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Artcyclopedia – http://www.artcyclopedia.com
Search by artist’s name, work’s name, museum, genre – and you will receive a list of links
to museums, art collections, and a host of other sources with thumbnails and pictures of
specific works. While museum holdings do change, the Artcyclopedia prides themselves on
checking links and updating their collection. Some of the browseable genres are also
informative: women artists, medium, subject, etc.
Exploring Themes in American Art –
http://www.nga.gov/education/american/aasplash.htm
Created by the National Gallery of Art, this site explores the history of American art
from the still life to the portrait to the landscape. Essays on each theme identify the
major artists in the movement; significant American artists have bios and lists of their
pieces included in the Gallery collection. Not all works in the collection have pictures,
but the pictures included are large and detailed and offer close-up views of important
details.
Gardner's Art Through the Ages - http://www.wadsworth.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=0534642004&discipline_number=37
This site can be usable as a companion to the text of the
same name. The highlights include timelines, a study guide, Virtual Museum
tours, how to write a research paper and self-quizzes.
Great Buildings.com -
http://www.greatbuildings.com
Choose to search by building, architect or location. Along
with typical building statistics, find the architectural style, architect,
date, illustrations or pictures (most have some kind of visual image),
a brief discussion and a list of other possible resources.
The Last Expression: Art from Auschwitz -
http://lastexpression.northwestern.edu
A visual journey created by prisoners and workers at Auschwitz
during the Holocaust. Through art, biographies, and essays, one can
get a deeper understanding of the workings both sanctioned and underground
at a Nazi concentration camp. Each artist represented has an accompanying
biography in which you learn what their position was pre WWII and what
happened to them post WWII. Created by the Mary and Leigh Block Museum
of Art and the Information Technology department at Northwestern University,
this website is at once visually stunning and heartbreaking.
Tate Online: In Focus -
http://www.tate.org.uk/learning/learnonline/infocus.htm
A collection of topics focusing on the art and the artist. Look at works by the subject
or the artist, explore interviews, and view specific works Tate has put In Focus.
Timeline of Art History – http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
Check out this amazing timeline of world art history from prehistoric times to 1800 AD.
When you select the time period, you then choose the region in the world you would like to
explore. You can also use the Timeline Site Map located on the bottom of the homepage to
concentrate on the history of a specific country. All time periods include a summary of
the political, social, economical, and artistic happenings of that time. Amazing pictures
of significant pieces are included.
Web Gallery of Art - http://gallery.euroweb.hu/
While many people are familiar with post-1800 European artists like Manet, Monet, Picasso,
this site purely concentrates on the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Each artist
has several thumbnails; the internal links are very helpful, and the pages load quickly.
Great resource!
Classical Connection - http://www.carolinaclassical.com/links.html
An index of classical music sites. Find links
to MIDI files, historical music sites, genre and theory based sites.
Jazz - http://www.pbs.org/jazz
PBS has published this website to complement their television series by
Ken Burns. With audio clips of jazz favorites and examples of jazz styles,
interviews, biographies, and more, PBS is just inviting you to delve into
their collection. If you are further interested, the library has the series
on DVD.
The Mozart Project -
http://www.mozartproject.org
Offers an extensive biography of Mozart's life
as it fits within the context of the times, lists of works by date,
selected essays, a biography of online and paper sources as well
as a list of related links.
Musica - http://www.MusicaNet.org/
This is a worldwide database for choral music.
You can use this site as a bibliography for basic information about a
piece, but to view the actual arrangement you will need a
java-enabled browser.
Musical Heaven -
http://www.musicalheaven.com/
A musical theater site with synopses, song lists,
and links.
Musicals.net
- http://www.musicals.net
Looking for information about musicals? Find synopses,
song lists, discussion groups, and links to other sites on the Web.
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i -
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/americanaloha
Created as a film and a companion website, produced by PBS, Lisette Marie Flanary and Evann
Siebens have decided to attempt to claify the mystery of the hula, a dance often dramatized
incorrectly in popular culture with dark girls in grass skirts and coconut bras. The spiritual
nature of the hula is revealed through explanations of its history and significance. Accompanying
videos illustrate the performance of this amazing dance.
An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals ca. 1490-1920 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dihome.html
The Library of Congress has collected dance manuals from 1490-1920 for
use on this incredible American
Memory site. Each manual is scanned so you can see it as though you
were visiting the Library of Congress itself, or just view the text.
Access this site if you are searching for the steps to a dance popular
in this time period, if you need assistance, please ask a librarian.
Capoeira - http://www.princeton.edu/~capoeira
A Brazilian art form, Capoeira is a combination of dance and martial arts. Capoeira combines
rhythm and movement and must be seen to be truly understood. Formed in 2003, Princeton's
Capoeira classes focus on the history of the dance and its form. Look here for basic inforamtion,
as well as links to additional sites.
Dancers and Choreographers: Occupational Outlook Handbook -
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos094.htm
Interested in being a professional dancer? Want to know how you can use dance as a career?
This is the site for you: from the nature of the work to salary to the job outlook, you can find
ideas about how to incorporate dancing into your life - and get paid for it.
Great
Performances: Free to Dance - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/
PBS traces the history of African American dance and reflects
on its impact on the world. Look for the timeline, essays, biographies
on choreographers and dancers, and links to other dance sites.
Great Performances: Holo Mai Pele -
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/holomaipele/holomai/ele.html
In 1995, the dance group Halau O Kekuhi began to translate the myth
"Pele Travels" into a performance of hula and chanting. Use this site
as a jumping off point to learn about the hula, about Pele, and about
the mythical history of the Hawaiian people.
Dance In America is a Great Performances Production on Maryland Public Television, a branch of PBS.
Broadway: The American Musical - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/index.html
A history of Broadway and the musical on Broadway – from the elements of the musical and
how it has changed over time, to the stars that have brought Broadway to life, including
dancers, choreographers and singers. This site is a fabulous trip down 42nd street.
Please contact Mr. Bell with any questions. Page last updated on December 8, 2006.
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