Re: American Gothic

On Thu, May 18, 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?

See the attached message.

Ginny Canter
<gcanter[_at_]neh.gov>

• forwarded message ---------------
  > From: Thaddeus J. Stauber <tjs[_at_]ECKHART.COM>
  > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 2:52 PM
  > To: MAG[_at_]SIVM.SI.EDU
  > Subject: Re: American Gothic
  >
  >
  > Hello:
  >
  > Regarding the inquiry on the painting, American Gothic. I,
  > Thad Stauber, serve as general counsel for the Art Institute on
  > Chicago and you are correct that the painting is owned by the Art
  > Institute of Chicago and is still in copyright. Inquiries about
  > licensing the rights should be directed to Brad Nugent of the Art
  > Institute's Imaging Dept. either by email:bnugent[_at_]artic.edu or
  > phone:312-443-7339. I suggest you try by email first.
  >
  > If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
  >
  > Thad Stauber.