Alongside the reproductions, the extensive documentation it offers is continuously updated and records details on each work of art and its history, such as changes in ownership, attribution, and condition.

For decades, the library acquired photographs through agents based in Europe such as Clotilde Brière-Mismé, Mario Sansoni, and Walter W.S.

[2] Several of the United States photographic campaigns can be explored in an interactive digital map on the Frick’s website, which uses GIS technology.

The Photoarchive continues to acquire photographs and digital images, focusing on works of art that are unpublished or by women, minority groups, or otherwise little-known artists.

When possible, it collects multiple images for each work of art that show it in different physical states, as well as rarely seen preparatory drawings, alternate versions, copies, and forgeries.