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Enter the media and support into the Medium text box in full, as it should appear in captions.

The first word is capitalized.

Standard Descriptive format:

Drawings and Watercolors

Include media and support

  • Graphite and ink on paper
  • Watercolor on cardboard


Paintings

Describe both media and support.

  • Oil on canvas
  • Acrylic on board


Photography

Only include support if it is not typical (e.g., mylar)

  • Chromogenic print; instead of C-print, etc.
  • Gelatin Silver Print; instead of silver gelatin or silver print

Prints

Include technique, do not include “on paper” since it is assumed. Only include the support if it is something unusual (e.g., mylar)

  • Etching
  • Woodcut
  • Lithograph with crayon


Sculpture

Include material, only include technique if when significant

  • Marble
  • Gessoed and painted cedar
  • Dye on carved and tooled leather

Terms


Approved term

Do not use

Graphite

Pencil

Chromogenic print

C-print

Screenprint

Silk screen, Screen print

Gelatin Silver Print

Silver gelatin print, silver print

Color penciled

Color pencil

Linocut

Linoleum cut



Trademark material terms

Plexiglass, Velcro, Masonite, Kodak, Sintra, Xerox