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Ballet Costumes and the Art of Copyright

By Cielomar Puccio The image of a ballerina is not complete if it is missing its tutu and pointe shoes. These two images have become...
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Artist Feature Series: In Conversation with Steven J. Oscherwitz

Steven Oscherwitz, Untitled (2010) “Artists cannot be artists without being thinkers. I am, if anything, a thinker first, then an artist.” Steven Oscherwitz, Statement of...
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“The Rosa Parks of NAGPRA”

Used with permission, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist By Alexis Redshaw In 1971, Maria Pearson (Running Moccasins) would learn shocking information from...
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Artist Feature Series: Artist Profile – Martha Szabo

Martha Szabo, Model, Art Students League, circa (1990) (top left); Martha Szabo, Model, Art Students League, (1991) (top right); Martha Szabo, Model, Art Students League,...
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Artist Feature Series: In Conversation with Miriam “Molly” Dougenis

Miriam “Molly” Dougenis is an award-winning figurative artist who has been working in watercolor since the early part of her art career. Molly’s artwork has...
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Copyright Protection in Short-Lived Artworks: A Study on “Fixation” in Contemporary Floral Exhibitions

By Atreya Mathur Flowers have an impact on human happiness.[1] They tend to make things a little prettier or can even change the atmosphere to...
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A Case of Forgeries at the Herbert Hoover

Image taken of Sadigh Gallery courtesy of Manhattan District Attorney's Office By Alexis Redshaw On Monday, April 8, 2019, less than a week before the...
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Case Review: Republic of Turkey v. Christie’s Inc. (2021)

By Kelsey Clifford On September 7, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed an action brought by the...
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Book Review: “The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums & Why We Need to Talk About It” (2020) by Alice Procter

By Amber Lee In her book The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums & Why We Need to Talk About...
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On the Impact of Arts Council England’s New Restitution Guidelines

The guidelines will aim to cover both ethical and legal considerations, and include case studies for how museums and galleries might navigate restitution claims and...
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Case Review: Lanier v. Harvard (2021)

Descendant of enslaved people fights for property rights to their daguerreotypes commissioned by Harvard scientist By Adetokunbo Fashanu. Harvard University, founded in 1636, is one...
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Subhash Kapoor: A Decade in Review

By Julianne Schmidt. In the fall of 2011, Subhash Kapoor, an antiquities dealer based in New York, made headlines in the art world for being...
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