Visual Research

Part of your Production History and Context Research should include visual images, and this page will help you get started on finding images from previous productions of the play you are studying. However, the majority of your visual research for this assignment will be finding images that will reflect your unique and original vision for the production you are planning.

ARTstor

Artstor on JSTOR
A digital library of images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences, with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images

Search tips:

Use quotes for phrases, ex. "living room"

Search the name of an artist, Hammershoi, or hte name of a play, "Hedda Gabler."

Do an advanced search and limit by geography and classification (decorative objects or paintings or photographs).

Image Search Engines & Collections

Search Engines

Try a Google Image search, using descriptive language.

See also Google's Art & Culture site for images from cultural institutions.

Image Collections

NY Public Digital Library thousands of images from NY Public Library's collection of manuscripts, maps, photographs and more
Victoria & Albert Museum Collection
Thorne Miniature Rooms from the Art Institute of Chicago
Metropolitan Museum of Art
MMA Interior Design in England 1600-1800
MMA The Art, Form, and Function of Gilt Bronze in the French Interior
Life Photo Archive photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century.
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum -National and international decorative arts and design museum in Norway
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Collection search for house interior living
Pinterest
Digital Public Library of America
Smithsonian Institution at Flickr
Rijsmuseum Rijks Studio

Image Databases

In addition to searching the open web, try these licensed databases to find images.

Art Online (Oxford)
Covers all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. Includes the full text of 'The Dictionary of Art,' and gives users access to subject entries, biographies, bibliographic citations, image links and images contained within Grove Art Online, as well as entries and images from the 'Oxford Companion to Western Art,' the 'Concise Dictionary of Art Terms,' and 'Oxford’s Encyclopedia of Aesthetics.' Thematic timelines and learning resources are also included.

Access limited to 3 simultaneous users.
Academic Search Premier
A multidisciplinary database containing full text journal, magazine & newspaper articles, many from peer-reviewed titles. This scholarly collection covers information in nearly every area of academic study.
Research Library (ProQuest)
Features the full text of a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines and newspapers covering all academic subject areas.
JSTOR

An multidisciplinary journal archive. It includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. Includes the Artstor image collections.