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How to Create a Footnote Citation for a Picture

The Chicago Manual of Style dictates that writers use footnote citations. The University of Chicago Press published the first edition of their style guide in 1906, and the guide is currently in its 16th edition. Kate Turabian, a secretary at the University of Chicago, developed a modified version of Chicago style meant specifically for academic use, which has since been published under the title "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations." Academic writers using Turabian's modified Chicago style are thus said to be using Turabian style.

Instructions

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      Begin your footnote by giving the author's first and last name followed by a comma. In your corresponding bibliography entry, give the author's last name followed by his or her first name and a period. For a footnote, write: "Henry Matisse." For a bibliography, write "Matisse, Henri."

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      Next write the title of the image in italics for both your footnote and bibliography entry. For a footnote, write: "Henri Matisse, Les toits de Collioure." For a bibliography, write: "Matisse, Henri. Les toits de Collioure."

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      Give the image's medium (and support if applicable). For a footnote, write: "Henri Matisse, Les toits de Collioure, oil on canvas." For a bibliography, write: "Matisse, Henri. Les toits de Collioure. Oil on canvas."

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      To complete the footnote, present the work's date. For a footnote, write: "Henri Matisse, Les toits de Collioure, oil on canvas, 1905." For a bibliography, write: "Matisse, Henri. Les toits de Collioure. Oil on canvas. 1905."

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      In your bibliography entry, offer the name of the institution or individual that owns the piece if appropriate, and the city and country in which it is located. For example: "Matisse, Henri. Les toits de Collioure. Oil on canvas. 1905. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia."

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