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Legal Guide
for the Visual Artist
4th Edition
By Tad Crawford
This highly acclaimed reference book presents a comprehensive overview of the legal issues faced by anyone working in the visual arts. The narrative text is arranged into twenty-four chapters covering: copyright, contracts, censorship, moral rights, sales (by artist, gallery, or agent), taxation, estate planning, museums, collecting, and grants.
The book suggests basic strategies, gives information to help with further action, and contains many sample legal forms and contracts. This edition is a complete revision, providing not only updated legal information, but also covering the ever-increasing importance of new media and electronic rights. |
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Reviews
"I've been in business for forty years and the book enlightened me in ways I didn't even know I was stupid. It's an incredibly well done book. Just buy the book, don't ask questions. Just buy it. If you don't like it, I'll give you your money back."
—Jay Maisel, photographer
"This fourth edition of the Legal Guide includes the cutting-edge issues in the new technologies and new media that will shape the futures of all graphic artists. This book should be on every professional artist's must-buy list, right beside the Guild's Pricing and Ethical Guidelines."
—Paul Basista, Executive Director, Graphic Artists Guild
"Legal Guide for the Visual Artist is essential for both the beginning artist and the seasoned art professional. It demystifies the legal issues all artists must understand to survive in the business of art. I recommend it to all artists, and use it as a text in legal classes for artists."
—Timothy S. Kelley, Director of Legal Services, Lawyers for the Creative Arts
"Keep this book within reach at all times. It's not only essential for an artist's self-preservation, but also a fascinating read."
—Paul Davis, graphic designer and painter
"Legal Guide for the Visual Artist is written in very clear language which helps to take a lot of the uncertainty and worry out of understanding business and legal issues and allows me to focus on the business of making art."
—George Koch, President, National Artists Equity Association
"Crawford's book has been used as the comprehensive art law text at the School of Visual Arts. I recommend it without reservation."
—David Rhodes, President, School of Visual Arts
"It might not be convenient to hold this book in one hand while drawing or painting with the other. On the other hand, to do so is an excellent idea."
—Arnold Roth, cartoonist
"The challenge for any designer or artist is to learn enough about his or her rights to challenge unwarranted incursions early and call in reinforcements when necessary. This Legal Guide is the first line of defense for every designer-after, of course, Allworth's stunningly focused AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design."
—Richard Grefé, Executive Director, American Institute of Graphic Arts
"Tad Crawford's readable guide is filled with practical legal advice for visual artists, as well as insightful discussions of ethical issues. Immediately useful are the sample agreements and forms, explained in the context of common business practices in the art world and the environment of numerous state and federal laws."
—Alma Robinson, Executive Director, California Lawyers for the Arts
"This new edition is an invaluable resource for everyone concerned with the production, sale, purchase, or inheritance of art and photography. It will raise the consciousness of every artist, whether mature or just starting out."
—Myrna Davis, Executive Director, The Art Directors Club, Inc
"Let's face it: Anyone who's in business these days is susceptible to nightmarish legal hassles, so knowing the twists and turns of the legal-rights shuffle is a top priority for all of us. Tad Crawford's Legal Guide for the Visual Artist,now in its fourth edition, addresses the legal issues affecting everyone in the art community."
—HOW
"This ought to be on the bookshelf of every artist, handily available for easy reference."
—ART TIMES
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