https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/author/jresig/Recent content in Jresig on Journal of Digital HumanitiesHugoen-USSun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/3-2/using-computer-vision-to-increase-the-research-potential-of-photo-archives-by-john-resig/Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/3-2/using-computer-vision-to-increase-the-research-potential-of-photo-archives-by-john-resig/<p>In art history research, photographs of art are the lifeblood of study. Since it’s usually impossible for a scholar to travel the globe and visit an artwork as need arises, there is substantial demand for archives of photographs of artworks for reference and study. There are photo archives around the world with millions of photographs in them, including the prestigious <a href="http://www.frick.org/research/photoarchive" title="The Frick Photoarchive">Frick Photoarchive</a>. These archives aggregate photographs from many institutions and private collections. It is their job to make sure the photos are maintained and the works of art they document cataloged, changes in attribution or ownership updated, and that they have properly identified and merged duplicate photographs and entries relating to a single artwork.</p>