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Fine Arts and Music

Art:

• Arts Edge World-wide arts resources from the Kennedy Center.
  
  
• WebMuseum The WebMuseum, Paris network is a gateway to many museums and exhibitions from the world over.
  
  
• Famous Paintings Famous paintings exhibition from the WebMuseum, Paris is an excellent collection of paintings by world renown artists. Includes an artist index, a themes index and a glossary.
  
  
• National Gallery of Art One of the most prominent art galleries in North America. Many works can be viewed, and the database is searchable by artist, title or other criteria. It also offers virtual tours by medium or school, and special exhibitions.
  
  
• Archives of American Art From the Smithsonian Museum, online exhibits, hundreds of oral history transcripts, online reference assistance, finding aids, and more on American art.
  
  
• Art Imagebase An incredible collection of art images from the San Francisco Fine Arts Museum searchable by artist, country or period. Please do not reprint without their permission!
  
  
• The Artchive Guide to online images of works by hundreds of prominent artists.
  
  
• Art Institute of Chicago Web site from the Art Institute has information on exhibits, collections and much more.
  
  
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Online Collections This web site contains 3,500 images, including the entire collection of European paintings. search by artist, period, style or keyword, or take one of the tours. Includes timelines, and links to other online resources.
  
  
• Tate Gallery Britain's premier art museum's online collection contains over 65,000 images that encompass literature, leisure, people and places. Search by artist or subject or browse new acquisitions.
  
  
• Florence Art Guide A wonderful virtual fieldtrip to explore Renaissance art and architecture in Florence, Italy and it's famous museums, including the Uffizi Galery, the Strozzi Palace, and the Piazzale Michelangelo, the Pitti Palace museums and much more.
  
  
• Art Information "Ask Joan of Art" online reference feature, Smithsonian Amerian Art museum collection, and inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index, a guide to Researching Your Art, and more.
  
  
• Art Hotlist A gateway list to art museums, virtual galleries, artists, and special art topics, as well as teacher resources, from the Franklin Institute Online.
  
  
• Art History Art History links by period, by country, and also lists of museums by country, make this a very useful site, maintained by art history professor Chris Witcombe at Sweet Briar College.
  
  
• Art History Network Provides information on art history, archaeology and architecture and focuses on artists, the art of civilizations and historical eras, links to art journals and magazines, images and virtual tours, and much more.
  
  
• ArtsEdNet Getty Institute Art Education Web site offers an extensive web site providing student and teacher resources, its own image gallery, and web links to more art resources. Searchable and indexed.
  
  
• Art on the Web More than 1,200 links to visual arts, including architecture from Jeffery Howe of Boston College.
  
  
• Art:21 An excellent resource on the life and work of various artists. Browse the "artist pages".
  
  
• Artcyclopedia A "Fine Arts Search Engine" which provides a database of more than 7500+ great artists searchable by movement, medium, subject, nationality, or name. Also provides links to art museums worldwide, art news, and more.
  
  
• ArtLex Art Dictionary Defnitions of more than 3,600 tems, supporting images, pronunciations, quotations, cross-referrenceing, and related Web links.
  
  
• AskART The Artists Bluebook: Extensive Information about 28,000 American artists. Biographies, lists of paintings museum directories, current exhibits, interest groups, and much more.
  
  
• Art Museum Network a combined effort of the world's largest and most prestigious art museums to provide a gateway to museums, collections, and exhibitions.
  
  
• Virtual Library Museums Pages The most extensive Web directory of museums worldwide, with links to their web sites.
  
  
• Web Exhibits Online museum created by the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement in collaboration with Brandeis University, the National Gallery of Art and the Museo National del Prado. Special exhibits on pigments, causes of color, daylight savings time, calendars through the ages, and more.
  
  
• How to Read a Painting Offers instruction for students and the process by which one can look at, understand and critique a piece of art.
  

