How do I Cite Pictures in Chicago Style?

Citing a Picture from a Book

• 1

  List the name of the artist or photographer, last name first, followed by a period.

• 2

  List the year in which the book was published, followed by a period.

• 3

  List the title of the book in which the image was located, followed by a period.

• 4

  List the city in which the book was published, followed by a colon.

• 5

  List the name of the publisher, followed by a period.

• 6

  List any numbers or marks used to identify the image in the text, such as "Table 4.6" or "Image 4." If a caption is the only distinguishing description, list a caption here in italics. Place a period at the end of this information.

Citing a Picture from the Internet

• 7

  List the name of the artist or photographer, last name first, followed by a period.

• 8

  List the name of the artwork or photograph in italics, followed by a period. If no title is obvious, list the caption of the image in italics.

• 9

  List the name of the journal or periodical, followed by a period, if the image appears in an online journal or periodical.

• 10

  List the name of the picture as "From (Name of database)" if the page containing the image was accessed through an online database.

• 11

  List the format of the image, followed by a comma. For instance, common types of image files are JPG and GIF.

• 12

  List the URL or web address of the exact web page on which you located the image. Do not follow with a period.

• 13

  List the month, day and year, in parentheses, that you accessed the image online. Do not follow with a period. List this information in the following format: (accessed December 27, 2001)