On 5/19/2000, Matthew Krigbaum <mkrigbaum[_at_]moyerbergman.com> wrote:
>
> A client approached me to inquire about licensing the rights to
> use American Gothic painted by Grant Wood in 1930. It is now
> hanging in the Chicago Art Museum. If I calculated the copyright
> terms correctly, the initial term was 28 years, with a renewal of
> 47 years, which has now been extended by 20 years for a total of
> 67 years. If renewed, the term expires in 2025.
>
> Does anyone know whether this was renewed and who owns the
> licensing rights?
Matt:
Contact Bob Panzer at the Visual Artists and Galleries Association (VAGA) in NYC. VAGA is an artists' rights organization that licenses reproduction rights on behalf of their members. I believe they control rights.
VAGA
521 Fifth Avenue
Suite 800
New York, NY 10175
phone: (212) 808-0616
fax: (212) 808 0064
email: rpanzer.vaga[_at_]erols.com
Lloyd Jassin, coauthor
The Copyright Permission & Libel Handbook (John Wiley & Sons)
visit http://www.copylaw.com/
<copylaw[_at_]aol.com>
Received on Fri May 19 2000 - 13:46:20 GMT
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