Online Resources
Databases
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Art & Architecture Complete This link opens in a new windowMagazines, journals, trade publications and books covering a variety of art and architecture subjects including antiques, art and art history, interior and landscape design, and more. Includes image collection of over 63,000 images.
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Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new windowFeatures hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
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Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowGrove Art Online, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
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Artstor This link opens in a new windowMore than 2.5 million images related to art, art history, architecture, painting, photography, and visual and material culture.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Coverage includes history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics, humanities and social sciences. Some current issues are available now.
Journals
Books
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Theatrical Design and Production
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Call Number: 792.025 G4131th2
Books
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The Craft and Art of Scenic Design
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Staging and Stage décor: Perspectives on European Theater 1500-1950
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Scene Design and Stage Lighting
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Call Number: 792.025 P229sc3
Websites
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The Lighting ArchiveA collection of plots, focus charts, and cue sheets from past shows. There is an emphasis on historical productions and designers who have made important contributions to the field.
Books
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Stage Lighting: The Fundamentals
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Scene Design and Stage Lighting
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Call Number: 792.025 P229sc3
Databases & Websites
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Vogue Archive This link opens in a new windowThe Vogue Archive preserves the work of the world's greatest fashion designers, stylists and photographers and is a unique record of American and international fashion, culture and society from the dawn of the modern era to the present day. Covers 1892 to the present.
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Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume DesignThousands of costume designs from 1932 to 1976 for plays by Shakespeare and modern classics, opera, ballet, and motion pictures
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Vintage Fashion GuildThe Vintage Fashion Guild (VFG) is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of vintage fashion. They have many visual resources for fabric, vintage hats, and lingerie.
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Costume Design: the Basics
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The Costume Designer's Toolkit
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Architectural Period Research
Images
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Artstor This link opens in a new windowMore than 2.5 million images related to art, art history, architecture, painting, photography, and visual and material culture.
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Vogue Archive This link opens in a new windowThe Vogue Archive preserves the work of the world's greatest fashion designers, stylists and photographers and is a unique record of American and international fashion, culture and society from the dawn of the modern era to the present day. Covers 1892 to the present.
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Life MagazineA weekly interest and light news magazine, famous for its pictures. Google Books has it digitized from 1936 to 1972. (The library also has it in print and on microfilm.)
Books
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