Library Guides: THTR 353: Beginning Scenic Design: Image Collection

Image Resources for Visual Inspiration

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Online collection of images covering art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. For more information, see: Artstor on JSTOR: Working with images. Restricted to UP students, faculty and staff.

Register for an Account

Register for an optional personal account to download and save images. (Then use the Log in link to access your account after you have created it).

Class Activity: Artstor

1. Connect to Artstor and use the Advanced Search to search. Limit to Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design and the dates to 1600-1699

2. Try a similar scrolling through images and adjusting filters.

3. Be prepared to show 4-5 images and how you found them.

Searching Artstor

Search an artist, title of work, medium, etc. Or choose Advanced Search for more options.

Use the Advanced Search screen to narrow your search by date, by image content (classification), country (geography), and more.