How to Cite Images Found on the Web per MLA

Citing a Famous Work of Art Viewed Over the Internet

• 1

  List the name of the artist or photographer in the following manner:

  Last name, First name.

  For example:

  Adams, Ansel.

• 2

  List the title of the piece, followed by a period. This should appear in italics.

• 3

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

• 4

  List the institution in which the artwork is housed, followed by a comma.

• 5

  List the city in which the artwork is housed, followed by a period.

• 6

  List the name of the website on which you accessed the image, followed by a period. This should appear in italics.

• 7

  List the medium of publication, followed by a period. This should appear as follows:

  Web.

• 8

  List the date on which you accessed the website, followed by a period. List first the day, then the month and year. Abbreviate the names of months down to three letters. For example:

  13 Jul. 2010.

• 9

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Adams, Ansel. Blackbirds on the Water. 1961. Museum of Modern Art, New York. ArtWeb. Web. 13 Jul. 2010.

  MLA format no longer requires the use of URLs, but you may include the web address in angle brackets directly beneath your citation. For example:

  Adams, Ansel. Blackbirds on the Water. 1961. Museum of Modern Art, New York. ArtWeb. Web. 13 Jul. 2010.

  <http://www.artweb.com/photo/adams/ansel/pics/bckbrd.htm>

Citing an Image Available Only on the Internet

• 10

  List the name of the artist or photographer in the following manner:

  Last name, First name.

  For example:

  Smith, John.

  If the image is credited to a screenname only, cite the screenname as the author. For example:

  artluvr.

• 11

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

  "Trees and Sadness."

• 12

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

  Photograph.

• 13

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

• 14

  List the name of the publisher, followed by a comma. If no publisher name is given, use "n.p."

• 15

  List the date of publication, followed by a period. List first the day, then the month and year. Abbreviate the names of months down to three letters. For example:

  19 Aug. 2010.

  If no date of publication is listed, use "n.d."

• 16

  List the medium of publication, followed by a period. This should appear as follows:

  Web.

• 17

  List the date on which you accessed the website, followed by a period. List first the day, then the month and year. Abbreviate the names of months down to three letters. For example:

  7 May 2011.

• 18

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  artluvr. "Trees and Sadness." Photograph. ArtWeb. n.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2011.

  MLA format no longer requires the use of URLs, but you may include the web address in angle brackets directly beneath your citation. For example:

  artluvr. "Trees and Sadness." Photograph. ArtWeb. n.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2011.

  <http://www.artweb.com/pics/usersubmitted/76547355678>