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Writing 112 (Antoine)

Writing in the Arts

Chicago Manual of Style - Overview

1) Chicago Manual of Style Online (17th ed.)

2) Two systems of documentation are allowed 1) Notes (endnotes OR footnotes) with Bibliography 2) author-date system; information on citing images refers most often to using the Notes system

3) Shop Talk blog posting from the Chicago Manual of Style; includes endnote or footnote examples, and mentions that the following elements are needed:

  • name of artist
  • title of artwork (italics)
  • year made
  • medium (e.g. oil on canvas)
  • size (e.g. 36 x 30 inches)
  • where it lives (museum, gallery etc.)
  • date found (if online)
  • URL (if online)
  • book title (if in book)
  • page number (if in book)

Citing Images in Chicago Style - Additional Resources

Chicago-Style Citations, inc. Art & Images (Bowdoin Library)

  • gives advice about citing images and does a nice job of showing Notes (endnote or footnote) and corresponding Bibliographic Entry.

Citation Examples, Chicago (High Point University Libraries)

  • good overview of information needed for citing images and overall explanation of footnote or endnote options

Chicago Style: Images (Murdoch University Library)

  • provide overall format with elements needed along with examples

Citing Images - Chicago Style (Colgate Visual Resources Library)

  • include examples of images from a book, ARTstor, museum website etc.

Guidelines for Chicago Manual of Style 17th ed. (OWL Purdue)

  • includes sample papers