Part I – General Information
In many cases, this information can be found on a label or in a gallery guidebook. There may be an artist’s statement available in the gallery. If so, indicate in your text or by a footnote or endnote to your paper where you got the information.
Subject Matter (Who or What is Represented?)
Artist or Architect (What person or group made it? Often this is not known. If there is a name, refer to this person as the artist or architect, not “author.” Refer to this person by their last name, not familiarly by their first name.)
Date (When was it made? Is it a copy of something older? Was it made before or after other similar works?)
Provenance (Where was it made? For whom? Is it typical of the art of a geographical area?)
Location (Where is the work of art now? Where was it originally located? Does the viewer look up at it, or down at it? If it is not in its original location, does the viewer see it as the artist intended? Can it be seen on all sides, or just on one?)
Technique and Medium (What materials is it made of? How was it executed? How big or small is it?)