Thank you to everyone that has replied so far to my inquiry. It’s really nice
to have a list like this I can turn to, with thoughtful and informative answers
by professionals in the field. To me, it seems pretty straight-forward - try to
avoid image cropping because it seems difficult to always
Colleagues-
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Re: [MCN-L] Website image cropping
So we also have dealt with this issue. We do one of several things
depending on the work, and the people/personalities in play.
1) In gallery shots. If a work is hanging on a wall and it is the wall
that is cropped to fit, not the work, this makes life a
Hi Chris,
We designed a website for the Museum of the City of New York with the same kind
of banner design: http://activistnewyork.mcny.org
I know some of the photos were copyrighted. I can give you Sarah Spink’s
contact info, the associate curator, to ask how they handled the
To fine-tune what Leonard wrote a bit, if I may:
n.b. We are speaking here about works of art still protected by copyright --
not works that have entered the public domain. Works in the public domain may
of course be cropped.
1) A museum or other collection does not hold copyright in a
