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Images follow a different citation style than other kinds of text-based works (like books and articles). Common citation elements include:
Provide both a citation and an attribution for your images. Here are some sample citations and attributions for the image found on this page. Attributions should be placed under your image.
Basic Format
Artist or username. Title of Artwork. Date the image was created. Database/Website, URL.
Image from JSTOR
Chagall, Marc. The Yellow Room. 1911. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/community.18144221.
Image from Museum Website
Chagall, Marc. Village Street. 1930s. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, collections.mfa.org/objects/34267.
Image from Image-Sharing Website
Dowsett, A. Helicobacter Pylori Bacterium. 2018. Pixels, pixels.com/featured/helicobacter-pylori-bacterium-a-dowsett-health-protection-agencyscience-photo-library.html.
Image from Image-Sharing Website with Username
NASA Johnson. ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Collects Microbe Samples. 2022. Flickr, www.flickr.com/photos/29988733@N04/52355954583.
Basic Format
Artist or username. (Date). Title of artwork: Subtitle [Medium]. Database/Website, URL
Image from JSTOR
Chagall, M. (1911). The yellow room [Painting]. Private collection, Switzerland. JSTOR. https://jstor.org/stable/community.18144221
Image from Museum Website
Chagall, M. (1930s). Village street [Painting]. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. https://collections.mfa.org/objects/34267
Image from Image-Sharing Website
Dowsett, A. (2018, September 16). Helicobacter pylori bacterium [Photograph]. Pixels. https://pixels.com/featured/helicobacter-pylori-bacterium-a-dowsett-health-protection-agencyscience-photo-library.html
Image from Image-Sharing Website with Username
NASA Johnson. (2022, September 13). ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti collects microbe samples [Photograph]. Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/29988733@N04/52355954583
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