Bibliography
Aidin, Rose. Portrait Paintings. Hereford: Vade Mecum Publications LTD, 2000. This wonderful book looks at portraits throughout time and place. While it does not focus portraiture in art historical terms, it looks at portraits through different themes. It is a great reference to have on portraits.
Anderson, Ross. A Brush With Shakespeare: The Bard in Painting 1780-1910. Montgomery: Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts, 1985. The catalogue from an exhibit has some unusual Shakespeare art. A great visual resource for a classroom.
"Anne Boleyn Gallery." TudorHistory.org. http://tudorhistory.org/boleyn/gallery.html (accessed July 14, 2008). This is a website that shows many of the portraits of Anne Boleyn. The majority shows the now famous "B" necklace.
Bloom, Harold. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. Boston: Riverhead Trade, 1999. This is a wonderful reference to have. It has essays on each of the plays that focus on the characters.
Cars, Laurence Des. Discoveries: Preraphaelites: Romance and Realism (Discoveries (Abrams)). New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. This little book deals with the Pre-Raphaelites. It has many full color images and has the content presented is clear and concise.
Claybourne, Anna, and Rebecca Treays. The World of Shakespeare. London: Usborne Publishing, 1996. This is a wonderful children's book with a great deal of information about Elizabethan England, Shakespeare, the theater and the plays.
Congress, The Library Of. Shakespeare Plays. Rohnert: Pomegranate Communications Inc, Us, 2004. These are postcards of art images that show scenes and characters from Shakespeare's plays. It would be a great resource for bulletin boards or for visuals for the students.
Cooper, Tarnya, A Guide to Tudor and Jacobean Portraits. London: National Portrait Gallery Publications, 2008. This was, by far, the most useful resource on Tudor portraits. Written as a gallery guide, it is very clear and logical in its format and will be very appropriate to use with students.
Dunton-Downer, Leslie, and Alan Riding. Essential Shakespeare Handbook. New York: DK ADULT, 2004. Like most DK books, this is very user friendly. Its information is organized in a clear manner with many illustrations.
Editors, Sparknotes. Spark Notes No Fear Shakespeare Othello (SparkNotes No Fear Shakespeare). New York: Sparknotes, 2003. The No Fear Shakespeare series has the original language on the left side of the page and a modern translation on the right side. This is the version that my students will be given.
Editors, Sparknotes. The Spark Notes No Fear Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew (SparkNotes No Fear Shakespeare). New York: Sparknotes, 2004.
Fairchild, Arthur Henry Rolph. Shakespeare and the arts of design: architecture, sculpture, and painting,. N/A: Lemma Pub. Corp, 1972. While this is interesting, it is not directly related to this unit. The book deals with all the places where Shakespeare references or discusses architecture, sculpture or painting.
Fallon, Robert Thomas. A Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare's Characters. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2004. This useful book gives a few pages of character description and analysis on each of the main characters in many of Shakespeare's plays. It would be a very useful classroom resource.
Ferguson, George. Signs and Symbols in Christian Art (Hesperides Book). London: Oxford University Press, 1961. This book is filled with signs and symbols used in Medieval and Renaissance art. It is a great place for students to do research on symbols.
"-Folger Shakespeare Library." -Folger Shakespeare Library. http://www.folger.edu (accessed April 17, 2008). The Folger Shakespeare Library maintains this website which is a phenomenal resource for anyone teaching Shakespeare. I highly recommend spending some time exploring the site.
Gombrich, E.H.. Story of Art, The. London: Phaidon Press, 2006. This wonderful book reads as a story of (mostly) western art history. It is a great art history text for middle school and high school.
Harbage, Alfred. A Reader's Guide to William Shakespeare. New York: Hill & Wang, A Division Of Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1991. This is a great guide to use in understanding Shakespeare's plays. It explains each scene in a clear, easy to understanding manner.
Howard, Maurice. The Tudor Image. Mustang: Tate Publishing (Uk), 1996. This book deals with art within the Tudor period. It really focuses on the context in which the art occurs. While it does not deal specifically on portraiture, it gives a strong contextual background.
"Kehinde Wiley Studio." Kehinde Wiley Studio. http://www.kehindewiley.com/ (accessed July 14, 2008). This is Kehinde Wiley' website. It has numerous images and information about him.
Lamb, Charles, and Mary Lamb. Tales From Shakespeare (Signet Classics). New York: Signet Classics, 2007. These classic retelling of Shakespeare's plays have been published in many different formats and can be used as substitutions for the actual text or a great way to introduce a play.
"Louis XIV style — Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/349071/Louis-XIV-style#ref=ref208229 (accessed July 14, 2008). This website discusses the rise of the Royal Academy in France.
Martineau, Jane. Shakespeare in Art. New York: Merrell, 2003. This is a wonderful resource that has full-page color reproductions. It is almost a mandatory resource for this unit because of the images.
Orgel, Stephen. Imagining Shakespeare. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. This is also a wonderful resource that has full-page color reproductions. It, too, is almost a mandatory resource for this unit because of the images.
Pressly, William L.. A Catalogue of Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library: "As Imagination Bodies Forth". New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. While this is a lovely book with stunning images and very good information, it is an expensive hardcover book. Even if one buys it used, it is pricey.
Publishing, Dk. Eyewitness: Shakespeare (Eyewitness Books). New York: DK CHILDREN, 2002. A great resource for the classroom.
"Royal Academy of Arts — Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/511208/Royal-Academy-of-Arts (accessed July 14, 2008). This website discusses the founding of the British Royal Academy.
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth (No Fear Shakespeare). New York: Sparknotes, 2003.
Studing, Richard. Shakespeare in American Painting: A Catalogue from the Late Eighteenth Century to the Present. Lewisburg, PA: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1993. This is an interesting book because it confines itself to American Shakespearean painting. It has many full-page color reproductions.
Sturgis, Alexander. Faces: National Gallery Pocket Guide (National Gallery London Publications). London: National Gallery London, 1999. A great timeline of the history of painting. A nice resource for an art classroom.
"The Museum Network - ." The Museum Network - Portraits and Portraiture. http://www.museumnetworkuk.org (accessed May 7, 2008). A fantastic website of portraits. I highly recommend it. Very interactive
"The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts | Cube Gallery | Cindy Sherman - Untitled Series." Portrait/Homage/Embodiment | Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. http://www.portrait.pulitzerarts.org/cube-gallery/sherman/ (accessed July 14, 2008). This website shows many of Cindy Sherman's history photographs. Be careful, there are a few that show partial nudity.
West, Shearer. Portraiture (Oxford History of Art). New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2004. A great basic book on portraits. It is easy to read and comprehend.
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