Documenting sources for
images can be challenging, especially with the variety of new
electronic resources now available. Many different style manuals
exist. Listed below are several writing style manuals that may be
consulted along with examples. Always ask your class instructor for
the style appropriate for the course.
The basic information you will need:
* If you found the image in a book you will need the author, title, publisher information, date, and page, figure, or plate number of the reproduction
* If you found the
image online you will need an access date, the web site address (URL),
and, in some cases, an image ID number.
Citation Styles
MLA handbook for writers of research papers, used in literature, arts, and humanities.
LB2369 .G53 2009
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, used in the fields of psychology and education
BF76.7 .P83
Turabian: A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations / Kate L. Turabian, used in all fields
LB2369 .T8 2007
Chicago Manual of Style, used in publishing as well as many other fields
Z253 .U69 2003
Cite the artist's name, italicize the title, date of composition (if known, if unknown write N.d.), medium, list the institution or individual who owns the work, and the city.
(indent after the first line, 5 spaces)
From a Web site
Duveneck, Frank. Whistling Boy. 1872. Cincinnati Art Museum. Web. 7 Feb. 2008.
Work of art
Duveneck, Frank. Whistling Boy. 1872. Oil on canvas. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati.
Pei, I.M. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1998.Cleveland.
Work of art found in an image database
Botticelli, Sandro. Birth of Venus. c. 1482. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. ARTstor. Web. 3 Jan. 2008.
Work of art found in a book
Duveneck, Frank. Whistling Boy. 1872. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati. Unsuspected Genius : the Art and Life of Frank Duveneck. By Robert Neuhaus. San Francisco : Bedford Press, 1987. 227. Print.
Personal Photograph
Louvre Museum, Paris. Personal photograph by author. 7 Mar. 2005. JPEG file.
Map or Chart
Ohio. Map. Chicago: Rand, 2004. Print.
Cite works of art only in notes. the artist's name, title in italics (titles of photographs quotation marks and not italicized) , the creation date, and the institution or individual who owns the work, the city, and, if needed for clarification, the state.
Work of art
1. Frank Duveneck, Whistling Boy, oil on canvas, 1872, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati.
Work of Art found in an image database
1. Frank Duveneck, Whistling Boy (1872). ARTstor. JPEG file. www.artstor.org, image ID ARTSTOR_103_4182200090872 (accessed 14 September 2005).
Artist (last name, first name), artist’s role (in parentheses i.e. Artist, Architect), title, the work type, in brackets [Painting, Cathedral, Chair], country of origin or city, and state, and repository.
Work of art
Duveneck, F. (Artist). (1872). Whistling boy [Painting]. Cincinnati, Ohio; Cincinnati Art Museum.
From a Web site
Duveneck, F. (Artist). (1872). Whistling boy [Image of painting]. Cincinnati, Ohio; Cincinnati Art Museum. Retrieved February 13, 2008, from http://cincinnatiartmuseum.stores.yahoo.net/frduwhboy.html
In the humanities citations are provided in footnotes and endnotes along with a bibliography. Images can be cited using captions or in a bibliography. Check with your instructor for the correct manner.
(indent after the first line, 5 spaces)
Caption: label all images with figure or fig. followed by arabic numerals.
Artist’s name (first name then last), title (italicized), medium and support, measurements, repository, and city.
Bibliography: Artist’s name (last name, first name), title, usually italicized, the date, the medium and support, repository, and city.
Caption for a work of art
Frank Duveneck, Whistling Boy, 1872. Oil on canvas, 28 x 21 1/2 in. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati.
Bibliography
Matisse, Henri. The Woman with the Hat, 1905. Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 60.3 cm. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Works of art online
Sullivan, Louis H. The Security Bank, 1907. Owatonna, Minnesota. http://www.artstor.org/ (accessed August 12, 2007).
Frank Duveneck, Whistling Boy, 1872. Oil on canvas, 28 x 21 1/2 in. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati. http://cincinnatiartmuseum.stores.yahoo.net/frduwhboy.html
(accessed August 12, 2007).
Slide in the library
Gris, Juan. Newspaper and Fruit Dish. University of Cincinnati, OH: Visual Resources Center, 2005, slides.
Credits
Reproduced by permission from Jan Newstrom Thompson, Duveneck : Lost Paintings Found (Santa Clara, CA: Triton Museum of Art, 1987), 5
For an image without copyright restrictions use the word, courtesy in the credit
Man and boy fishing in the Ohio River, September 14, 1929. Courtesy of Rosemary Bart.
Photography courtesy of Cincinnati Art Museum
For an image under copyright restrictions
Permission must be granted to reproduce work of art under copyright restrictions. Author, title, publication details, copyright date, and then page number, plate number, or figure number. Once permission has been granted, use the following format.
Reproduced by permission of the publisher from Duveneck : Lost Paintings Found, (Santa Clara, CA: Triton Museum of Art, 1987), 55, Ó 1987 by Triton Museum of Art.