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H. Shaw High School
7579 Raider Way
Columbus, GA 31909
706-569-3638
Dr. Jim Arnold, Principal jarnold@mcsdga.net
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...architecture links arranged by wide-ranging topics. Artcyclopedia: Where the World Finds Great Art ...comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. Indexes 700 leading arts sites, and offer more than 24,000 links directly to an estimated 80,000 works by 7,000 different artists. ...great graphic intensive site to find artwork of Spanish painters and sculptors along with brief biographical sketches. The artists are divided by time period; musical compositions fitting the periods can also be selected from midi files and played as backgrounds for the artwork. ...find definitions for more than 3,300 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references. ...an interesting site that deals with color theory. ...has costume history sorted by period and is one of the Web's largest, and most diverse, costume sites. ...an online reproduction of an 1880s book that provides drawings of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century. MUSEE -- Directory of Museums Worldwide Including Art, Science, Zoos, Archeology, and Aquariums ...links you to 37,000 museums around the world. NM's Creative Impulse: The Arts ...a chronological listing of links for the art, architecture, literature, drama, music, dance, people, places, events, daily life and culture of each era from Prehistory to the Present. Time & Life Pictures: Defining Visions of an Enduring History ...offers some of the world's most recognizable imagery with content from the finest photojournalists, documenting past and present political and cultural events, as well as celebrities and the American experience. ...a directory of both online and virtual world museums. ...produces novel exhibits to improve cultural literacy by interesting the public in links between art and science.. ...contains over 11,000 digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800. A considerable number of the pictures are commented on and biographies of the significant artists are given. A versatile search engine allows you to find pictures in the collection using various search criteria. A number of guided tours make it easier to visit the Gallery and to understand the artistic and historical relationship between different artworks and artists included in the collection. ...enjoy 10,000,000 images and documents from galleries and museums for free. Listings for artists are accompanied by short biographies and a list of available paintings, while theme listings include a brief introduction to the period and a list of paintings.
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comprehensive index to art sites on the Internet.
20th Century History by the Decades from the Chico High School Library ...under Music of the 20th Century, many links, such as Top Musical Hits and Lyrics; the 100 Most Important American Musical Works of the 20th Century; Rock + Roll Hall of Fame, can be found concerning different facets of music written and produced during the 20th Century. ...great site for finding information on all types of musicians from classical to country to reggae to gospel. This site can also be searched by decade. ...the largest classical music site on the web. It consists of music files, biographies of composers, and a neat historical timeline of the world (also features events, writers, scientists, politicians, and famous women who were contemporaries of the composer). ...contains compiled information on classical music composers, their works, and resources to find additional classical music. ...gives basic information about classical music and is designed to introduce you to the best music of every time period. It consists of an overview of six main periods in music history, brief biographies of nearly 70 composers, and a glossary of 200 definitions with numerous musical examples. ...lyrics and background on songs from different wars (for example, Revolutionary War, World War I & II), outlaws and "badmen," McCarthy "witch hunt," race relations and civil rights movement, chain gang and penitentiaries, hobo, tramps, homeless, etc. ...features 140 musical instruments around the world to allow you to explore the diverse creativity of the musical tradition. Instruments can be browsed by category. Under Resources for Educators, you can find an instrument glossary, more instructional collection connections and websites, and published resources about musical instruments.
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tutorials, guides, information on musical genres, history of music, instruments
and links to other related sites. ...has costume history sorted by period and is one of the Web's largest, and most diverse, costume sites. The Costume Page: Costuming Resources Online/The Study of Costume Reference Works & Museums ...well over 2,000 unique links under the topics of reference, museums, costume history, historical topics, ethnic, theatrical organizations, classes and schools, instructions and techniques about all sorts of things, online suppliers and sources, costume accessories, ready-made and custom costumes, etc. The Costume Site: Online Costuming Sources for Historical, Science Fiction & Fantasy Costumers ...costume designs, art, exhibits, museums, images, history, research, etc. earlycinema.com: An Introduction to Early Cinema ...provides an introduction to the first decade of motion pictures and the developments that help to shape cinema as we know it today. Concentrates on the major events in cinema's history to encourage further research and reading through timelines, pioneers and their contributions, major inventions in the early cinema, and an alphabetical directory of early cinema topics and short biographical sketches. ...source for costumes of the Elizabethan 16th Century Period: Anything one needs to know about designing, constructing, or researching costumes from this time period. ...an online reproduction of an 1880s book that provides drawings of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century. Jack Wolcott's Theatre History on the Web ...resource for theatre historians and students of the theatre's history.
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links to websites that deal with the history of the theater and also discusses
costumes that were used. |