Image/photograph/artwork from a book


You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the frequently asked questions about Chicago A for further advice.


Footnote template

Footnote Number. Artist, Title of image, year [of artwork creation], in Author name/s, Title of Book (Publisher, year [of book publication]), page number(s).

Footnote example

First entry:

1. George Stubbs, Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View, ca. 1795-1806, in Louise Lippincott and Andreas Bluhm, Fierce friends: artists and animals, 1750-1900 (Merrell, 2005), 64.

Second and subsequent entries:

3. Stubbs, Tiger skeleton, Lateral View.

Bibliography

Bibliography template

Artist Surname, Given Name. Title of image. Year [of artwork creation]. In Author Name/s. Title of Book, page number(s). Publisher, Year [of book publication].

Bibliography example

Stubbs, George. Tiger Skeleton, Lateral View. ca. 1795-1806. In Lippincott, Louise and Andreas Blume. Fierce friends: artists and animals, 1750-1900, 64. Merrell, 2005.

Tips for this reference type

  • See Manual 14.133 and 14.57.
  • Titles of artworks are italicised and in headline style. See Manual 3:22
  • You may include information about the medium, dimensions and so forth. See Manual 3.27
  • If date is approximate, use ca.
  • For works consulted online, include a URL or DOI as the last element in the citation.

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