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    How-To Guide: Image Citation

    Students at the Academy of Art University (AAU) follow the


    Modern Language Association (MLA) format for research papers.
    This How-To guide provides explanations and examples based on
    the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th
    ed., which is available at the AAU Library u n d e r t h e call
    number LB2369.G53 2016.

    The intention of this guide is to help students follow MLA format


    and appropriately credit creators of works of visual art used in
    their research. This not only helps authors avoid plagiarism and
    copyright infringement, but also helps readers successfully locate
    the same resource.

    Image citations can be confusing at times, so just keep in mind:

    • The citation of an original work of visual art differs from the


    citation of an image/reproduction from a secondary source,
    such as a book or a website.

    • You may not always be able to find each source detail


    mentioned in the format guidelines. Just do your best to
    provide as much information as possible in your citations.

    • Instructors may have specific requirements for each class.


    Always check with your instructors early in the assignment
    to confirm their expectations for your final work.
    An Original Work of Visual Art

    To cite an original work of visual art (a lithograph, painting,


    photograph, sculpture, etc.) in an institution such as a museum
    or in a private collection, follow this format:

    Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork. Year,


    medium, Name of Institution or Private Collection
    Housing Artwork, City Where Institution or Private
    Collection is Located.

    Examples:

    Evans, Walker. Penny Picture Display. 1936, photograph.


    Museum of Mod. Art, New York.

    Heckman, Albert. Windblown Trees. N.d., lithograph on paper.


    Private collection.

    Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. Aristotle with a Bust of Homer.


    1653, oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
    York.

    Seurat, Georges. Man Leaning on a Fence. 1880-81, Graphite on


    paper. Collection of André Bromberg, n.p.
    An Image/Reproduction of a Work of Visual Art
    from a Print Source

    To cite an image/reproduction of a work of visual art from a print


    source, follow this format:

    Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork. Date


    Artwork Created, Name of Institution or Private
    Collection Housing Artwork, City Where it is Housed.
    Title of Print Source by Author or Editor’s Name.
    Publisher, page or plate number.

    Examples:

    Eakins, Thomas. Spinning. 1881, Private collection. Thomas


    Eakins, edited by Darrel Sewell, Philadelphia Museum of
    Art in assn. with Yale UP, plate 91.

    Kahlo, Frida. The Two Fridas. 1939, Museo de Art Moderno,


    Mexico City. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: The Western
    Perspective, 12th ed., edited by Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J.
    Mamiya, Thomson Wadsworth, p. 774.

    Moholy-Nagy, Lászlò. Photogram. N.d., Museum of Modern Art,


    New York. The Contest of Meaning: Critical Histories of
    Photography, edited by Richard Bolton, MIT Press, p. 94.
    An Image/Reproduction of a Work of Visual Art
    from the Web

    To cite an image/reproduction of a work of visual art from the


    Web, follow this format:

    Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork. Date


    artwork created, Name of Institution or Private
    Collection Housing Artwork, City Where it is Housed.
    Title of Database or Website, Publisher or sponsor of
    Database or Website, URL or DOI. Date of access
    (optional).

    Note about publisher/sponsor: When known, include if it is not


    related to the housing institution/collection; is a parent entity of
    the database or website; or offers the source in additional formats.

    Examples:

    Braun, Adolphe. Flower Study, Rose of Sharon. c. 1854.


    Metropolitan Museum of Art. Grove Art Online. 0-
    www.oxfordartonline.com.llibrary.academyart.edu/su
    bscriber/article/img/grove/art/F019413. Accessed 10
    Jan. 2017.

    Currin, John. Blond Angel. 2001, Indianapolis Museum of Art,


    Indianapolis. Indianapolis Museum of Art,
    http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/43494/. Accessed 9
    May 2007.

    Eggleston, William. Memphis. c. 1969, Museum of Modern Art, New


    York. Academy of Art University Collection, LUNA. Academy of
    Art University, http://0-mon.academyart.edu.library.
    academyart.edu/luna/servlet/s/z437n3.

    Lange, Dorothea. The Migrant Mother. 1936, Library of


    Congress, Washington, D.C. Library of Congress,
    http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8b2951
    6/. Accessed 10 May 2014.
    About URLs

    URL or DOIs are now a required component of a citation. The


    date of access is optional. End the URL or DOI with a period:

    Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork. Date artwork


    created, Name of Institution or Private Collection Housing
    Artwork, City Where it is Housed. Title of Database or
    Website, Publisher or sponsor of Database or Website, URL
    or DOI. Date of access (optional).

    Examples:

    Cloix, Emmanuel. BROUSSAI 2 visu. 2007, Wikimedia Commons,


    Wikimedia Foundation, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
    BROUSSAI_2_visu.jpg. Accessed 1 June 2011.

    Koul, Anirudh. Golden Gate Bridge – Photographing World’s Most


    Photographed Place. 2008, Flickr. Yahoo! Inc.,
    http://www.flickr.com/ photos/anirudhkoul/2535955996/. Accessed
    10 May 2011.

    Moore, Albert. A Garden. 1869, Tate Britain, London. Art Project, Google,
    http://www.googleartproject.com/museumes/tate/a-garden-152.
    Accessed 1 June 2011.
    Image Captions

    Captions appear below the image and typically begin with the
    abbreviation for Figure (Fig.), then followed by assigned Arabic
    numerals and a brief description.

    An entry in the works-cited list is not necessary if an image


    caption provides complete information about the source, and it is
    the only time the source is referenced in the text.

    Fig. 1. North by Northwest. Cary Grant, scene still. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock.
    Metro-Golden-Mayer, 1959, https://www.britannica.com/biography/
    Alfred-Hitchcock/images-videos. Accessed 3 June 2011.
    Most Important…

    Don’t get overwhelmed by the process and details of citations!


    Just remember that MLA guidelines are designed to be flexible,
    and the more research and writing you do, the task of building
    different types of citations will become less daunting. And when
    you do need help, don’t hesitate to contact your instructor or ask
    any of the AAU librarians for assistance.

    If you have questions or comments about this How-To G u i d e ,


    please contact the Miranda Lindelöw, the Visual Resources
    Coordinator, at [email protected] or 415-618-3931.

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