Ernest Withers

Rights and Restrictions Information

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4730

Photographs by Ernest Withers can be found in the NAACP collection. His images may be restricted by copyright.

Access: Permitted; subject to P&P policy on serving originals.

Reproduction (photocopying, hand-held camera copying, photoduplication and other forms of copying allowed by "fair use"): Permitted; subject to P&P policy on copying.

Publication and other forms of distribution: Works created after January 1, 1978 are protected by copyright during the photographer's lifetime, plus seventy years. For images created prior to January 1, 1978, a copyright search should be conducted. Ernest Withers is represented by photography dealer Carole Thompson. While Ms. Thompson cannot control use of P&P images that are not under copyright, patrons are advised that Ernest Withers is still alive, and has expressed interest in the use of his images. In addition, privacy and publicity rights may apply to the portraits. Carole Thompson's address is:

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USZ62-34567]

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