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Cite exhibition catalogues and pamphlets in Chicago

Learn how to cite brochures, exhibition wall art and exhibition catalogues in Chicago Note 18 style. Use correct templates for authors and formats to reference print and online sources  accurately in your writing.

Footnotes

  • Treat as a book.
  • If accessed online add URL or DOI.
Citation format Example
Template # First Name Last Name, Brochure Title (Publisher, Year).  
Full note 1 Hazel V. Clark, Mesopotamia: Between Two Rivers (Trumbull County [Ohio] Historical Society, 1957).  
Subsequent note 4 Clark, Mesopotamia.  

Bibliography

Reference format Example
Template

Last Name, First Name. Brochure Title Publisher, Year.  M/p>
Bibliography entry

Clark, Hazel V. Mesopotamia: Between Two Rivers Trumbull County [Ohio] Historical Society, 1957.  

Footnotes

  • Treat as a book.
  • The abbreviation 'exh. cat.' may be used if the nature of the source is unclear.
  • If accessed online add URL or DOI.
Citation format Example
Template # First Name Last Name, Catalogue Title (Gallery Name, Year), Page(s).  
Full note 1 Elena Taylor, Australian Impressionists in France (National Gallery of Victoria, 2004), 24.  
Subsequent note 2 Taylor, Australian Impressionists, 12.  

Bibliography

Reference format Example
Template

Last Name, First Name. Catalogue Title. Gallery Name, year.  
Bibliography entry

Taylor, Elena. Australian Impressionists in France. National Gallery of Victoria, 2004.  

Only cite wall text if you cannot locate the information in an exhibition catalogue or website.

  • Wall text is information presented in an exhibition to provide background and context.
  • If you are referencing a label for an artwork, you need to also cite the individual artwork. Please refer to Images.
  • If you are including a photograph of wall text, please cite this as you would a photograph of an artwork.

Footnotes

Citation format Example
Template # Wall text for Exhibition Title at Gallery, Location, Exhibition Dates.  
Full note 1 Wall text at Enninful x Mapplethorpe at Post Office Gallery, Ballarat, August 23, 2025 to October 19, 2025.  
Subsequent note 2 Wall text for Enninful x Mapplethorpe, 2025.  

Bibliography

Do not include a bibliography entry for exhibition wall text.