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Visible Language: Word and/as Image: Citation

This is a research guide for Mary Lum's course Visible Language: Word and/as Image (DRW4401.01)

Cite an Image from a Book

MLA

Last name, first name. Title of Work. year created. Museum/Institution, Location. Book Title. City: Publisher, Year Published. Page(s). 

  • Example

Höfer, Candida. Universitätsbibliothek Innsbruck. 2004. Photograph. Libraries. Schirmer/Mosel, 2005. 145. 

 

APA

Last name, first name initial. (year created) Title of Work, [photograph]. From Book Title (page) by Author, date, City: Publisher.

  • Example

Höfer, C. (2004) Universitätsbibliothek Innsbruck, [photograph]. From Libraries (p. 145) by Candida Höfer, 2005, Munich: Schirmer/Mosel.

 

Cite an Artwork from a Website

MLA

Last name, first name. Title of work. Year created. Name of institution/private collection housing artwork. Website Title. URL. Date of access.

  • Example

Neshat, Shirin. Nida (Patriots). 2012. Gladstone Gallery. http://www.gladstonegallery.com/artist/shirin-neshat/work#&panel1-1 Accessed 30 August 2017

 

APA

Last name, first name initial. (Year). Title of work [type of work]. Retrieved (date), from (URL)

  • Example

Neshat, S. (2012) Nida (Patriots). [photograph]. Retrieved August 30, 2017, from http://www.gladstonegallery.com/artist/shirin-neshat/work#&panel1-1

In-Text Citation or Quote

MLA

  • All visuals that are embedded into the work are labeled Figure or Fig.
  • Refer to the figure in-text and provide an Arabic numeral that corresponds to the figure. Do not capitalize figure or fig.

APA

  • (Artist's last name, Year)

Cite an Original Artwork

MLA 

Last name, first name. Title. Year Created. Museum/Institution, Location.

  • Example:

Thomas, Mickalene. Portrait of Mnonja. 2010. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

APA

Last name, first name initial. (year created) Title [Type of Work]. Location. Museum Name.

  • Example:

Thomas, M. (1936). Portrait of Mnonja [painting]. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Cite an Image from a Database

MLA

Last name, first name. Title of work. Year created. Name of institution/private collection housing artwork. Title of database or website. URL. Date of access.

  • Example:

Iturbide, Graciela. Cementerio. 1988. Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Artstor. http://library.artor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id+8CJGcg. Accessed 2 Jun 2017.

APA

Last name, first name initial. (Year created) Title of work. [type of work] Name of database. Retrieved (date), from (URL)

  • Example:

Iturbide, G. (1988) Cementerio. [photograph] ARTstor. Retrieved August 3, 2017, from http://library.artor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id+8CJGcg.