Image & Graph Citations

Citing images, graphs, tables, maps and charts

1. Place the image directly in your paper. 

2. Below the image, Label it "Fig." (short for "Figure"), number it 

3. Cite based on examples below

MLA Format:

Images found online:

Creator last name, First name. “Image Title.” or Description of image. Website Name, Day Month Year, URL. 

Images from a museum:

Artist last name, First name. Artwork Title. or Description of artwork. Year, Institution Name, City. 

Images from a museum website:

Artist last name, First name. Artwork Title. or Description of artwork. Year. Website Name, URL. 

Images from a book:

Author last name, First name. Book Title. Publisher, Year.
Images from journal articles:
Author last name, First name. “Article Title.” Journal Name, vol. Volume, no. Issue, Month Year, pp. Page Range, DOI or URL.