Art Library to enable users to order reproductions of works from the app was announced on May 30, 2012[6] and implemented as Prints on Demand on September 25, 2012.[7]

A key aspect of Art Authority is its database of 100,000 works of art, over 1500 artists and over 900 museums and other art locations. This database is utilized by apps such as Art Alert,[8] The Art Channel[9] on Apple TV and Web sites such as the Art Authority community site.[10]

The app was upgraded for the iPad (3rd generation) retina display concurrently with the release of that iPad, and included on a number of "Best retina-ready app" lists.[11][12] "Exploring Art with Art Authority," an e-book companion to the Art Authority app line, available through the iBookstore, was introduced on April 18, 2012.[13]

Access to videos for many of the app's major works was added in December, 2013.[14]

Usage

The iPad version of the app has been used, among other places, in Seton Hill University art history classes since 2010.[15]

Promotion

Art Authority was one of seven "amazing applications" shown by senior VP Phil Schiller in Apple's January 19, 2012 education-focused special event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.[16] The K12 version was selected as one of five "Real-World Learning" apps by Apple on June 25, 2015, at which time Apple also made available a free iBook-based set of "Lesson Ideas" for the app.[17]

References

  1. ↑ LeVitus, Bob (2011). Incredible iPad Apps for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "Making iPad apps a risky business". Ashland Daily Tidings. Dow Jones Local Media Group, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "By request: Art Authority K12". Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Open Door Networks". Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Project A". Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Art Authority announces broad partnership with Bridgeman Art Library". Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Art Authority rolls out Prints on Demand service". Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ Drake, Monica. "Where’s That Picasso? An App Can Help". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Announcing Art Channel: the Future is Now". Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Art, society and social networking". Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ Bonnington, Christina (March 28, 2012). "8 Eye-Popping Retina Display Photography Apps for the New iPad". Wired. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  12. ↑ "The 10 Best iPad Apps for Showing Off Your Retina Display". Mashable. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Art Authority adds an iBook". Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Art Authority adds access to videos". Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  15. ↑ "'Art Authority for iPad' Makes Educational Debut at Seton Hill University". Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  16. ↑ Apple Education event video. Apple Inc. Event occurs at 6:30. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Education Spotlight". Retrieved June 29, 2015.
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