Artwork (viewed in a gallery or collection)


You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)


Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

21. Artist, Title, year of artwork, medium, dimensions of work, Institute/ Gallery/ Museum, City.

Footnote example

First entry:

21. Gail Hastings, To make a work of timeless art,  1996, synthetic polymer on wood, watercolour on paper, dimensions variable, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.

Second and subsequent entries:

25. Hastings, To make a work of timeless art.


Format for bibliography

Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

Artist (Surname, Given name). Title. Year of artwork. Medium, dimensions of work. Repository/Gallery/Museum, City.

Bibliography entry example

Hastings, Gail. To make a work of timeless art.  1996. Synthetic polymer on wood, watercolour on paper, dimensions variable. Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.


Style notes for this reference type

  • See Manual 14.235
  • Titles of artworks are italicised and in headline style. See Manual 3:22
  • You should include as much information about the medium and dimensions as you can find. See Manual 3.22 and 3.27
  • Bibliography examples are based on Manual 14.235 and Turabian 17.10.1.1.
  • If date is approximate, use ca.

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