Documenting sources for images can be challenging, especially with the variety of new electronic resources now available. Many different style manuals exist. Listed below are several writing style manuals that may be consulted along with examples. Always ask your class instructor for the style appropriate for the course.
The basic information you will need
If you found the image in a book you will need the author, title, publisher information, date, and page, figure or plate number of the reproduction
If you found the image online you will need an access date, the web site address (URL) and in some cases an image ID number.
Documenting sources for images can be challenging, especially with the variety of new electronic resources now available. Many different style manuals exist. Always ask your class instructor for the style appropriate for the course.
Examples below are based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed
Artist’s last name, first name. Title of art work in italics. Date of art work.
Institution where art work is housed (if known), city where housed if
not already named. Title of printed source in italics. By Author of printed
source. Place of publication: publisher, date. Page or plate/figure/slide
number. Print.
example:
Cassatt, Mary. Mother and Child . Wichita Art Museum. c.1890. American
Painting: 1560-1913 . By John Pearce. New York: McGraw, 1964.
Slide 22. Print.
Artist’s last name, first name. Title of art work in italics. Date of art work.
Institution where art work is housed (if known), city where housed if not
already named. Database or web site name. Web. Day month year
accessed.
example:
Monet, Claude. Meadow with Haystacks at Giverny. 1885. Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston. ARTstor. Web. 22 October 2004.