I'm responding to Lois Brynes about Smithsonian permissions ON the list because my answer might be useful to others. The Smithsonian Institution is very de-centralized and has no single, centralized permissions office. It all depends on what museum, bureau, or office has curatorial responsibility for the "visual" (is it an image OF a museum object?). Contact me (off-list) with the specifics & I'll try to figure out whom you should contact. David Haberstich, [log in to unmask]