Smith College Libraries Class Guides - SIAMS 2009: Summer Institute for Art Museum Studies

Citing Works of Art

Citations should include the following information (or as much of it as can be easily determined from the source) in addition to the standard citation elements for the print or electronic source of the image of the work:

creator's name, title of the work as given in the source, date, location of the work if known, date (standard reference or note citation for the source publication).

Citing Works in Image Databases

Citations to images included in image databases (ARTstor, Insight, Corbis, etc.), should include the following (or as much of it as can be easily determined from the source):

creator's name, title of the work as given in the database, location of the work if known, date (database collection).

Citation Formats for Bibliographies & References

Citation Guides & Style Manuals
Links to online versions MLA, Chicago, and other popular manuals for writing papers and formatting footnote and bibliography citations. Includes a section on how to cite images.
Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Chapter 16.3 explains the notes and bibliography system. Chapter 17 provides guidance on formatting footnotes and bibliography entries for books, articles, online resources, and other sources.
Art & Neilson Reference Desk PN171 .F56 W35 2006
Walker, Janice R., and Todd Taylor. The Columbia Guide to Online Style. 2nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.
Covers humanities and scientific formats.