Monday, February 20, 2017

Public Domain

“Cats: Pictures without Words”
 by Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French (born Switzerland), Lausanne 1859–1923 Paris),
 Ernest Flammarion (French, 1846–1936) ,
Paris via The Metropolitan Museum of Art is licensed under CC0 1.0
Want to use images in your artwork or blog, but want to be mindful of copyright? The best way to avoid issues is to use your own images. But if you're not a good shutterbug or a specific subject isn't on hand for you to photograph, you can find images to use at Morguefile

Recently, the New York Public Library  made some 200,000 images for download. These images are now in public domain and may be used copyright free and without permissions. You can search for images here

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has also digitized over 300,000 images for unrestricted use. You can search the Creative Commons database here

Lots of images to inspire or provide a happy, little, time waster.
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10 comments:

  1. My name is Erika.February 20, 2017 at 5:47 AM

    Nice site. I didn't know they had this and I'm glad to have some cool more images for my art. Hugs-Erika

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    1. CJ KennedyFebruary 20, 2017 at 6:03 AM

      I know. And no worries if an image can or can't be used.

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  2. robin cox walshFebruary 20, 2017 at 10:46 AM

    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  3. Bleubeard and ElizabethFebruary 20, 2017 at 11:32 AM

    I have known about the NY library's free images since 2010. I think it's a great service they perform. I didn't know about the NY Museum of Modern Art's site, though. It's good of you to mention it.

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    1. CJ KennedyFebruary 20, 2017 at 11:47 AM

      I just heard about both so thought I would pass the info along.

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  4. Sandra CoxFebruary 20, 2017 at 1:01 PM

    Good info. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Magic Love CrowFebruary 20, 2017 at 5:13 PM

    Thanks for sharing!!! Excellent information!

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