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Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, 1886
English: A painting by Edward Moran depicting the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty on October 28, 1886. This was an actual historical event near Bedloe's Island in which thousands of spectators gathered in boats for the dedication of statue.
[OK]Public domain (verified) as the author, Edward Moran (1829-1901), died over 120 years ago, and the painting was exhibited 140 years ago. Furthermore, Wikimedia Commons user
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"Thank you for your interest in the Museum of the City of New York. It is our understanding that the 1886 painting by Edward Moran (1829-1901), Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World (The Unveiling of the Statue of Liberty), is in the public domain according to copyright law in the United States. The Museum uses Cornell University Library Copyright Information Center's resource, Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, to make these determinations. Best wishes..."
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copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.
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Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World by Edward Moran, 1886
This is a featured picture on the Chinese language Wikipedia (
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Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, 1886
English: A painting by Edward Moran depicting the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty on October 28, 1886. This was an actual historical event near Bedloe's Island in which thousands of spectators gathered in boats for the dedication of statue.
[OK]Public domain (verified) as the author, Edward Moran (1829-1901), died over 120 years ago, and the painting was exhibited 140 years ago. Furthermore, Wikimedia Commons user
Flask contacted Lauren Robinson—Manager of Collections Licensing and Digital Assets at Museum of the City of New York—on Monday, June 21, 2021. Robinson replied via e-mail on that same day confirming the painting is in the public domain:
"Thank you for your interest in the Museum of the City of New York. It is our understanding that the 1886 painting by Edward Moran (1829-1901), Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World (The Unveiling of the Statue of Liberty), is in the public domain according to copyright law in the United States. The Museum uses Cornell University Library Copyright Information Center's resource, Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, to make these determinations. Best wishes..."
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional,
public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
The author died in 1901, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the
copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see
Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.
Licensing
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional,
public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
This media file is in the public domain in the
United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first
publication occurred prior to January 1, 1929, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See
this page for further explanation.
This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the
rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See
Wikipedia:Public domain and
Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see
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Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World by Edward Moran, 1886