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Rights and Reproductions
Personal, Non-Commercial Use
Personal, non-commercial use of digital images from our Web site is permitted, with attribution to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, for all images unless otherwise noted.
Guidelines and Fee Schedule for Other Types of Use
1. Submit in writing all requests for photographic material and/or permission to reproduce images of works from the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum to the Office of Rights and Reproductions (see contact information below). Include all of the following information:
Artist, title, and accession number (if known) of work
Photographic material needed (see below)
Intended use (study/scholarly, lecture, or publication)
Study or scholarly use consists of using the image for viewing, displaying, or storing in an album or other storage system for later viewing, and does not include multiple reproduction publication in any format, commercial exploitation, or inclusion of the image on a personal Web site.Information about the publication including medium, title, author, publisher, print run, retail price, etc.
2. The following photographic material fees apply:
4 x 5 inch color transparency |
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| 6-month rental |
$60 (for publication) |
8 x 10 inch black-and-white photograph | $10 |
35-mm color slide |
$5 |
new photography (if necessary) | |
2-D object | $75 |
3-D object | $100 |
3. The following reproduction fees apply:
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MEDIUM | COLOR* | B/W |
print publication | ||
inside image | $50 | $25 |
cover image | $200 | $100 |
DVD/CD-ROM | $100 | $50 |
Web site | $100 | $50 |
exhibition panel | $50 | $25 |
*Color reproductions must be made from color transparencies.
4. All publication fees are for print runs under 3,000; all DVD/CD-ROM fees are for print runs under 1,000. Web site permissions are for one year. For larger print runs, please contact the museum's commercial representative, Art Resource, directly at (212) 505-8700 or requests@artres.com.
5. All requests for future editions or renewals must be submitted in writing as a separate request.
6. You will receive a permission contract/invoice for each approved request. After the museum receives a signed contract and payment, you will receive the requested material and a countersigned copy of the contract. Please allow three to four weeks from receipt of request for delivery. Payment received with the initial request will only be accepted for slide orders.
7. The museum reserves the right to deny permission to any request.
8. Please send requests and other inquiries to the following address:
Office of Rights and Reproductions
Smithsonian American Art Museum
MRC 970, PO Box 37012
Washington DC 20013-7012
Fax: (202) 633-8493
Email: rsorenso@si.edu
9. Please include your email address on all correspondence.