How to Cite a Graphic

A painting or other artwork, a photograph, or another image.

What You'll Need

Artwork Title
Short title
Artist/Creator
Date Created
Medium
Dimensions
Museum/Collection
Location
URL

Note the artist/creator, title, medium, dimensions if relevant, and where the work is held. For reproductions, cite the source.

Example Citations

APA 7th edition
van Gogh, V. (1889). The starry night [Oil on canvas]. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802
In-text (van Gogh, 1889)
MLA 9th edition
van Gogh, Vincent. The Starry Night. June 1889, www.moma.org/collection/works/79802. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. Oil on canvas.
In-text (van Gogh)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
Gogh, Vincent van. The Starry Night. June 1889. Oil on canvas, 73.7 cm × 92.1 cm. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802.
Footnote Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, June 1889, Oil on canvas, 73.7 cm × 92.1 cm, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802.
Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
van Gogh, V. (1889) The starry night [Oil on canvas]. Available at: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802.
In-text (van Gogh, 1889)
IEEE
[1]
V. van Gogh, The Starry Night. 1889. [Oil on canvas]. Available: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802
In-text [1]

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

Vancouver
1.
van Gogh V. The starry night [Internet]. 1889. Available from: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

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