Walsh Gallery Art & Artifacts Collections
Objects in Scholarship
- Filling in the Picture: Visual Culture by George H. Roeder, Jr.This article analyzes the use of museum collections to create new meanings. Understanding visual culture can help a researcher to create new meaning from an object or understand culture better through visuals.
- Folk Theories of Artifact Creation: How Intuitions About Human Labor Influence the Value of Artifacts by Madeline Judge, Julian W. Fernando, Angela Paladino, and Yoshihisa KashimaThis research delves into how Western folk theory effects how the public perceive material artifacts.
- Elephants Never Forget, but Museums Do: Investigating Under-documented Objects in Museum Collections by Meghan S. MulkerinThis article addresses the urgent need for better documentation in museum collections. This research argues that all staff should be empowered to add information to objects in collections and involve the community in crowd sourcing historical relevance.
- Walking in the Shadows of Archaeologists Past: Researching Museum Collections and Associated Records to Elucidate past LifewaysThis research uses the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, and other repositories to adequately research objects to their full potential.
- Gazing Outward and Looking Back: Configuring Caribbean Visual Culture by Roshini KempadooThis article is an overview of how visual culture is inextricably linked to circulation of knowledge, in this case the understanding of Caribbean culture as it pertains to diaspora, migration, blackness, race, the internet, and screen-based media.
Selected Objects
Peter Turnley “Midwife, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, USSR”
This photograph by Peter Turnley documents the rite of passage of birth, showing a mother and attending midwife in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. At the time this image was taken, Uzbekistan was still a part of the U.S.S.R., not the independent nation it is today. Gift of Tony Distefano
2017.04.0016
Zuni Bottle Basket
Woven baskets like this were used to carry water. The tight weave and an interior coating of pitch would have rendered this water-tight. The Zuni are known for their extensive knowledge of weaving and plants, which is passed down from older family members to younger generations. Collected by Brian Templeton
M2103
Vietnamese bamboo arrow
20th century bamboo arrow used with a wooden cross-bow. Courtesy of Kenneth Hoffman
M93.4.2.d
Peter Turnley, "Funeral of Palestinian Commander Abu Jihad, Damascus, Syria, 1988"
This image is by Peter Turnley, an American and French photographer known for documenting the human condition and current events. This photograph shows the funeral of Palestinian leader Abu-Jihad (Khalil Ibrahim al-Wazir) co-founder of the nationalist party who was assassinated on April 16, 1988. Gift of Kevin and Delia Willsey
2019.02.0010
Petroglyph
Part of the Seton Hall University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology (SHUMAA) collection which was formed by Professor Herbert C. Kraft, it is believed this rock carving made by the Lenni Lenape illustrates agricultural or astronomical cycles. Gift of Rudyard Jennings.
FIM 610
Olla for water storage/transport
Though the Zuni maintain many of their cultural traditions, contact with the Spanish in 1539 introduced new pottery forms such as this olla. Olla are characterized wide, rounded bodies and narrow necks and were used for storing water. Collected by Brian Templeton
M2062
Copyright
Many artistic works are protected by copyright and have to be cleared by the creator’s estate for high quality images. In order to obtain permission to use high-quality images, you must reach out to the creator’s estate, or potentially the photographer of the piece. Walsh Gallery adheres to the Association of Art Museum Directors Guidelines For The Use Of Copyrighted Materials And Works Of Art By Museums linked below. If you have done your due diligence, the likelihood of having an issue with copyright is lower, but not impossible. You can still use a piece in your research with a low-quality thumbnail or by describing the artwork. It is vital to cite your sources as well! See below for assistance with citations.
Citation
MLA
- MLA Style Guide for Artworks Viewed Firsthand or OnlineThis guide, created by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), notes where in the latest MLA Handbook one can find how to cite an image viewed firsthand or online as well as what that type of citation looks like. This is handy if you are looking at individual artworks and artifacts versus an exhibition or piece of writing.
- MLA Style Guide for Museum ExhibitionsAlso from MLA, this page describes what a citation of an exhibition looks like in MLA Style.
- MLA Style Guide for Artworks From an ExhibitionAlso from MLA, this page describes what a citation of an artwork that is part of an exhibition looks like in MLA Style. Sometimes, the artwork being part of an exhibition is an important part of its context, so it is important to note this when citing these pieces as a source.
APA
- Purdue Online Writing Lab Citing Audiovisual MediaThe Purdue Online Writing Lab is a great one-stop shop for all citations pertaining to APA. This guide below covers artworks of many kinds, from audiovisual media to photographic works not in a museum collection to podcasts.
- APA Style Guide for Artwork ReferencesFrom APA Style, hosted by the APA organization, this guide shows you how to cite an artwork in a museum or on their website, an art exhibition as a whole, and an informational museum plaque. This is a great guide for citing all the aspects of art.
Chicago Style - Author-Date
- West Virginia University Guide on How to Cite ArtworksThis guide from West Virginia University Libraries shows how to cite artworks produced in print (in a museum) as well as on the web (in a virtual exhibition potentially, or collection). Both citation types are helpful for anyone looking to cite artwork.
- West Virginia University Guide Citing Audio/Video ResourcesThis guide is broken down into sections from sound recordings to tv & video.
Chicago Style- Footnote/Endnote
- Dickinson College Guide for Art & Art History: Citing Images in Chicago StyleThis guide assists with citing artworks in footnote/endnote style and the bibliography.
- Fairfield University DiMenna-Nyselius Library Guide for Chicago Notes-Bibliography - Images or AdvertisementThis guide illustrates how to cite images or advertisements in research.
- Fairfield University DiMenna-Nyselius Library Guide for Chicago Notes-Bibliography - Audio/VideoThis guide illustrates how to cite audio/video sources.
How to Cite Social Media
The Seton Hall University Blog is a great resource as well for research, linked here, the curators of the gallery feature objects of the week, announcements for exhibitions both online and in person, and so much more.
- American University Social Media Citation GuideThere are many Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr accounts that use pieces that users have digitized and reproduced for the public. When using these types of pieces it is important to cite them differently from an archive or special collection. The guide below covers this extensively.
- Bibliography.com Guide to Citing a BlogTo cite blogs, Bibliography.com has a great guide on how to use any of the three styles above to cite a blogpost.