Access O’Keeffe Image Download Terms of Use

Access O’Keeffe aims to provide easier access to images of Georgia O’Keeffe artworks for research, educational, and scholarly purposes while clearly communicating terms and conditions surrounding the use of these images.

For approved images, the Access O’Keeffe browser will offer an option to download the image at ‘presentation quality’ for private or academic use. When selecting the download option a dialogue window opens with Terms of Use surrounding the downloaded image. Once the Terms of Use is accepted, then the download button activates and allows a ‘power-point’ ready image. Personal information will not be collected from the user. For commercial uses, the window leads the user to the existing Rights & Reproductions page.

The O’Keeffe Museum will allow this type of download for all O’Keeffe artwork in the Museum’s collection as long as accurate photography is available. With recent digitization projects, this means that more than 99% of the over 1,000 O’Keeffe artworks in the O’Keeffe Museum collection will be available for this type of download.

Draft of Image Download Window

The museum will work with contributing institutions to secure access to high-quality reproductions for O’Keeffe artwork not in the O’Keeffe Museum’s collection. Some artworks images may not be be available for download if a high quality reproduction is not available or if a contributing institution does not approve the image for download.

Terms and Conditions for Use of Image Downloads

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is dedicated to fostering access to its collections to inspire education, research, and creative engagement. Through Access O’Keeffe, the Museum’s digital catalogue raisonné project, we provide free tools for engaging with Georgia O’Keeffe’s full body of work. As part of this initiative, we encourage the download of low-resolution images for educational and fair use purposes.

Certain works by Georgia O’Keeffe are under the copyright of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, while others are managed by different rights holders. For commercial uses, users must seek authorization directly from the respective copyright holder.

By downloading and using these images, users agree to the following terms and conditions of use including the Museum’s reproduction guidelines. Users will play a vital role in preserving the integrity of the artist’s work while supporting broader public access.

Permitted Uses

Fair Use:

Images may be used under fair use principles for purposes such as:

Educational: Use in teaching materials, presentations, and coursework

Research and scholarship: Academic research articles, theses, dissertations and noncommercial publications

Creative projects: Reference or inspiration for personal artwork, such as sketches, paintings, or digital art, if the works are not sold or used commercially.

Conditions of Use

By downloading images of artwork from Access O’Keeffe, users agree to adhere to the Museum’s reproduction guidelines for artwork by Georgia O’Keeffe. Images must not be altered, manipulated, or modified in any way that compromises their integrity or misrepresents the original work. Specifically, artworks may not be cropped, distorted, or subjected to the following alterations:

Cropping

Rotation, inversion, or changes to the original proportions

Color adjustments

Superimposition of text, graphics, or other elements

Animation, cartooning, or other forms of reinterpretation

Removal or modification of blemishes, inscriptions, or other original features

Printing artwork on 3D materials, including fabrics

Unauthorized Uses

Unauthorized uses of Georgia O’Keeffe’s works include any applications that fall outside the scope of fair use, such as those intended for commercial profit generating purposes.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

Publications and merchandise that are sold or generate income.

Reproductions in marketing materials, advertisements, or promotional campaigns.

Use in exhibitions or displays that charge admission fees.

For any such uses, prior written authorization must be obtained from the appropriate copyright holder noted in Access O’Keeffe.

For any commercial use, prior written permission is required from the copyright holder. Please contact the Digital Experience and Rights Manager at images@okeeffemuseum.org