Research Tools by Subject: Art

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This encyclopedia provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe.

Tags: Theater, Broadway, Musicals, Circus, Drama, Tragedy, Comedy, Playhouse, Opera, Stagecraft, Costumes, Set Design, Performing Arts

With nearly 2,000 articles written by scholars from fifty countries, the Encyclopedia covers the full spectrum of dance—theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance.

Tags: Music, Performing Arts, Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Modern Dance, Theater

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts contains over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures.

Tags: Art Deco, Painting, Decoration, Sculpture, Pottery, Illustrations

This resource provides fascinating and authoritative art, historical, and cultural information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites and stylistic developments.

Tags: Classical, Romanticism, Modernism, Anthropology, Drama