Re: American Gothic

On 05/18/2000, Matt 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?

     I don't know about the rights to the specific painting, but my wife used to work in the Art Institute of Chicago's rights and reproductions department. I don't have a phone number, but I would suggest starting there.

Michael Carroll
<michael_carroll[_at_]cadc.uscourts.gov. Received on Fri May 19 2000 - 18:26:21 GMT