Use of a portion of a painting in a brochure

From: Graham Henderson <shenders[_at_]wellesley.edu>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:20:00 -0500

I hope that this is the proper forum to which to post this. Any advice appreciated.

The Alumnae Association at my institution sponsors trips for alumnae. They could be considered quasi-educational, as they are led by current faculty members. The Alumnae Association wishes to use a portion of the painting "View of Mexico City" by Pedro Gualdi on the cover of a brochure for a trip. "View of Mexico City" was painted in 1842. The brochure would go to approximately 18,000 alumnae.

I would assume that this painting is in the public domain, but does the fact that it is not American have an effect on this analysis? Could a Fair Use argument be made here? What other copyright issues do I need to be aware of?

Thanks for any advice. I'm relatively new to this copyright stuff and am even less adept at images than I am at print.

Regards,
Graham

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Graham Henderson
Collections Management Librarian
Margaret Clapp Library
Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
781.283.3514
shenders[_at_]wellesley.edu Received on Thu Feb 10 2005 - 04:20:00 GMT