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Joel-Peter Witkin

Rights and Restrictions Information

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4730


Joel-Peter Witkin's photographs are protected by copyright. Privacy and publicity rights may also apply.

Access: Subject to P&P policy on serving originals.

Reproduction (photocopying, hand-held camera copying, photoduplication and other forms of copying allowed by "fair use"): Subject to P&P policy on copying, which prohibits photocopying of the original photographs.

Publication and other forms of distribution: Restricted. Joel-Peter Witkin's photographs are restricted by copyright. Works created after January 1, 1978 are protected for the creator's life plus 70 years. In addition, in providing a photograph for the Library's collections, Mr. Witkin has stipulated that his photograph my not be published without his permission. Privacy and publicity rights may also apply. The photographer's contact information is:

Catherine Edelman Gallery
300 W. Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60654
E-mail: Catherine@edelmangallery.com
Phone: (312) 266-2350

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, The Raft of George W. Bush, 2006 Joel-Peter Witkin, [Reproduction number e.g., LC-USZ62-12345]

For more information, please read: Copyright and Other Restrictions That Apply to Publication/Distribution of Images: Assessing the Risk of Using a P&P Image


Prepared by: Prints and Photographs Division staff. Created: 29 June 2012


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