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How to Be Art Smart
National Gallery of Art
If you want to develop the skill of analyzing art, this site is a great tool. It poses questions that help you interpret different works and has a great search engine if you are looking for pictures by a certain artist.Recommended by Brooke Prouty

Researching the Performing Arts
The New York Public Library
Think the New York Public Library is only filled with books to read? Think again! This website hosts an abundance of art collections and exhibitions, highlighting dance, music, recorded sound, theatre, photography, drawings, and even sheet music! If you are researching the performing arts from 1875 to 1923, you'll find a lot of great information.Recommended by Daniel Bonner

Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This site tells you what was happening in the artistic world at almost any given time in history, from the ancient world to the present day. Choose a time period and place and you'll get an in-depth timeline about what kind of art there was at that time, all over the world! You'll also see summaries of important events and people in the art world.Recommended by Zack Dale