Anyone wishing to use images of works in the collection of Cranbrook Art Museum or images objects and works in Cultural Property Collections must get prior permission. This permission is solely that of the custodial repository and does not, in the case where rights of the creator of an item are protected by the copyright law of the United States, confer the permission of that creator. The responsibility to satisfy the stipulations of the copyright law rests with the person(s) requesting permission to publish or display a facsimile of the item.

Use of Reproductions

Supplying a digital image is not an authorization to publish. Please complete a Permission to Publish form. Proper acknowledgment must be given for all materials used.

In citing images of objects from the collections, the crediting information will be supplied with the digital file.

Cranbrook Art Museum and Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research may not retain intellectual rights for all works in its collections. Clearance of copyright is always the responsibility of the person wishing to publish the materials and is not the responsibility of the staff of Cranbrook Art Museum or Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

All image requests should be submitted to the appropriate registration office:

Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for or later uses a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.