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Stage Design Research Sources

Design Archives: Searchable databases of design images

• University of Minnesota Scenic Collections Database 
• The Ballet Russe Scenery Collection - WONDERFUL website courtesy of Butler University. Examples of designs by such folks as Bakst, Matise, Berman, and so many more. 
• International Theatre Design Archive - Extensive collection

Visual Research Resources 

• Abandoned but Not Forgotten   - Photos of ruins around the US
• 1800s Ephemera - Great illustrations from advertising to theatre programs
• 1900 House - Website for the incredible PBS Series of the same name
• Architectural Ornament Patterns from Around the World - An amazing and useful collection
• Ohio Barns - hundreds of categorized images
• Postcard Collection of Theatres and Concert Halls Worldwide by Andreas Praefcke 
• Vintage Postcard Collection
• U of Colorado Sheet Music Collection - Lots of period illustrations
• Sheet Music Hopkins Library 
• Sheet Music Historic American Sheet Music 

Classic Design. Portfolios of Work

• Art Danse - A gallery of work from Ballets Russes era designers. Nice site. In French
• The Ballet Russe Scenery Collection - WONDERFUL website courtesy of Butler University.
• Artslynx directory of resources on noted designers 

Dictionaries of Symbolism

• Animals 

• Animal Symbolism in Celtic Mythology 

• Color Symbolism - Pigments Through the Ages   

• Dollar Bill

• Flowers 

• Flowers and Trees - EXTENSIVE - navigate from the menu at the bottom of the page.

• Heraldry and Color 

• Herbs 

• Numbers

• Trees  

Design History (also see sections above)

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