Citation Examples for “Works Cited” List: Images

At the end of your paper, you must provide an alphabetical listing of all the works you have cited in your paper. This requirement includes both work you have actually quoted and work you have summarized or paraphrased. The information is arranged alphabetically according to the author's last name or (when there is no author identified) by title.

Elements:

Image on the Web:

Artist's Name. Title of the Work. Date of Composition. Name of Institution that Houses the Work [e.g. Museum, Library, etc.]. Title of the Database or Website. Medium of Publication [Web]. Date of Access.

Image reprinted in a book:

Artist's name. Title of the Work. Date of Composition. Medium of Composition [e.g., Photograph, Oil on canvas, Watercolor, etc.]. Name of Institution that Houses the Work [e.g.Museum, Library, etc.]. Complete Publication Information for the book, including page or plate number. Medium of Reproduction [Print].

Image on the Web (MLA Handbook, 5.6.2d)

Pollock, Jackson. Autumn Rhythm. 1950. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ARTstor. Web. 16 Sept. 2008.

Tourist Guy. 2001. World Famous Photos. Web. 20 Aug. 2009.

Image reprinted in a book (MLA Handbook, 7.7.6)

Riis, Jacob. Bandits' Roost. 1888. Photograph. Museum of the City of New York. American Photography, 1890-1965. Ed. Peter Galassi. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1995. 73. Print.

Map from the Web (MLA Handbook, 5.6.2b)

"Jackson Heights, NY." Map. Google Maps, Google, n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.

See Web Sources (Works from Databases) for maps retrieved from one of the Library's subscription databases

Map or chart in a book (MLA Handbook, 5.7.8)

"Aerial Survey of Manhattan Island, New York City (August 4, 1921)." Map. Manhattan in Maps: 1527-1995. By Paul E. Cohen and Robert T. Augustyn. New York: Rizzoli International, 1997. 156. Print.