History of the Built Environment I (ID 108)

In Chicago style, an image should have a caption with a footnote or endnote and an entry in the Bibliography.

An image caption provides information about the image and what you want your reader to notice. Give each image a figure number (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.).

A footnote or endnote credits the source of the image.

If the image is a photograph or reproduction of a work of art, the caption should include:

• the name of the artist
• the title (in italics) or a description of the artwork
• the date the artwork was created or completed
• information about the medium
• the name of the owner of the artwork (often a museum)

f the image is a photograph or drawing of a building, the caption should include:

• the name of the building
• the name of the architect
• the date the building was completed
• the location of the building

If the image is a drawing, rendering, infographic, or other illustration, the caption should include:

• the name of the artist or illustrator
• the title (in italics) or a description of the image
• the date the image was created

If you don’t see all of this information in the caption of the image or the text around it, look for a separate list of image credits. This list is often called List of Illustrations, Illustration Credits, Image Credits, or simply Credits. In books, it may be either at the beginning or at the end of the book.

Note: Museums rarely credit an individual photographer. You can cite the museum as the corporate creator of the photograph.

At the end of the caption, insert a footnote or endnote citing the book, website or other source where you found the image. Here's an example: