Permission to reproduce artwork in the museum’s collection is granted under the following conditions:

1. A letter of intent accompanied by two completed copies of the Application for Reproduction Permission View PDF must be sent to the Assistant Registrar, Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. All pertinent information, including title of publication, publisher and publication date and signature must be included on application. Permission is granted when all fees (including those for rental, purchase or creation of photographic material) are paid in full (if applicable). A countersigned copy of the permission form will be sent when all of these conditions have been met.
2. Permission applies only to one specific request and is limited to this one use (one publication, one edition, and one language). Permission for any future editions, different publisher imprints, translations or ancillary projects or must be requested in writing and approved by the museum in advance are subject to re-use fees. Reproduction rights are not transferable to a third party unless other stated in writing.
3. Applicants requesting permission to reproduce photographs of works by artists whose copyright is not held by the Davis Museum or whose work is not in the public domain must assume responsibility of ascertaining copyright ownership and compliance with the pertinent copyright restrictions. The Museum assumes no responsibility for claims against the applicants or the Museum by third parties (including the artists, their agents or estates). Applicants agree to indemnify the Museum and hold it harmless against any and all such claims and cost, including copyright infringement claims arising out of applicant’s reproduction of the work(s) of art in question. The Museum will not grant an exclusive right to reproduce any work(s) of art in the Museum; nor will the Museum assume any responsibility for reproduction of the same work(s) of art by any other party.
4. Reproductions of works created by those artists as described above, will be sold/rented to the applicant only after the Museum receives a copy of reproduction permission obtained by the applicant from the artist, estate of the artist, or artist’s agent.
5. Reproductions are permitted only from photographs or transparencies supplied by the Davis Museum. Applicants may not duplicate in any way a color transparency or black-and-white photograph supplied by the museum. Applicants will be responsible for the return of rented materials upon completion of the project for which permission has been obtained. Any unauthorized use thereof, by any person or entity, for any reason, whether or not authorized by the applicant, will render the applicant responsible and liable to the Museum for appropriate compensation. Clients failing to return the rented material in useable condition will incur current replacement costs.
6. All final reproductions, unless specifically excepted in writing by the Museum prior to the reproduction, must be smaller than the original work(s) of art, except sculpture.
7. Color proofs and layouts must be submitted and approved prior to publication for cover reproductions, commercial products and other non-art historical usage.
8. The image may not be cropped or bled off the page, nothing may be superimposed on the image nor should it be defaced or altered. A specific detail must be approved in advance by the Davis Museum, and the word “detail” must be included in the caption. All reproductions must be full-tone, black-and-white or full color, printed on white stock.
9. Color slides, color transparency duplicates, monochrome negatives, photographic prints and digital files may not be made by outside companies or photographers for commercial purposes.
10. Use in video, film, and digital media or new technologies hereafter devised must be negotiated separately and specific conditions apply. If applicable, a clause governing the intended use will be included on the permission contract.
11. Reproduction (“lifting”) from printed, analog, digital formats or any photographic materials not directly supplied to the client by the Museum is strictly forbidden.
12. The Museum reserves the rights, at its sole discretion, to refuse permission for further applications from a publisher or other applicant, if, in its opinion, the standard of reproduction has not been of acceptable quality.
13. A complimentary copy of the print publication must be sent to the Davis Museum, Attention: Registrar’s Office.
14. The complete credit line as specified here must appear in immediate proximity to the reproduction or in the section within the publication devoted to acknowledgements: Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA.