| Author | : John Henry Merryman |
| File Size | : 55,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Kluwer Law International B.V. |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 January 2007 |
| ISBN | : 9789041125170 |
| Pages | : 1356 pages |
Law Ethics and the Visual Arts by John Henry Merryman Book PDF Summary
This book describes the collisions between the art world and the law, with a critical eye through a combination of primary source materials, excerpts from professional and art journals, and extensive textual notes. Topics analysed include + the fate of works of art in wartime, + the international trade in stolen and illegally exported cultural property, + artistic freedom, + censorship and state support for art and artists, + copyright, + droit moral and droit de suite, + the artist's professional life and death, + collectors in the art market, + income and estate taxation, + charitable donations and works of art, and + art museums and their collections. The authors are recognised experts in the field who have defined the canon in many aspects of art law.
