Mermaid Art
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Mermaid Art Prints and Posters
View a collection of over 185 images of mermaids from a diverse selection of artists such as Sheila Wolk, Marc Chagall, John William Waterhouse, Warwick Goble, and more.
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Sirens
See Also: Aquatic, Dolphins, Fairies, Fantasy, Nautical
Poems and Stories » Mermaids
A small collection of poems including The Mermaid by Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Mermaid by William Butler Yeats, The Merman by James Whitcomb Riley, and others.
Museum Exhibitions and Collections
Mythic Creatures: Becoming Mermaids
An online exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History, includes images and information about water spirits such as Mami Wata, Lasiren, Sedna and Yawkyawk, also features a brief account of the FeeJee Mermaid and accounts of sightings.
V&A: Mermaids
View objects related to mermaids in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
LACMA: Mermaids
View images of mermaids in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, includes a small selection of Japanese netsuke.
Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diasporas
An exhibit from The National Museum of African Art.
Powerhouse Museum
View objects related to mermaids including vessels, netsuke, a lace panel, and other items.
MFA: Mermaids
View images in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, includes drawings, paintings, prints, netsuke, and related objects.
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Mermaids
Includes decorative art, sculpture, and Edvard Munch's mermaid painting.
The FeJee Mermaid Archive
Information about P.T. Barnum's FeJee mermaid, from the Lost Museum.
Image Collections
ArtMagick: Thematic art albums featuring obscure 19th century images of mermaids, sirens, nymphs, and naiads.
Mermaids
Mer & Waterfolk
Mer & Waterfolk II
Sea Creatures
Atlantean I
Daughters of the Sea
NYPL: Mermaids and Mermen
A collection of images related to mermaids and mermen in the New York Public Library's Digital Gallery.
Narrative Identity: Artwork and Representation
Collection of mermaid artwork, cartoons, comics and book covers from Wellesley College, also includes the Mermaid Myth and The Psychology of Mermaids.
Water in Art: Mermaids and Sirens
The mystery, art, and science of water.
Medieval Bestiary: Mermaid Gallery
Small collection of medieval mermaid paintings and sculptures with descriptions.
Sirens
The Getty: Sirens
View images related to sirens in the online collections of the Getty Museum. See also: Applique with Scylla
MFA: Sirens
View objects related to sirens from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, includes tools and equipment, vessels, sculpture, and other items.
Cleveland Museum of Art
View a small selection of decorative objects related to sirens in the museum's collections.
Medieval Bestiary : Siren Gallery
A collection of siren images from the Middle Ages.
ArtMagick: Sirens
A selection of images showing a diverse representation of the siren, includes works by John William Waterhouse, Armand Point, Arnold Bocklin, Sir Edward John Poynter and others.
