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Performing Arts
- ARTstor This link opens in a new windowThis searchable repository of over 1.6 million high quality digital images offers tools for viewing, sharing, and saving visual materials. Although its strengths are visual art and architecture, Artstor includes images that are useful in both the humanities and the sciences.
- Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image CollectionThe Folger's Digital Image Collection offers online access to over 30,000 images from the Folger Shakespeare Library collection, including books, theater memorabilia, manuscripts, art, and more. Images are available in high resolution and users can show multiple images side-by-side, zoom in and out to see fine detail, view cataloging information when available, export thumbnails, and construct permanent URLs linking back to their favorite items or searches.
- Library of Congress: American Memory Collection and TopicsIncludes photos from the Federal Theatre Project, early motion pictures, the variety stage, celebrities -- or search by keyword ("actors", "theatre", etc.). Rich collection, well worth browsing.
- NYPL - Jerome Robbins Dance DivisionDigital images from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library, the world's largest archive dedicated to dance.
- NYPL Digital Gallery- Arts & LiteratureArtworks and objects, dance, design, furniture, motion pictures, music, ornament, performance, theatre and more from the New York Public Library Digital Gallery.
- The Global Performing Arts Database (GloPAD)A database of images, video, sound recordings and other digital objects related to the international performing arts.
Not finding what you're looking for?
There are so many digital image collections that it is impossible to list them all on this guide. If you're not having luck with these resources, make sure to take a look at these other guides for finding images.
Using ARTstor (Tutorials)
Visit ARTstor on YouTube for tutorials about registering and using the database.