If the image is of a piece of art include information about the artist and location of the artwork in the caption. If citing a work of art you should check with the guidelines from the Art Bulletin and College Art Association. The box hedges, which are still cut by hand, have to be carefully kept in scale with the small and complex garden as well as in keeping with the plants inside the “boxes.” (Photograph by John Connelly. 2 The White Garden, reduced to its bare bones in early spring. 1 Wartime visit to Australia, winter 1940 (Photograph by Karen Plume. Include a short citation to the work and who owns the image.
A photographer’s name occasionally appears in small type parallel to the bottom or side of a photograph. 2, etc.Ī credit line should appear at the end of a caption, sometimes in parentheses or in different type (or both). Captions should be labeled as a Figure followed by the number in order in which it appears. It should be capitalized as you would for a regular sentence, but any specific titles of any works should follow the rules for titles and be italicized when necessary.
If presenting a table, see separate instructions in the Chicago Manual of Style for tables.Ī caption may be an incomplete or complete sentence. Chicago Manual of Style 3.3, 3.7, 3.21, 3.29Ĭaptions appear below an image or illustration.