Welcome to the Picture Collection
This guide about the Picture Collection offers an introduction to the resources supporting the 1.5 million pictures arranged by subject and sourced from books, magazines, and other visual materials available to researchers for visual inspiration and context.
The Picture Collection
The Picture Collection is an unparalleled visual resource for creative people in any medium. It contains well over one million original prints, photographs, posters, postcards, and illustrations from books, magazines, and newspapers, classified into subject headings.
- Consult the full list of subjects headings
- Users may borrow up to 60 pictures at a time on any subject with a library card.
- For further information or to request material email picturecollection@nypl.org.
Picture Collection
Folder Example
Picture Collection, Room 100, SASB
About
Picture Collection Reference Librarians
Contact:
476 Fifth Avenue (42nd St and Fifth Ave)
First Floor , Room 119
New York, NY 10018
First Floor , Room 119
New York, NY 10018
(212) 340-0878
Website
Subjects: Art
Hours
| Day | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | CLOSED | |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7:45 PM | |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7:45 PM | |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5:45 PM | |
| Friday | 10 AM–5:45 PM | |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5:45 PM | |
| Sunday | CLOSED |