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APA Citation Style 6th Edition: A. Electronic Image

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About Citing

For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase) -entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words.  For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

In-Text Citation (Quotation) -entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from theAPA Manual (6th ed.).

Image from an Electronic Source

Note

  • Images in text are also generally accompanied by a caption that includes copyright information and a statement of permission for use. Please check with your instructor to see if this is necessar
General Format

      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Artist Surname, Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Artist Surname, Year)
 
      References:
      Artist Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of the artwork [Format].
            Retrieved from URL
Example
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
      (Di Carpi, 1540)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Di Carpi, 1540)
 
      References:
      Di Carpi, G. (1540). The holy family [image]. Retrieved from http://www.getty.edu/
            art/collections/objects/o707.html
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