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Chicago Notes & Bibliography Style: Works of Art

Works of Art - VIEWED IN PERSON

Artist's Last Name, First Name. “Title of work,” year in which work of art was produced. Medium.  Place the work of art was viewed.

 

Example

Picasso, Pablo. Guernica, 1937. Oil on Canvas. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

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Museum accession numbers should be included in citations of artworks when they are available.

Works of Art - ONLINE/DATABASES

Artist's First Name, Last Name. “Title of work,” year in which work of art was produced. Medium. "Title of Webpage (if available)". Title of Website/Database. Date last modified. URL.

 

Example

Liberman, Alexander. “Pablo Picasso.” 1954. Photograph. Artstor. http://library.artstor.org/library/secure/ViewImages?id=8DdCZTUrOjorQi85eT98RXsqU3I%3D&userId=gDRNezEh&zoomparams=.

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When you use an image you found on ARTSTOR, you can take advantage of the citation option, but remember that what you get is full information to be formatted according to the above rule, the citations are not ready for usage.

You can find more information on the dedicated Artstor Support page.

Works of Art - PRINT

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher's Name, Date of Publication.

 

Example

Picasso, Pablo. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1914. New York: Parkstone International, 2003. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=436115&site=ehost-live.

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Museum accession numbers should be included in citations of artworks when they are available.

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