Rights and Reproduction
Photography Policy
Photography is permitted for private, noncommercial use only in galleries that display artworks from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Photographs may not be published, reproduced, sold, transferred, or distributed in any manner.
Artwork on loan to the museum from private collectors, other institutions, or part of a traveling exhibition may not be photographed. “No Photography” signs are posted to notify museum patrons.
Flash photography and tripods may not to be used in any museum gallery. Movie and video cameras also may not be used in the galleries.
Rights and Reproductions
Requests for photographic material and permission to reproduce works from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art’s collection must be made in writing. Inquiries should be directed to:
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Registrar’s Office
1934 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, Tenn. 38104
Fax: 901.544.6276
E-mail:
registrar@brooksmuseum.org
Please state whether the image will be used for research purposes or publication. Once a written request is received, an Application for Permission for Reproduction form along with an invoice for the appropriate fees will be sent. Reproduction fees vary, and requests for new photography incur additional fees. Upon receipt of signed form and payment, photographic material will be forwarded.
The Brooks will provide reproductions of work protected by the artist’s copyright once permission is granted by either the artist, his or her estate, or the organization handling the artist’s copyright, including the
Visual Artists and Galleries Association VAGA or the
Artists Rights Society ARS.
VAGA
350 Fifth Ave., Suite 6305
New York, N.Y. 10118
Tel: 212.736.6666
Fax: 212.736.6767
E-mail:
rpanzer@vagarights.com
Web site:
vaga.org
ARS
536 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10012
Tel: 212.420.9160
Fax: 212.420.9286
E-mail:
info@arsny.com
Web site:
www.arsny.com
Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)
Apple Blossoms, ca. 1885
Oil on wood panel
13 3/8" x 15 1/4" (33.8 cm x 38.8 cm)
Signed: lower right
Gift of Walter M. Rentschler 67.1