All information necessary for the proper citation of works in the collections is available in the Online Collections Catalogue object records. We encourage users to attribute works from our collection according to accepted standards, including copyright statements where appropriate.
Please include the following image credit so that others may find and use our resources:
Image courtesy of the Princeton University Art Museum
Image Use – Public Domain
No approval required. High-resolution images of works in the Public Domain can be freely downloaded from our Online Collections Catalogue for use without seeking approvals. The object caption can also be copied from the download interface. Use the download icon (
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Image Use – Copyrighted / Restricted Works
Permission required. High-resolution images of works under copyright cannot be downloaded from our Online Collections Catalogue. If you wish to use images of restricted works from our collections for any purpose, you must initiate an image request (see below) and seek permission from the copyright holder.
Image Requests
For press images: please email the Museum Press Room.
For all members of the Princeton University campus community: please email Museum Rights and Permissions regarding image requests.
For all other users: please work with our image licensing agent, Art Resource. When submitting a request for a high-resolution image(s), please include any pending deadlines, along with project details.
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For Public Domain Works: If the high-resolution image downloaded from our Online Collections Catalogue is not suitable for your needs, please contact Art Resource.
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For works under copyright / restricted: Please contact Art Resource for an image file while seeking necessary permissions from the copyright holder.
Minor White and Ruth Bernhard Collections
Princeton University holds the copyright for works by Minor White and Ruth Bernhard, managed by the Princeton University Art Museum. For inquiries and permission to reproduce these materials, please email us at Museum Photography Archives Licensing.
For more information about the Minor White Archive, please visit the Minor White Archive website.
For more information about the Ruth Bernhard Papers, housed at Princeton University Library, please refer to this finding aid.
Statement of Image Use on Princeton University Art Museum’s website
Thumbnail-sized images of copyrighted works are displayed under Fair Use, in accordance with the American Association of Art Museum Directors’ “Guidelines for the Use of Copyrighted Materials and Works of Art by Art Museum" (November 2017).