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Citing Sources: APA

Basic formats

Work of art (painting, sculpture, photograph, etc.):

Artist, A. A. (year work created). Title of art work [Medium]. Museum location: Museum Name.

  • If artist unknown, start with title.
  • If year unknown, use (n.d.) in place of year (n.d.=no date).

Image of art work found on website:

Artist, A. A. (year work created). Title of art work [Medium]. Retrieved from http//xxxx

Image of art work found on Library database:

Artist, A. A. (year work created). Title of art work [Medium]. Retrieved from Database Name.

Reproduction of art work in book, journal, etc.:

  • Use book or journal article citation 
  • In a text citation (see separate section), include page number. 
  • Any other details about art work can be included in your text rather than as part of the citation.

Photograph you took / personal photo:

  • No need to cite a photo that you took yourself as materials that are not cited are assumed to be your own work.

Advertisement:

Company name (year or year, month day). Title of advertisement, if one [Advertisement]. format based on medium of publication consulted.

Examples

Work of art:

Dali, S. (1931). The persistence of memory [Painting]. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art.

Image of art work found on website:

Dali, S. (1931). The persistence of memory [Painting]. Retrieved from http://www.moma.org/collection

Image of art work found on Library database:

Dali, S. (1931). The persistence of memory [Painting]. Retrieved from Artstor.

Advertisement:

Covergirl. (2009, July). Outlast Lipstain [Advertisement]. Better Homes and Gardens,  2-3.

Hyundai. (2016, February 7). First date [Television advertisement]. Santa Clara, CA: CBS.

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