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This is an amazing necklace, as in fashion. now as it was 1000s of years ago. Timeless!July 10, 2008 at 8:14 pm
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This is a tiny gem.
I wonder if this is of the Brooklyn's West Indian Day parade, like the other Catherine Green photo.
Hi spiceytaco -- We agree that it would be best to have color images of all of our works. Scanning b/w negatives is quicker and easier, though, so we've got folks working on both queues.
Hi spiceytaco -- we're working on it! We'd like to have color images of everything, too. Bringing art to the studio and getting it photographed takes more time and skill than scanning existing negatives, so we're doing both.
Hi spiceytaco -- we're working on a popup that'll let people know why we don't always provide a fullsize image. Here's the short version: when an artwork (like this one) is protected by copyright, we can only show a thumbnail. We're working on contacting artists and their estates to get permission to do more.
Hi spiceytaco -- we're working on a popup that'll let people know why we don't always provide a fullsize image. When an artwork (like this one) is protected by copyright, we can only show a thumbnail. We're working on contacting artists and their estates to get permission to do more.
Hi spiceytaco -- we're working on a popup that'll let people know why we don't always provide a fullsize image. When an artwork (like this one) is protected by copyright, we can only show a thumbnail. We're working on contacting artists and their estates to get permission to do more.
Hi spiceytaco -- we're working on a popup that'll let people know why we don't always provide a fullsize image. When an artwork (like this one) is protected by copyright, we can only show a thumbnail. We're working on contacting artists and their estates to get permission to do more.
Hi spiceytaco --
It's a really big painting and it is hard to see much from a small image. And a color image would be great. It takes time and effort to get the work to the studio for new photography, so when we have a b/w negative, we're providing a scan. Please stay tuned! As to why it's so small: we're working on a popup that'll let people know why we don't always provide a fullsize image. When an artwork (like this one) is protected by copyright, we can only show a thumbnail. We're working on contacting artists and their estates to get permission to do more.
Hi spiceytaco -- I wish we had new color photography of everything. Bringing art to the studio and getting it photographed takes more time and skill than scanning existing negatives, so we're doing both.
In this case, whoever made the b/w negative (some are 80 years old) obviously had some lighting issues with that glare on the right side. It's a tough call -- a not-so-good b/w or no picture at all. We decided to go with "something is better than nothing."
Hello Patrick,
Our collection is huge and, while thousands of objects have been photographed, many haven't. It's possible there's a b/w negative on file that we can digitize--I'll check and put it in the works if we do. Deborah
Hi Ellen,
Thanks for your comment--we love hearing from artists! We rotated the image; it will be uploaded to the system soon (you may need to hit refresh/F5 to get the correction).
How did this happen? Well, it's a big painting, so when it was shot, it was placed on its side--you can see the easel in the negative. Years later, when the negative was digitized, that rotation wasn't corrected.
Thanks for your help and for giving me an excuse to go upstairs and look at some art!
Deborah
Hi Bernard,
Why don't you email me at copyright@
brooklynmuseum.org
and we can figure out the best way to do this.
Thanks,
Deborah
The Art Smith jewelry should be in Collection on the Web within a week or two -- search on artist name. Stay tuned. (Exhibition photography is more to give a sense of the gallery design than to show individual art works.)
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum