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Rights clearance desk for images

A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

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

  • The Metlive

    280 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

  • Clevelandlive

    410 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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United States, editorial use, 10,000 reach.

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2 of 2 providers answered live. 140,019 matching records exist across the two collections.

Results for "America"12 records

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.

Boston Common, Snowclearing

America Illustrated

ca. 1868

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Tall Clock by Tiffany & Co., The Cleveland Museum of Art

Tall Clock

Tiffany & Co. (d. 1837)

c. 1880 · Furniture and woodwork, mahogany, teak with dial faces of gilded and patinated metal, glass

Cleared · CC0

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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.

Surrealism in the service of the revolution

Radical America

1970

In copyright

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Hinds House Window by Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Hinds House Window

Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (d. 1902)

c. 1900 · Glass, leaded glass

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

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.

Ski trousers

Bogner of America (d. 9999)

ca. 1972 · wool, nylon, lycra, spandex, metal

In copyright

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Armchair by Louis Comfort Tiffany, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Armchair

Louis Comfort Tiffany (d. 1933)

c. 1891–93 · Furniture and woodwork, Primavera with inlays of brass and various woods

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

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.

"iBra"

Wacoal-America Inc.

2005 · synthetic blend

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

c. 1770 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

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.

First American art magazine

America Meredith (d. 9999)

2017

In copyright

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Bowl by Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl

Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (d. 1902)

c. 1896 · Glass, Favrile glass

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar
Vase by Louis Comfort Tiffany, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Vase

Louis Comfort Tiffany (d. 1933)

c. 1900–1902 · Glass, favrile glass

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar
Figure of Europe and America from the Four Continents by Chelsea Porcelain Factory, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Figure of Europe and America from the Four Continents

Chelsea Porcelain Factory

c. 1760 · Ceramic, soft-paste porcelain

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

1. 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

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