THE ALMY LIBRARY

models for citing a wall plaque or label in a museum

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Footnote

      1 Format of information (wall text, object label, brochure) for Firstname Lastname, Object Name or Number or Exhibition Title, Museum or Gallery Name, City, State. 

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Bibliography

Format of information (wall text, object label, brochure) for Firstname Lastname, Object Name or Number or Exhibition Title. Museum Name or     

     Gallery Name. City, State. 

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Note

If it is a temporary exhibit, include the dates at the end, "Seen on: November 21, 2017."

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examples for a wall plaque or label for a painting

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Footnote (example for a painting)

     1 Museum label for Edgar Degas, Before the Race, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, seen on: August 10, 2011.

     2 Degas, Before the Race.

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Bibliography

Museum label for Edgar Degas, Before the Race. Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH. Seen on: August 10, 2011.

 

examples for a wall plaque or label for an object

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Footnote (example for an object)

     1 Museum label for Auguste Rodin, The Thinker, The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California, seen on: August 10, 2011.

     2 Rodin, The Thinker.

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Bibliography

Museum label for Auguste Rodin, The Thinker. The Legion of Honor. San Francisco, California. Seen on: August 10, 2011.

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