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Examples of Citations for Images
Image from ARTstor
Cassatt, Mary. The Boating Party. 1893-1894. National Gallery of Art, Washington,
D.C. ARTstor. Web. 12 Sept. 2009. <http://www.artstor.org>.
Image from any Library Database
Rousseau, Henri. The Ship in the Storm. 1896. Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris.
Grove Art Online. Web. 22 Nov. 2006.
Image found free on the Web
Rousseau, Henri. The Ship in the Storm. 1896. Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris.
The Artchive. Web. 8 Aug. 2006.
Citation includes: Artist. Title of Work. Date of Work. Image Source. Database/Web Site. Date Accessed. URL (optional).
Image reproduced in a printed source
Rousseau, Henri. The Ship in the Storm. 1896. Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris.
Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris. By Claire Fresches, et al. Washington:
National Gallery of Art, 2006. 232. Print.
If known, the collection which owns the image should be included in your citation along with its location as shown in the examples.
Collin Library Sources for Images
ARTstor
High quality images you can save and use in PowerPoint presentations
Art Research Guide
Includes library databases and free web sites
Sources
Sources Consulted:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York:
Modern Language Association, 2009. Pages 189-190, 200-201. Print.
“MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications).” Purdue OWL.
Purdue University, 24 May 2010. Web. 12 Sept. 2010.
Examples adapted from:
Citing Online Art Images Using NoodleTools: MLA 7th ed. Northwest Vista College
Library. Sept. 2010. Web. 29 April 2011. <http://www.alamo.edu/nvc/lrc/
documents/MLA7%20Art%20Images.pdf>.
MLA Citation Examples. University of Maryland University College Information and
Library Services. 2010. Web. 15 Feb. 2010.
<http://www.umuc.edu/library/guides/mla.shtml#images>.
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