Art & Art History

When you are writing, you must cite your sources when you either quote or paraphrase material. In Chicago Style, these citations are either in your footnotes or in-text. Below are examples of both types based on the resource type.

Book

Note: 1. Author first name Last name, Title of Book, (Publisher, Year Published), page number.

In-text: (Author Last Name Year Published, Page number) or (Moreno-Garcia 2023, 15)

Journal Article

Note: 2. Author First Last Name, "Title of Article," Title of Journal Volume #, Issue # (Year Published): Page, URL.

In-text: (Author Last Name Year Published, Page number)

Chapter of an Edited Book

Note: 3. Author first name Last name, "Title of Chapter" in Title of Book, edited by Editor's First Last Name (Publisher, Year published), page.

In-text: (Author Last Name Year Published, Page number)

News Article

Note: 4. Author First Last Name, "Title of Article," Title of Newspaper, Date of Publishing, URL or page number.

In-text: (Author Last Name Year Published)

Webpage

Note: 5. "Title of Webpage," Webpage Creator/Sponsor, Date of Publishing or Accessed, URL.

In-text: (Webpage Title Year Published or Accessed)

Social Media: Citations of content posted to social media can usually be limited to the text. A note may be added if a more formal citation is needed. 

Note: 6. User or Company Name, (@socialmediahandle), "Text of caption or post," Social Media Platform, Date Posted, URL.

In-Text: (User Name Year Published or Accessed)

Your bibliography gives documentation of what resources you utilized for your research. Below are examples of different bibliographic entries based on resource type. 

Book:
Single author

Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year published.

Book:
Multiple authors

Last name, First name of first author and First Name and Last name of other author. Title of book. Publisher, Year published.

 

Journal Article:

Single author

Author last name, Author First name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal volume #, no. issue # (Month/Season and Year Published): page numbers.

 

Newspaper Article

Author last name, Author First name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, Date published. URL(if applicable).

 

Website:

Website title. "Webpage title." Date published or date accessed. URL.

 

ChatGPT is not cited in your bibliography, only in your footnotes or endnotes. 

For more examples, check out the CMOS Quick Citation Guide!

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