This non-exclusive licensing agreement with Corbis will provide hundreds of images from Smithsonian museums, such as historical photographs, images of cultural objects, paintings, prints, sculpture, textiles, scientific instruments, natural specimens, aircraft and space vehicles. Images will be drawn from Smithsonian museums, including the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Freer Gallery of Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
The first of the Smithsonian images have been added to Corbis' image database with plans to increase the numbers significantly by the end of the year. Among the photographs to be made available are the 45.52 carat Hope diamond, the Bell-X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" flown by Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell and the gold nugget found at Sutter's Mill, which started the California Gold Rush.
To obtain a license to utilize images for a fee, clients may visit www.corbis.com and create an account, or call (800) 260-0444 to contact their regional image rights manager. Accompanying the images are museum-approved photo credits, which identify the image, its relevance to the museum collection and include historical facts.
About Corbis
Corbis is a world leader in digital media. By providing the industry's richest array of digital image licensing, rights services, artist representation and media management, Corbis enables creative innovation for advertising, corporate marketing and editorial clients. Corbis is headquartered in Seattle, with 23 offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. -- www.si.edu
Posted February 1st, 2007 by ruzik_tuzik
