While you should not cite the sources below directly, they are great resources for browsing and selecting an artist for further research.
Authorized Names
Artists may be known by different names around the world, or have been referred to differently over time. If you are struggling to find information on your artist, it may help to find their "authorized name".
Search your artist's name on the Library of Congress Authorities Website, with last name first. For example, "Dali, Salvador"
Look for a result that shows 'Authorized Heading' on the left-hand side, and click the red button.
Click the link next to 'heading'.
The results will show in a computer-coded display, click 'labelled display' to make it easier to read.
You can see that the Personal Name Heading "Dalí, Salvador"
is used in favor of all these variants:
Dalí, Salvator, 1904-1989
Dalí Domènech, Salvador, 1904-1989
Domènech, Salvador Dalí, 1904-1989
Dalm y Domenech, Salvador, 1904-1989
Дали, Салвадор, 1904-1989
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You can also copy and paste accented characters from this page.
Written titles of artwork, whether given by the artist or someone else, are italicized.
The title of a work may have been translated into many different languages. Use the title in the language of your audience unless the original title is better known.
*Remember* most library sources will provide the works cited citation for you, but you still have to add the in-text citations!
In-Text Citations
Any time you use information from any source, you should provide a citation in the body of your paper (or on the text of your slide) and in your list of works cited.
If you use someone's exact words, you must put their words in quotation marks, "like this". When speaking, make it clear you are using a direct quote by saying "and I quote..." or another signal phrase.
In-text citations include the author's last name and page number, if available, and look like this - (Smith 102). If there is no page number, just leave it out.
If you include the information in the sentence, you do not need the in-text citation. For example,
Monet's The Artist's Garden at Giverny gives a glimpse of the artist's inner world.
Works Cited
Art found online:
Artist’s last name, first name. Title of artwork. Year created, Name of museum/institution/private collection housing artwork, city. Title of database or website. Publisher/sponsor of database or website, URL or DOI. (optional date of access).
Note: Do not repeat information if the museum, database, or publisher are the same. You do not have to include the date of access, but it is helpful if a page might change.
Braun, Adolphe. Flower Study, Rose of Sharon. c. 1854, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press, www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/display/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-8000019413.
Eggleston, William. Memphis. c. 1969, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Academy of Art University Collection, LUNA. Academy of Art University, www.academyart.com/LUNA/102741/memphis1969. Accessed 27 Apr. 2011.
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800, Museo del Prado, museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-family-of-carlos-iv/f47898fc-aa1c-48f6-a779-71759e417e74.
Art published in a book:
Artist’s last name, first name. Title of artwork. Year of creation, Name of museum/institution/private collection housing artwork, location. Title of book, by Author(s) or Editor(s). Publisher, page or figure number.
Moholy-Nagy, Lászlò. Photogram. N.d., Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Contest of Meaning: Critical Histories of Photography, edited by Richard Bolton, MIT Press, p. 94.
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800, Museo del Prado, Madrid. Gardener's Art Through the Ages, 10th ed., by Richard G. Tansey and Fred S. Kleiner, Harcourt Brace, p. 939.
Graphic Novels / Comics
Typically, graphic novels are cited similarly to print books. When focusing on the art, include the names of any contributors relevant to the discussion after the title with a description of their role.
Title of Issue. Title of Series, Contributors, no. or vol. #, Publisher/s, year.
Season of Mists. The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Kelly Jones, colored by Steve Oliff and Danny Vozzo, vol. 4, Vertigo, 2011.
Storybook Love. Fables, by Bill Willingham, lettered by Todd Klein, no. 3, Vertigo, 2002.
Verbal Citations
Like written citations in a paper, verbal citations should include:
Verbal citations son't have to Use signal words to introduce sources and quotes in your speech. For more information on verbal citations, visit the tab above.
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Off campus, you must log in with your Rowan-Cabarrus ID. Students should use ONLY the first part of their email address (lastname.i.5digits) WITHOUT the domain, @student.rccc.edu.
Reference Sources
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