How to Do Citations in MLA Format for Pictures

Citing a Picture From a Book

• 1

  List the name of the artist who created the image. For example:

  Smith, Barney.

• 2

  List the title of the image in italics, followed by a period. For example:

  Sunset over Mount Fuji.

• 3

  List the year in which the image was created, followed by a period. For example:

  1983.

  If the date of creation is unknown, list "n.d."

• 4

  List the institution housing the art and the city in which the institution is located, if applicable. The name of the institution should appear in italics. For example:

  Museum of Art, New York.

  If the image is not a famous piece of art housed in an institution, skip this step.

• 5

  List the title of the book in which the image appears, followed by a period. The title of the book should be italicized. For example:

  Great Art of the Modern Era.

• 6

  List the edition of the book in the following format:

  5th ed.

  If the book is only published in one edition, skip this step.

• 7

  List the name of the book's author, preceded by the word "by" and followed by a period. For example:

  By Gerald Jones.

• 8

  List the city in which the book was published and the name of the publisher, separated by a colon. For example:

  New York: Art Book Press.

• 9

  List the page on which the image appears, followed by a period. For example:

  156.

• 10

  List the medium of publication, followed by a period. For example:

  Print.

  Your complete citation should be arranged as follows:

  Smith, Barney. Sunset over Mount Fuji. 1983. Museum of Art, New York. Great Art of the Modern Era. 5th ed. By Gerald Jones. New York: Art Book Press. 156. Print.

  Remember to italicize the title of the image, title of the institution in which it is housed (if applicable) and the title of the book in which it appears.

Citing an Image on the Web

• 11

  List the name of the artist who created the image. For example:

  Smith, Barney.

  If only a screen name or username is given, list the screen name or username as the name of the author.

• 12

  List the title of the image, followed by a period. If you are citing a famous work of art reproduced on the web, the title of the piece should appear in italics. If you are citing an image that appears only on the web, list the title in quotation marks.

• 13

  Provide the date of creation, city and name of institution if you are citing a famous piece of art. For example:

  1983. Museum of Art, New York.

  If you are citing an image that appears only on the web, list instead the format of the image, followed by a period. Common formats include "painting," "photograph" and "web image."

• 14

  List the name of the website in italics, followed by a period. For example:

  Artweb.

• 15

  List the name of the publisher and the date the image was posted if you are citing an image that appears only on the Internet. Use "n.p." if no publisher name is listed. Use "n.d." if no date of posting is given. For example:

  n.p., 18 Mar. 2009.

  Skip this step if you are citing a famous piece of art reproduced on the Internet.

• 16

  List the medium of publication. This should appear as follows:

  Web.

• 17

  List the date on which you accessed the website. For example:

  19 Jul. 2010.

  If you are citing a famous piece of artwork reproduced on the Internet, your complete citation should be arranged in the following format:

  Smith, Barney. Sunset over Mount Fuji. 1983. Museum of Art, New York. Artweb. Web. 19 Jul. 2010.

  If you are citing an image that appears only on the Internet, your complete citation should be arranged as follows:

  Smith, Barney. "Sunset over Mount Fuji." Photograph. Artweb. n.p., 18 Mar. 2009. Web. 19 Jul. 2010.