When using an image in a presentation or paper, it is necessary to cite where you located the source. The information included will include:
- Image creator's name (artist, photographer, etc.)
- Title of the image
- Date the image (or work represented by the image) was created
- Date the image was posted online
- Date of access (the date you accessed the online image)
- Institution (gallery, museum) where the image is located/owned (if applicable)
- Website and/or Database name
Below are a variety of examples of how these will look in different citation styles.
APA Style Citation
Last name of creator, First name initial. (Year created). Title [Type of image]. Source of image. URL.

Vishniac, A. (1976). Cicada Killer Wasp: Bugs are Coming [Online image]. Smithsonian Institute. https://www.si.edu/object/cicada-killer-wasp-bugs-are-coming:npg_NPG.78.TC33.
Chicago Style Citation
Last name of creator, First name. Image title. Year of origin. Medium. Source of image, URL if applicable.
Example:

Fig. 1, Tipton, William. Fortifications on Little Round Top. 1870. Photograph. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018652217.
CSE Style Citation
Artist's name. Title (descriptive word). City (ST): Publisher or Producer; [Date accessed]. Notes. URL.
Example:

Faig Ahmed. Essence (woven textile). Los Angeles (CA): Los Angles County Museum of Art; [July 16, 2024]. https://collections.lacma.org/node/2117413?parent=773206
MLA Style Citation
Creator last name, First name. “Image Title.” or Description of image. Website Name, Day Month Year, URL.

Example:
Sherman, Cindy. "Untitled, #112". Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 1982, https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/4381.