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Culture is provides a way to record what a work of art is about or what a photograph is of. Subject analysis for images can be incredibly diffucult when doing image cataloging, but ask yourself one question… What do you see? The answer will often will lead to an appropriate subject heading, (including elements found in abstract paintings where the composition includes no representative subject matter, but rather only lines and color).

Use the English language equivalent from the thesaurus, unless none exist. Use the singular form if only one of the subject is depicted and pural when more than one is shown. For example a painting showing a field of flowers might have a subject for 'flowers' while a photograph of a single flower could have 'flower' as a subject. Try to be as specific as possible. If the photograph is of a rose use 'rose' rather than 'flower' for a subject. If you don't know the specific type of flower you can use the generic 'flower' as a subject.

This is a field to record the display value for the subjects associated with the work. Use values from Getty AAT, Library of Congress or other indexes or thesauri to create terms.

Record where the thesaurus used to create the Subject record.

Record the refid from the thesaurus for the term used.

Culture: marketplaces

Culture refid source: Getty AAT

Culture refid: 300000250

Culture: ruins

Culture refid source: Getty AAT

Culture refid: 300008057

Culture: camels

Culture refid source: Library of Congress authorities

Culture refid: sh 85019119