Shakespeare in the Little Apple
Features K-State Libraries' resources supporting discovery of Shakespeare.
Library Research Guide
Art Inspired by Shakespeare
Mrs. Patrick Campbell as Ophelia, 1897
Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection under the CC BY-SA license.
A. Addams as Hamlet [with a cloak over his left arm], from the early to mid-19th century
Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection under the CC BY-SA license.
Othello, V, 2, Des.: "And yet I fear you, for you are fatal then, when your eyes roll so! Why I should fear I know not, since guiltiness I know not, but yet, I feel I fear" by Henry Marriott Paget
Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection under the CC BY-SA license.
Art Associated with Shakespeare
- Folger Shakespeare Library: Works of Art"The Folger art collection includes paintings and sculptures, works on paper, illustrated books, craft items, and more. Only part of the art collection relates directly to Shakespeare and his works, but even so, it is the world’s largest collection of Shakespearean art."
- Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection"This database offers high resolution images from the Folger Shakespeare Library, including books, theater memorabilia, manuscripts, and art."
- Penn Libraries Furness Theatrical Image Collection"The Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library is dedicated to the study of Shakespeare and his contemporaries and, more generally, to the English Renaissance and the history of Shakespearean theatrical presentations. The Furness Library contains books, manuscripts, images, and artifacts."
- Heilbrunn Timline of Art History: Elizabethan EnglandEssay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Great Britain and Ireland, 1400–1600 A.D.Digital exhibit of objects from Great Britain and Ireland, 1400–1600 A.D.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Great Britain and Ireland, 1600–1800 A.D.Digital exhibit of objects from Great Britain and Ireland, 1600–1800 A.D.
- The National Gallery"Exceptionally high-quality digital images including recently acquired, cleaned and restored paintings." Notice the option to browse by timeline to explore works from Shakespeare's lifetime.
- The National Portrait Gallery: Tudor & Elizabethan Portraits"A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset."
- Artstor's Curriculum guide: ShakespeareArtstor is a digital image library offering searchable collections of images and descriptive information, encompassing many time periods and world cultures. Artstor includes many works inspired by the writings of William Shakespeare and objects from the Elizabethan period.
- Google Art Project: Shakespeare"Discover artworks, collections and stories from all around the world in a new way. Explore cultural treasures in extraordinary detail."
