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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.

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  • The Metlive

    1068 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

  • Clevelandlive

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

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Results for "Papers"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.

Papers

Briggs & Co. (d. 1900)

ca. 1890–95 · Lithographs

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Basket of Plums by Anne Vallayer-Coster, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Basket of Plums

Anne Vallayer-Coster (d. 1818)

1769 · 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.

Wall papers & cretonnes

W. H. Jennings & Son (d. 1950)

1915

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Paper Knife by George W. Shiebler & Co., The Cleveland Museum of Art

Paper Knife

George W. Shiebler & Co.

c. 1900 · Metalwork, silver

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.

Sample Cover Papers

Unrecorded maker

first quarter 20th century · Album

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Susuki Grass by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Susuki Grass

Unrecorded maker

c. 1525 · Painting, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

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.

Sample Cover Papers

Unrecorded maker

first quarter 20th century · Album

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Landscape by Sōami, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape

Sōami (d. 1525)

early 1500s · Painting, hanging scroll; ink on paper

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.

The Peterkin Papers

Lucretia Peabody Hale (d. 1900)

1924 · Illustrations: woodcut, photomechanical

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Clip for Paper with Sage Seated Under a Pine by Pu Zhongqian, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Clip for Paper with Sage Seated Under a Pine

Pu Zhongqian

1600s or 1700s · Wood, carved bamboo

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.

Zig-Zag Cigarette Papers

Aram Alban (d. 1961)

1929 or later · Gelatin silver print

In copyright

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The MetSimilar
Susuki Grass by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Susuki Grass

Unrecorded maker

c. 1525 · Painting, One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Cleveland Museum of ArtSimilar

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2. Read the arithmetic

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3. Seal and export

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