Kathy, thanks for your response.  I'm working on a paper regarding this
issue for a collections management course, and I wanted to know how
museum professionals felt about the topic.  If you don't mind my
snooping, what is your postion?

Thanks,
Stephanie

On Tue, 16 Apr 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:

>           Stephanie,
>
>           I don't know about all kinds of reproductions but I DO know
>           that reproductions  that are framed and sold as pieces of
>           art (e.g. pages out of the Bev Doolittle books known as
>           "book prints") are considered a copyright infringement by
>           the publisher.
>
>           Why would someone pay anywhere from $300 to $8,000 for a Bev
>           Doolittle print when they can have a similar (although not
>           limited edition) image on their wall for $150?
>
>           However, it IS ok if an individual buys his or her own book,
>           and takes a page into a frame shop and asks it to be framed.
>            Then, at least the individual knows where the print came
>           from and its actual worth.
>
>           Kathy Lear
>           CREHST
>