
The Dreamer
Jean Honoré Fragonard (d. 1806)
late 1770s · Pencil and sepia wash
Cleared · Public Domain
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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
1247 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
1454 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
2 of 2 providers answered live. 23 matching records exist across the two collections.
Institutions answered newest-first by record, interleaved

The Dreamer
Jean Honoré Fragonard (d. 1806)
late 1770s · Pencil and sepia wash
Cleared · Public Domain
live
Susan Walker Morse (The Muse)
Samuel F. B. Morse (d. 1872)
ca. 1836–37 · Oil on canvas
Cleared · Public Domain
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.
A Cotton Plantation on the Mississippi
William Aiken Walker (d. 1921)
1884 · Lithograph, printed in oil colors
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.
[Walker Evans with Hand Raised to Lips]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
June 1929 · 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.
[Billboard, Birmingham, Alabama]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1936 · 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.
[Subway Passengers, New York City]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1938 · 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
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1938 · 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.
[Hand-Painted Sign of Model T Ford, Old Lyme, Connecticut]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1973–74 · Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
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.
[Hand-Painted Sign of Model T Ford, Old Lyme, Connecticut]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1973–74 · Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
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.
[Ricki Hudeas's Hand Holding Cigarette, Old Lyme, Connecticut]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
August 24, 1974 · Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
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.
[Ricki Hudeas's Hand, Old Lyme, Connecticut]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
August 24, 1974 · Instant internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid SX-70)
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 Whistlers
Tip Toland (d. 9999)
2005 · Stoneware, paint, pastel, synthetic hair
In copyright
live1. Pin the work
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2. Read the arithmetic
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3. Seal and export
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