Description
This treatise synthesizes the field of art law and provides a valuable resource for museums, collectors, auctions, dealers, galleries, artists, developers, architects, and preservation committees. It examines laws governing visual arts, presenting analysis of social, policy, economic, and cultural issues affecting arts transactions and litigation. It covers the fundamentals of trade practices; valuation and appraisal; the Uniform Commercial Code; auction; international trade; copyright, trademark, and unfair competition; artist's rights; constitutional issues regarding display and exhibition; art fraud; archeology and artifacts; and historic preservation. It also examines issues relating to tax, bankruptcy, evidence, fraud, forgery, import and export, and related areas.
Features
- Includes the regulation of art sales under the Uniform Commercial Code
- Provides expert guidance of artists' rights and covers the Visual Artists Rights Act
- Includes extensive appendixes that direct the reader to primary law, rules, and international regulations
- Saves research time with expert examination and comprehensive coverage of art law and trade practices