Research Guides: Art Images: Citing Images

Reference books for citing art

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian; Wayne C. Booth (Revised by); Gregory G. Colomb (Revised by); University of Chicago Press Staff (Revised by); Joseph M. Williams (Revised by)
ISBN: 9780226816371
Publication Date: 2013-04-03
A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines.
A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
ISBN: 9780205708253
Publication Date: 2010-01-03
This best-selling text has guided tens of thousands of art students through the writing process. Students are shown how to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and are prepared with the tools they need to present their ideas through effective writing.
Writing about Art by Henry M. Sayre
ISBN: 9780205645787
Publication Date: 2008-07-10
This guide prepares students to describe, interpret, and write about works of art in meaningful and lasting terms. This book features a step-by-step approach to writing covering choosing a work to write about, essay organization, research techniques, footnote form and preparing the final essay.

APA style

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APA syle Format:

Artist Last Name, Artist First Name. (Year of Composition) Title of work. [Worktype/Medium] City, State: Repository. Retrieved from: website.

Example:

Michelangelo. (1501-1504) David. [Sculpture, Marble] Florence, Italy: Galleria dell'Accademia. Retrieved from: www. artstor.org.

Chicago Style

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Chicago Style Format:

Last, First Artist's name. Title, Year of Composition. Name of Museum or Current Location, City. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

Example:

Monet, Claude. View of the Sea at Sunset, 1870-1874. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. http://www.artstor.org/ (accessed April 8, 2014).

MLA Format

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MLA Citation Format:

Last, First Artist's name. Title. Year of Composition. Name of Museum or Current Location, City. Database Name. Web. Day Month, Year of Access.

Example:

Degas, Edgar. The Dance Class. 1874. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ARTstor. Web. 8 April, 2014.