Rights clearance desk for images
Museums publish two different things about the same artwork: whether the work is in copyright, and whether their picture of it is. OpenPlate reads both, does the arithmetic on the published term, and shows you the sentence behind every point of the score.
Where this page got its records
281 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
279 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
2 of 2 providers answered live. 1,248 matching records exist across the two collections.
Institutions answered newest-first by record, interleaved
No open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Geometric Backyards, New York]
Paul Strand (d. 1976)
1917 · Platinum print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
The Temples of New York
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (d. 1946)
1919 · Drypoint
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[New York Album: Buildings and Backyards, Astoria, Queens]
Berenice Abbott (d. 1991)
1929 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Votive Candles, New York City]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1929–30 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Ford, New York City
Ralph Steiner (d. 1986)
ca. 1929 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Blue, Green, Black and Silver Geometric-Patterned Pump for Delman's Shoes, New York
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (d. 1990)
1934 · Gouache and metallic paint
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Backyards-- Between 138th and 139th Street, Bronx, New York, November 1936
Russell Lee (d. 1986)
1936, printed ca. 1972 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
New York, Number 18
Charles Biederman (d. 2004)
1938 · Painted wood and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Backyards of Apartment Buildings with Clotheslines, New York City]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1930s · Film negative
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Backyards
Janet Friedlander (d. 1999)
1935–43 · Lithograph
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Backyards, Richmond District
Jennie Lewis (d. 1944)
1935–43 · Lithograph
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[City Backyards with Laundry Drying]
Philip Perkis (d. 2025)
1970 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
live1. Pin the work
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2. Read the arithmetic
Six weighted factors: the institution's own claim, the creator's term, the publication-age rule, the restrictions in their statement, your use, and whether a credit line is even possible.
3. Seal and export
Record the decision into a SHA-384 chain, then export a dated docket as JSON, CSV or Markdown with the credit line and the seal a colleague can re-verify.