Research Tools by Subject: Art

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You can browse by artist or genre, and advanced search allows searching by song, album, composer, and label. Choose from millions of songs from 65 different countries and thousands of labels.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

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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

International Encyclopedia of Dance

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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

Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

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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

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture

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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