Rights and Reproductions
Requesting Images and Permissions
Images from the Magnes collection are available for licensing and reproduction. Permission is required for any reproduction, public display, or distribution in either digital or print format of images from the collection.
Some objects and images in the collection are in the public domain and do not require additional permissions. Other content is protected by third-party rights, such as artist copyright, trademark, rights of publicity, etc. It is your responsibility to obtain the additional permission(s) you need in order to use collections content.
The Magnes will charge a fee for image use based on the nature of the project and will charge a production fee if new photography or scanning is required.
Please note that if you would like to use Magnes images, we ask that you do not crop our images, place any text or graphics over the image, or otherwise alter any aspect of the image or its depicted contents.
Due to a large number of incoming requests, please allow up to three weeks for staff to reply to your request with additional time as needed for fulfillment of the request.
Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection
For images by artist Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), the Magnes can provide high resolution files only for artworks that are part of the Taube Family Arthur Szyk Collection at UC Berkeley. For the full list of Szyk’s works held at the Magnes, please search the Magnes database by entering the collection’s accession root number “2017.5.1” in the “Identifying numbers” search field. While all of Arthur Szyk’s artwork is in the public domain, a fee will be charged to use a digital file from the Magnes. For more information, please submit your request.
Roman Vishniac Archive
For permissions and use of images, film footage and all written works from the Roman Vishniac Archive, please note that this large collection by the photographer is currently undergoing comprehensive processing. Consideration of requests will begin after the processing is complete.
Vishniac images that have been processed, and are now available as high-resolution files for a copyright and use fee, can be found in this collection of Flickr albums. You may also browse the Magnes database for processed portions of the Archive.
Submitting Your Request
Once you have determined which items in the Magnes Collection you would like to obtain images and permissions for, please complete and submit the below form.
To find the accession number of the object(s) for which you wish to request image(s), you may use the Magnes Collection Database or browse the Magnes Collection’s Flickr page.
If you have any questions about reproductions and/or permission to use images of objects from the Magne’s collection, please email magnesrights@berkeley.edu.