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Art:

Archives of American Art From the Smithsonian American Art Museum, online exhibits, hundreds of oral history transcripts, and more on American art.

Art History Art History links by period, by country, and also lists of museums by country, 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.

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 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!

Art Institute of Chicago Information on exhibits, collections 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.

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".

The Artchive Guide to online images of works by hundreds of prominent artists.

Artcyclopedia A fine arts search engine which provides a database of more than 7500+ great artists by movement, medium, subject, nationality, or name. Also provides links to art museums worldwide, art news, and more.

ArtLex Art Dictionary Definitions of more than 3,60 items, supporting images, pronunciations, quotations, cross-referencing, and related links.

ArtsEdNet Getty Institute Art Education offers extensive student and teacher resources, its own image gallery, and web links to more art resources.

AskART The Artists Bluebook: Extensive Information about 28,000 American artists. Biographies, lists of paintings, museum directories, current exhibits, interest groups, including art for sale with current values.

Famous Paintings From the WebMuseum, Paris is an excellent collection of paintings by world-renowned artists. Includes an artist index, a themes index and a glossary.

Florence Art Guide A virtual fieldtrip to explore Renaissance art and architecture in Florence, Italy and it's famous museums.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Contains over 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.

National Gallery of Art One of the most prominent art galleries in North America, the database is searchable by artist, title or other criteria. It also offers virtual tours by medium or school, and special exhibitions.

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, subject or browse new acquisitions.

Virtual Library Museums Pages The most extensive 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, calendars through the ages, and more.

WebMuseum A gateway to many museums and exhibitions from the world over.

Photography:

The American Museum of Photography Photography exhibits and links to more photography pages and exhibits.

American Photography: A Century of Images An excellent project site from PBS and Kodak that contains information on 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.

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.

History of Photography History of photography to 1920s by Dr. Robert Leggat.

How Cameras Work A site from How Stuff Works 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.

Masters of Photography A comprehensive resource that includes examples, biographies, links and articles by and about more than 50 different photographers.

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.

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.

Film:

All-Movie Guide An on-line movie and video database.

Guide to Web Resources in Film Studies Many links to resources on film studies, arranged alphabetically, from Indiana University.

Internet Movie Database Information about film actors, directors, technical personnel, etc.

Movie Review Query Engine Comprehensive movie reviews with additional background information and links.

Dance:

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

Fashion:

The Costumer's Manifesto Great links to information on costume history, ethnic costumes, patterns, designers, etc.

Fashion Era A site from England which provides a populist look at the last two centuries of fashion.

Fashion Net Information on clothing styles, 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.

La Couturiere Parisienne A database of 4000 images of period costume from the Middle Ages through the early twentieth 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:

All-Music Guide A complete online database of recorded music. Search by artist, song or album title.

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.

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.

Music History 102 A guide to Western composers and their music from the Middle Ages to the present, from the Internet Public Library

Musical Artists Search Information on musicians by performer or genre, by Yahoo.

Musicals101 The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theater, TV and Film provides a history, reviews and essays on musical theater, Broadway theater, and much more.

PBS Jazz Lounge Learn about and listen to music and information regarding the various styles of jazz, plus biographies of famous jazz masters.

World Music Listen to and explore music by region, artist, or genre, by National Geographic

Worldwide Internet Music Resources Links to information on music eras and genres, composers and performers, from Indiana University.

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