Architecture & Design

Welcome to the Art History Research Guide which includes,

• Background and contextual information on Artists, Styles, and Movements from Encyclopedias

• Design History in Journals & Periodicals and Online Publications

• Essential Design History Websites

• Image Collections; and Notable Museums

• Contact librarians for help.

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Writing Citations

• Most Art and Design course require MLA or Chicago citation style. Confirm this with you professor. See tutorial videos below,

• The Purdue Online Writing Lab - Chicago Manual of Style with Citation Machine provides general guidelines how to cite different works.

What should you cite?

•  Images, Diagrams, and Figures, include

  • Author (Artist or Architect); Title; Date; Location/Repository; Material/Medium; Dimensions (if applicable)

  • Descriptive captions when including images in the text and include a bibliography entry.

• Images found in Books, Articles and Images found on the Web.

• Include the artist's name, the year the work was created, and the institution (e.g. gallery or museum) who provided the image. followed by the city where it is located, the URL where you found the image, and when.

EXAMPLE:

MLA Citation: Frueh, Alfred J.  Title: Roland Keith Young Artist Name: Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968 Year Created: 1968 Institution: National Portrait Gallery followed by the city where it is located, Link: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e93db85c-8823-454b-ade8-27adc22f7e92 Accessed: 9/4/25