File talk:"Who-who's there" by Edward Mason Eggleston.jpg
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Copyright registration
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Copyright registered:
American art works, inc. 10153-10464... Who—who's there...© Dec. 27, 1937[1]
The print was due a 28th year copyright renewal in 1965; checked 1964, 1965, 1966; no renewals found.
One thing to note: American Art Works credited the wrong painter in their copyright; they credited Benjamin Eggleston. The issue with American Artworks doing this was addressed by Norman L. Platnick in his book "Lady of Mystery: A Collector's Guide to Edward Eggleston."[2] He said that
"By the fall of 1921, however, Edward switched to a new form of signature which he used for the duration of his career. It consists only of the last name Eggleston, in capital letters, but is very distinctive, with the letters E and S represented only by three parallel lines, without connections, and the letter N represented only by two parallel lines... Despite the distinctiveness of his new signature, the confusion between the two artists dates back at least to 1936, when the American Art Works of Coshocton, Ohio, produced a calendar image (In the Spotlight) that is clearly signed by Edward but is imprinted "painting by Benjamin Eggleston"! There are at least two other cases (Heights of Perfection; Silver Moonlight-Golden Dreams) where American Art Works seems to have made the same mistake."
That signature is the same signature used on this artwork, as well as nearly all the other artwork by Edward Mason Eggleston on the Commons.
Both artists were included in the search for copyright renewal. Jacqke (talk) 13:26, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
References
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- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series, US Government Printing Office, p. 192 "American art works, inc. 10153-10464... Who—who's there...© Dec. 27, 1937"
- ↑ Platnick, Norman L. (February 2017) Lady of Mystery: A Collector's Guide to Edward Eggleston, Self published "After Norman Platnick's death, his son released the book as a pdf file, asking those who found it useful to donate to a fund for his father's work."
