General rules
- The artist or photographer's name is listed first.
- The medium is given in brackets after the title.
- For example: American gothic [Painting].
- Shore, south of Timber Cove [Photograph].
- If no title is given, describe the work in brackets.
Artwork (including paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, etc.) seen in a museum or on a museum website
Name of artist (Date of work). Title of work [Medium]. Name and location of museum, including city and country. URL if found online
Wood, G. (1930). American gothic [Painting]. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States. http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/6565
Photograph
- Trace back any online photograph to its original posting. Google Images should never be used as the source or URL.
Name of photographer (Date printed or posted). Title of photograph [Photograph]. Source or site of photograph. URL
McCurry, S. (1985). Afghan girl [Photograph]. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/10/afghan-girl-sharbat-gula-arrested/#/02-afghan-girl-arrested.jpg
- If the original source of a photograph is a social media platform (Facebook, Instagram, etc.), include the URL but do not include the name of the website or app as the source.
Uthoff, S. [@trundlebedtales] (2019, November 16). Kirkwood starts with a K [Photograph]. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4404NuHpbR