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 B page for further advice.


In-text citation example

Subodh Gupta's painting Doot 2003 (Chui and Genocchio 2010, 189) is another type of…

OR

Elements of this can be seen in works like Doot by Subodh Gupta (Chui and Genocchio 2010, 189).

OR

Annie Liebovitz's photographic work Robert La Fosse, New York City 1990 (Liebovitz 2002, fig. 6) captures the essence of the dancer's pain…

Reference list

Reference list template

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

Reference list example

Gupta, Subodh. 2003. Doot. In Melissa Chiu and Benjamin Genocchio. 2010. Contemporary Asian Art. Thames and Hudson.

OR

Liebovitz, Annie. 1990. Robert La Fosse, New York City. In Annie Liebovitz. 2002. Dancers: Photographs by Annie Liebovitz. Smithsonian Institution Press.

Tips for this reference type

  • See Manual 14.133 and 14.57. See also 14.1 for adapting Chicago A examples to Chicago B.
  • Titles of artworks are italicised and in headline style. See 3:22
  • You may include information about the medium, dimensions and so forth. See 3.27
  • Name the artist or creator of the image in your writing, and cite the book that includes the image in your in-text citation.
  • If date is approximate, use ca.
  • For works consulted online, include a URL or DOI as the last element in the citation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)