Actually, many artists/estates charge a fee for reproduction.
Unless the piece is owned by the museum which you are borrowing the
piece from, it is important to contact the artist or estate when
reproducing images of artwork.

Anissa Cordova
Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Stephen Nowlin wrote:
>
> Hi, all -
>
> I'm working on a project with a museum that will be lending numerous
> works from their collection to our gallery.  For the catalogue, they are
> spending a lot of effort trying to track down artists or their estates in
> order to gain permission for reproduction.
>
> I thought that museums held the right to reproduce works in their
> collections.  I've borrowed from other museums and reproduced their works
> in catalogues and never had this issue come up.  Anyone know what the
> copyright law is in these matters?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
>
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