700-799 Arts and Recreation


This is the section to find the things that make life good. Art, architucture, landscaping, photography, music, sports, games and performing arts. The sites here are fun to look at. The Great Buildings and Famous Art are fun. Both could be used for projects, many fabulous photos. The art sites are very visual. The sports and recreation sites, especially the one for game rules and information are more informative than pretty. More can be added if requested.

Art:

  • Ask Art: Search by name here for a profile of one of over 20,000 North American painters, sculptors, and illustrators. Each entry will include a brief biography, a list of books and magazine articles about the artist, and digital images of the artist's work.
  • Spanish Arts: This site is about all things Spanish and art. Pictures are beautiful and make the site visual. Easy to get around you may find yourself lost in Salvidore Dali or Picaso.
  • Great Buildings: An extensive architectural database of photos, histories, and descriptions of famous buildings can be searched by building name or architect.
  • Famous Paintings: This site includes an artist index, glossary, and a collection of beautiful images of paintings from the thirteenth through the twentieth century

Sports and Recreation:

  • The Online Ballet Dictionary: Dancers from the American Ballet Theatre demonstrate ballet movements with Quicktime movies that are instructive, as well as fascinating to watch! Definitions, pronunciation guides, and movies are provided for 170 classical ballet terms
  • Sports Know How: This site offers Field and Court Dimensions, History, Rules and How To Information for a variety of sports here in one place.