Krupp Library: Resources by Subject: Arts (Art, Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music)

Arts

DATABASES

If you are prompted to log in using usernames and passwords, use the ones listed in the "Off Campus Access to Library Databases" tile in the Topics section of Library Lounge.

Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Biography in Context uses numerous reference works to provide extensive biographical information. Entries include full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals and reference sources.
Britannica High School Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Includes topical articles, maps, photos, illustrations, videos, multimedia clips, and yearbooks from 1993 onward. Many entries also list suggested websites and related resources for additional reading on the subject.

ON THE WEB

Artcyclopedia - Art Search Engine
You can search for individual artists, art movements, geographic locations, art museums, or by titles of artwork.
Artstor Public Collections
More than 1 million image, video, document, and audio files from public institutional collections freely available to everyone.
Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art
From the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Thousands of images of art, artifacts, illuminated manuscripts, books, sacred and ritual objects, and architecture from ancient to present day. In accordance with copyright law, you are able to reuse the images for educational purposes under the laws of Fair Use. and you must acknowledge the source of any material you include in your research project.
Getty Art Collection Open Content
Over 100,000 images from the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Research Institute available through the Open Content Program. These images include paintings, drawings, manuscripts, photographs, antiquities, sculpture, decorative arts, artists' sketchbooks, watercolors, rare prints from the 16th through the 18th century, and 19th-century architectural drawings of cultural landmarks. Use this attribution for any Open Content item you use in your work: Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
Google Arts and Culture
Free access to 3 major collections: art, music, and artifacts from art collections from around the world; exhibitions about historic events with documents, photos, videos, and personal accounts; historic sites from the ancient and modern world.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art and artifacts, a timeline of art history, and essays about art and global culture from the Heilbrunn Collection.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Open Access Artwork. Browse more than 406,000 hi-res images of public-domain works in The Met collection that can be downloaded, shared, and remixed without restriction.
National Library of Israel Digital Collection
Art, manuscripts, artifacts, and music audio files, within several different collections, including: Israel, Judaica, Islam & Middle East.
VADS
Over 140,000 images from over 300 art and design collections in the UK, free to use for education.

DATABASES

These databases include our school subscriptions plus databases we can use during a trial period. Please make a note of when these trials end. If you are prompted to log in using usernames and passwords, use the ones listed in the "Off Campus Access to Library Databases" tile in the Topics section of Library Lounge.

DATABASES

Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Literature Resource Center includes resources on literary topics, authors, and their works. Scholarly articles, topic overviews, book reviews, biographical essays as well as poems and short stories can be found in this resource.
Drama Online This link opens in a new window
Drama Online contains playtexts, audio, video, and books of plays, performances, and actors. See the "Off Campus Access" tile in the Topics page of the Library Lounge for the username and password to access this database.

DATABASES

You should have direct access to these databases when you are on campus. If you are prompted to log in using usernames and passwords, use the ones listed in the "Off Campus Access to Library Databases" tile in the Topics section of Library Lounge.

Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Biography in Context uses numerous reference works to provide extensive biographical information. Entries include full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals and reference sources.
Britannica High School Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Includes topical articles, maps, photos, illustrations, videos, multimedia clips, and yearbooks from 1993 onward. Many entries also list suggested websites and related resources for additional reading on the subject.
U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Provides information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. Includes full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, and audio files.
World History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Contains information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History.authoritative reference content as well as full-text magazines, academic journals, Includes news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, and audio files.

ON THE WEB

Milken Archive of Jewish Music
Over 600 pieces of music by 200 composers. Along with the recordings, the Milken Archive has documented the history of Jewish music in America through more than 150 oral histories with composers, cantors, educators, and performers. Also includes comprehensive essays and liner notes that examine the cultural and historical contexts in which this music has been created.
National Library of Israel Sound Archive
Thousands of hours of digitized audio recordings.Includes recordings from The House of Hebrew Song, links to Jewish singers and composers, and links to world music web sites.

E-BOOKS & PRINT BOOKS

St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture by Thomas Riggs
ISBN: 9781410380821
Publication Date: 2018-01-01
This encyclopedia examines the history and contributions of hip hop to American and global culture, including the music, dance, and visual arts that are its artistic expressions. Entries also examine hip hop’s influence in other arenas such as fashion, film, and poetry; its impact on education, politics, social activism, racial and ethnic identity, and globalization; and its many contributions to American, urban, black, and Latino cultures.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Stanley Sadie (Editor); John Tyrrell (Editor)
Call Number: Ref ML100 .N532 2001
ISBN: 1561592390
Publication Date: 2003-02-11
A History of Western Music by Donald J. Grout; Claude V. Palisca
Call Number: ML160 G872
ISBN: 0393969045
Publication Date: 1996-03-01
Norton Anthology of Western Music by Claude V. Palisca (Editor)
Call Number: M1 R382 v.1 and v.2
ISBN: 0393969061
Publication Date: 1996-08-01

Lying up a Nation by Ronald M. Radano
Call Number: ML3556 R25
ISBN: 0226701980
Publication Date: 2003-11-01

Music Foundations

Composer Project Notes Organizer
Download and edit this organizer to gather the information you find during your research.