Image Use Guide

General Guidelines:

Gather the following information when available:
Artist's name
Title
Date the work was created
Collection, museum, or owner
Country of origin
Dimensions of the work
Medium or material

You will also need the citation information for the print or electronic resource in which you found the image. Note that many institutions and electronic databases will specify preferences and standards for image citation.

Online resources for citation styles:

Use the links below to go to online resources for style guides.

Chicago Manual of Style
MLA (The OWL at Purdue)
APA (The OWL at Purdue)

Other online resources:

Artstor Help: Citing
A guide to citing images saved from the Artstor database that includes citation examples for museum objects and internet resources as well as information on how to export citation information.

City College of San Francisco: Library and Learning Resources
This guide includes MLA citation format for images from a print resource and the Internet. There is also an explanation of fair use under copyright law.

University of Cincinatti Libraries
A helpful resource for general guidelines.

Washington University Libraries
Examples of image citation in MLA and Art Bulletin styles.