Image Rights and Reproductions

To reproduce any work from our permanent collection in a publication you must make a formal request and obtain permission from the museum. Please include the following information in your initial request:

  • Publication Title
  • Author
  • Date of publication
  • Publisher
  • City/Country
  • Language
  • Color or Black and White
  • Size of image to be reproduced
  • Print run

A few of the works in our permanent collection have restricted rights because they are managed by an artist’s rights group on behalf of the artist or estate. You must contact these groups/artists to obtain permissions as well.

The following artist's rights are managed by VAGA: Alberto Giacometti, George Rickey, David Smith. Requests can be made at www.vagarights.com.

The following artist's rights are managed by ARS, NY: Santiago Calatrava, Salvador Dalí, Alberto Giacometti, Aristide Maillol, Marino Marini, Joan Miró, Isamu Noguchi, Pablo Picasso, Jaume Plensa, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Antoni Tàpies, Ignacio Zuloaga. Requests can be made at www.arsny.com.

To reproduce artwork by Claes Oldenburg please visit the artist’s website: www.oldenburgvanbruggen.com.

To reproduce artwork by Henry Moore please visit the The Henry Moore Foundation website: www.henry-moore.org.

For all permanent collection rights and reproduction queries, as well as queries regarding image use for research only, please contact Anne Lenhart, our Collections Manager, at alenhart@smu.edu.

For all press related image requests please contact Carrie Sanger, our Marketing and PR Manager, at csanger@smu.edu.