Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Delicate Issue of Provenance
Guest Blogger: Rebecca Korach Woan "Just because you bought it doesn’t mean you own it." -Lawrence Shindall, CEO, ARIS Corporation The heightened sensitivity surrounding the provenance, or ownership history, of valuable works of art is a relatively recent phenomenon. While provenance and the related but distinct issue of legitimate title have always been factors in [...]
Friday Photo From Charles “Teenie” Harris
Charles ("Teenie") Harris was a photographer in mid- 20th Century Pittsburgh, who chronicled life, big and small. His work was exceptional. Carnegie Museum owns the rights to all of Mr. Harris’ works. You can see their extraordinary collection here. We post a photo from the collection of Charles Harris here on our art law blog [...]
Copyright Myths Debunked
Over lunch the other day, a coworker asked whether it was true that there was no need to register work with the Copyright Office as long as you put it into an envelope and mail it to yourself. Gazing past the rigatoni stuck in his teeth and focusing on the question, I realized that I [...]
New Bill Attempting to Re-Invigorate Art Gifting
The Wall Street Journal has an update on a proposed bill in the Senate (Schumer – NY) to revive tax incentives for fractional gifting of art to museums. Read the article here. Senator Schumer’s proposed bill can be read here. Stay tuned. A related note: Earlier in the year, Senator Schumer introduced a bill to permit deductions [...]