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Fascinating Rhythm: Costume Design for Musicals: The Light in the Piazza

This is a research guide for Charles Schoonmaker's Fascinating Rhythm: Costume Design for Musicals (DRA4266.01) class.

ArtStor Examples

Dress, Day

Carolyn Schnurer, American, 1908-1998 (Textile) Dan River Mills, American, (Designer; Manufacturer)

ArtStor

Searching in ArtStor is a great way to get visual inspiration for your designs through objects and art. One advantage of ArtStor is you can zoom in very closely on the image and look at the details.

Go to Advance Search:

  • Set the dates to 1950 - 1959
  • Geography to Europe or North America and the
  • Classification to Fashion, Costume, Jewelry

Here are some search term ideas:

  • dress
  • hat
  • magazine (to see covers)

Background Sources

Source Material

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Search the library catalog, databases, journals & articles.

 

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If you find a title in Worldcat that is not held by Bennington College, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan by clicking on the "Request Item" button. Your book will be shipped from the lending library to Crossett Library, and you will receive an e-mail when it is ready for pickup.

Interlibrary loan access is included in your library account, and can be accessed here.