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Art

Art Exhibition visited in-person

Last name, first name, middle initial. Title of the Work in Italics. Dates to-from

     of the exhibit, Location of the exhibit, City of the location.

Gold, Mark. Shades of Blues. 1 Jun.- 6 Aug. 2022, Hyots Gallery, New York

     City

 

3D Art 

Last name, first name, middle initial. Title of the Work in Italics. Date when

     the work was created, Location of the work, City of the location. Medium.

Indiana, Robert. Amor. 2006, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

     Polychrome aluminum.

 

Paintings and Photographs

Last name, first name, middle initial. Title of the Work in Italics. Date when the work was created, Location of 

     the work, City of the location

  • Viewed in-person

Core, Sharon. Pie Counter. 2003National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

  • Viewed in a print source

Core, Sharon. Pie Counter. 2003National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

     The title of the source where you found the image, by the name of the

     author of the source, date of the source, p. #.

  • Viewed online

Core, Sharon. Pie Counter. 2003National Gallery of Art,

     www.nationalgallery.org/collection/core.

 

See pg. 331 of the MLA Handbook for more information

Performances

Live Performances

Performer last name, first nameTitle of the performance in Italics.

     Directed/conducted/performed by name, DD MM YYYY of performance,

     Location, City of the location.

  • Concert

Lady Gaga. The Mystery Tour. 15 Oct. 2019, MGM, Las Vegas.

  • Dance

Forsythe, William. Play of Lights. Performed by William Forsythe Dance

     Company, 10 Jun. 2019, Fairmount Park, Pittsburgh.

  • Play

Rivalgo, Kareen. All the Rules are Broken. Directed by Oswald Combs

     Theater Company, 1 Feb. 2022, Theater One, New York City.

 

See pg. 334 of the MLA Handbook for more information

Music

Format

Creator of the song, the title of the songname of the album containing the songname of the record company, release date DD MM YYY

For music accessed online, use the name of the website instead of the name of the album and provide a URL as the location. 

Song from an Album

Snail Mail. “Thinning.” Habit, Sister Polygon Records, 2016. Vinyl EP. 

Song on a website

Snail Mail. “Thinning.” Bandcamp, snailmailbaltimore.bandcamp.com.

Concert attended in person

Beyoncé. The “Formation” World Tour. 14 May 2016, Rose Bowl, Los Angeles.

 

See pg. 330, 333, 334 of the MLA Handbook for more information