Photography:

• Time Life Photo Sight Collection of links to online photo galleries and exhibits, with several famous photographers listed, plus photos organized by topic, and photo essays. Sponsored by Time Life Magazine.
  
  
• Masters of Photography A comprehensive resource that includes examples, biographies, links and articles by and about more than 50 different photographers.
  
  
• History of Photography History of photography to 1920s by Dr. Robert Leggat.
  
  
• The American Museum of Photography Photography exhibits and links to more photography pages and exhibits.
  
  
• Women of Our Time A site from the Smithsonian Institution that offers an interactive gallery and photographs of some of America's most famous and influential women. Also included are brief biographical information and a discussion of photographic styles.
  
  
• Photography Gallery About.com links to photography galleries, pages and exhibits.
  
  
• American Photography: A Century of Images An excellent project site from PBS and Kodak that contains information on the aspects of the use of photography and also contains an image database with an interactive workshop.
  
  
• Art:21 An excellent resource on the artistic work of various artists, including such photographers as Sally Mann from PBS. Search the artist pages.
  
  
• How Cameras Work A site from How StuffWorks that explains the basic functions of a camera. It defines technical terms and uses clear graphics to explain lenses, focus, image size, homemade cameras, and how film works.
  
  
• History of Kodak The Kodak website provides an in-depth history of the company and biographical information on George Eastman. A timeline of events, explanations of snapshot photography and film is also available.
  

Film:

• Guide to Web Resources in Film Studies Many links to resources on film studies, arranged alphabetically from Indiana University.
  
  
• Movie Review Query Engine Comprehensive movie reviews with additional background information and links.
  
  
• Internet Movie Database Information about film actors, directors, technical personal, etc.
  
  
• All-Movie Guide An on-line movie and video database.
  

Dance:

• Cyberdance "A collection of over 3500 links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet." Searchable.
  

Fashion:

• Fashion Net Information on clothing styles, designers, etc.
  
  
• Fashion Era A site from England which provides a populist look at the last two centuries of fashion.
  
  
• La Couturiere Parisienne A database of 4000 images of period costume from the Middle Ages through the early twentieth century.
  
  
• The Costumer's Manifesto Great links to information on costume history, ethnic costumes, patterns, designers, etc.
  
  
• The History of Costume Offers the complete text and illustrations from the German book of the same name, printed around 1880, and containing a collection of 500 period costume design plates that represent historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century.
  
  
• Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Costume Institute A photographic display of part of the museum's vast costume collection features mostly twentieth century clothes.
  

Music:

• Worldwide Internet Music Resources Links to information on music eras and genres, composers and performers, from Indiana University.
  
  
• Ethnomusicology A directory providing links to Web resources related to ethnomusicology, folk music and world music. Contents are arranged by type and by geographic regions.
  
  
• Instrument Encyclopedia Search by category or browser. Each entry includes a description, a list of references and hyperlinks to related instruments and illustrations.
  
  
• Essentials of Music Provides essays on music through different eras, biographies of famous composers and a glossary of music terms. Created in cooperation with W.W. Norton Publishers.
  
  
• Music History 102 From the Internet Public Library, this is "a Guide to Western Composers and their Music from the Middle Ages to the Present". Searchable.
  
  
• Musical Artists Search Information on musicians from Yahoo by performer or genre.
  
  
• All-Music Guide A complete online database of recorded music. Search by artist, song or album title.
  
  
• Musicals101 A comprehensive site called"The Cyber Encyclopedia of on Musical Theater, TV and Film" provides a history, reviews and essays on musical theater, Broadway theater, and much more.
  
  
• Artists direct Search information on modern musical artists. Also browse by genre or decade.
  
  
• PBS Jazz Lounge Learn about and listen to music and details regarding the various styles of jazz, plus biographies of famous jazz masters.
  
  
• World Music from National Geographic this site allows you to listen to and explore music by region, artist, or genre.
  

   

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