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Examples A-D

Example reference formats for different source types

Artwork (in a gallery, museum, repository, collection or in a locality, body art or graffiti) examples

Format: in text citation  

Created in the months after Marilyn Monroe’s death, Marilyn Diptych (Artist surname, Year) deals with the themes of death and cult of celebrity…

Format: reference

Artist surname, initials. (Year) Title of artwork or image [Medium]. Town/Place: Name of Library/Archive/Repository/Collection/Locality.

Example: in text citation  

Created in the months after Marilyn Monroe’s death, Marilyn Diptych (Warhol, 1962) ...

Example: reference  

Warhol, A. (1962) Marilyn Diptych [Acrylic on canvas]. London: Tate.