Artwork: Type of image or material used
Type of image can include painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photograph, woodcut, or whatever best describes the format that the artwork is in. Alternatively, depending on the preferences of your tutor/publisher, you may want to describe the materials it was made from e.g. [Oil on canvas]. Whichever you use, be consistent throughout your work.
Works in a museum or taken from a museum website
Figure 7
The persistence of memory
(Dali, 1931).
Artist, A. (Date of creation). Title of artwork in italic sentence case italic [Type of image]. Museum it is held within, City, Country. URL (link to the image from the museum website if available)
Examples
Reference list entry
Dali, S. (1931). The persistence of memory [Painting]. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, United States. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79018?classifications=any&date_begin=Pre-1850&date_end=2018&locale=en&page=1&q=Dali&with_images=1
In-text citations
Narrative
Dali (1931) depicts ...
Parenthetical
... (Dali, 1931).
Exhibition
Title of exhibition in italic sentence case [Exhibition]. (Exhibition, dates). Museum it is held within, City, Country. URL of exhibition website if available
Examples
Reference list entry
Galileo - Scientist, astronomer, visionary [Exhibition]. (2021). Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. https://waikatomuseum.co.nz/exhibitions-and-events/current-exhibitions
In-text citations
Narrative
Galileo - Scientist, astronomer, visionary (2021) demonstrates ...
Parenthetical
... (Galileo - Scientist, astronomer, visionary, 2021).
[Plaque with background information about a work or display - use Italic Title Case when referring to the name of an artwork]. (Date of plaque if known). Museum it is held within, City, Country.
Examples
Reference list entry
[Plaque with background information about Ralph Hotere's Dawn Water Poem]. (n.d.). Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand.
In-text citations
Narrative
[Plaque with background information about Ralph Hotere's Dawn water poem] (n.d.).
Parenthetical
([Plaque with background information about Ralph Hotere's Dawn water poem], n.d.).
