THEA 289: Introduction to Scenic Design: Citing Sources

• To give credit to ideas that are not your own
• To create a record of whose work you're using for later use
• To maintain professionalism by providing context during research-sharing sessions
• To avoid Honor Code infractions

Other important things to consider while citing:

• Was A.I. involved in the creation of the image?
• Is the image a primary or secondary source? (ie - is a photograph 'the work' or a record of a work?)
• Did you manipulate/change the original image in any way?

The College Art Association's Art Bulletin style is a modification of the Chicago Manual of Style. It gives the most thorough information, and is widely seen as the preferred style to use.  Scroll down to their Captions sections:

Captions should be numbered consecutively. Figure numbers do not include a period. A full caption includes, whenever available and appropriate, information in the following order:

Figure number with no period
Artist (first name, last name)
Title (in italics)
Date
Medium on support
Dimensions in inches (h. x w. x d.) followed by dimensions in centimeters (1 inch = 2.54 cm)
Name of collection
City of collection
Other collection information such as "gift of . . . ," accession number, etc.
Copyright or credit line information regarding both the photograph and the artwork (in parentheses)

Examples:

Artwork:

1 Sandro Botticelli, Primavera, ca. 1482, tempera on panel, 6 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. (2.03 x 3.15 m). Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence (artwork in the public domain; photograph provided by Scala/Art Resource, NY)

Photograph:

2 Steichen, Edward. Enlisted Men of the USS Lexington.  1943.  Art, Architecture & Engineering Library Collection.  University of Michigan.  March 21, 2009.

Special Presentation:

3 William Kentridge.  Multimedia Interactive Feature.  San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2009.  Explore Modern Art.  March 2009. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.  March 21, 2009.