Re: American Gothic

From: Stephen Fishman <sfish55[_at_]yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 20:54:28 -0700 (PDT)

On Thu, 18 May 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?

American Gothic was created in 1930, but the copyright term depends on whether it was published in that year or some other year. If it was published in 1930, the copyright will last until 2025. I have no doubt the copyright was renewed. The Chicago Art Institute licenses the painting. I recently licensed it for use in a book of mine. The Art Institute website has a permission form you can print out and mail in.

Stephen Fishman
<sfish55[_at_]yahoo.com>

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