Theatre Fundamentals: Visual Images
When conducting theatre research, there are two types of visuals you will need:
Images from the original production of your play
Images from the original production of your play
Images from the original play production can be found in the reviews of the play. See the library guide, Play Reviews
In addition, books about the play will often have images. Refer to the strategies for searching the catalog in the Theatre Fundmenatals: Core Titles, Strategies for Locating Additional Books...
The following PAL reference books are useful for locating production images.
Atkinson, W. Patrick, comp. Theatrical Design in the Twentieth Century: an index to photographic reproductions of scenic designs. PA LIB REF PN2091.S8T47 1996
Howard, John. A Bibliography of Theatre Technology, Acoustics and Sound, Lighting Properties, and Scenery. PA LIB REF PN2091.S8H68 1982
International Dictionary of Theatre. REF PN2035.I49 1992
Lacy, Robin. A Biographical Dictionary of Scenographers, 500B.C. to 1900A.D. PA LIB REF PN2096.A1L33 1990
Mikotowicz, Thomas, ed. Theatrical Designers. An International Biographical Dictionary. PA LIB REF PN2096.A1T48 1992
Owen, Bobbi. The Broadway Design Roster: designers and their credits. REF PN2096.A1O93 2003
_______. Costume Design on Broadway: designers and their credits, 1915-1985. REF PN2067.O94 1987
_______. Lighting Design on Broadway: designers and their credits, 1915-1990. REF PN2091.E4O94 1991
Stoddard, Richard. Theatre and Cinema Architecture: A Guide to Information Sources. PA LIB & ARCH REF NA6821.S76
Stoddard, Richard. Stage Scenery, Machinery and Lighting. PA LIB REF PN2091.S8S79
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Images to help you design your play
Step 1. Library Guides
Consult the following guides that have been developed by the Art and Architecture Librarians.Step 2. Locating Books Using the catalog
The following words, as a subject word/s search or a subject searchare useful for locating books in the catalog.-
illustrations
Citing Images, DAAP Library, University Libraries, University of Cincinnati
Citing Images, DAAP Library, University Libraries, University of Cincinnati (scroll down for Chicago Manual of Style examples)
Citing Images, Finding and Using Online Images, Simon Fraser University Library
FInding Images on the Web, Image Copyright, Boston University Libraries
pictorial works
in art
You need to know how to cite the images you find
Citing visual images can be tricky. Consult the following guides for citing visuals using the Chicago manual of Style. In addition, use the print copy of the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, found in PAL (reference), McKeldin (reference and stacks), and Art(reference) under the call number: Z253.U69 2003
The following is taken from the Babson College Citing Sources guide and the section on citing images and pictures.
"Images or pictures that you decide to use in a presentation or research papers must be cited. Only those that are obtained from royalty free clip art, such as the clip art available in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint do not need citing. Any items obtained from the web or scanned from a print source should be attributed to the owner of the copyrighted work. As a general rule, the following elements are needed in the citation: Artist's Name, if known Title of Image Title of the image, if known (if not, use a description) Institution where held, if known. Title of article or book (if applicable) Author of article or book (if applicable) Title and Date of magazine (if applicable) Database name (if applicable) Date of access if online or publication if originally from print material URL (if applicable)"
