Access to and use of National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution image files and data are subject to the following terms and conditions:

Software, documentation, electronic image and text files and other materials (“Materials”) are subject to copyright and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (“NPG”) image and text files are made available for non-commercial, educational and personal use only. Copying or redistribution in any manner for personal or corporate gain is not permitted. Commercial publication or exploitation of NPG files is specifically prohibited.

This material is copyrighted by the NPG or by third parties from whom we have obtained permission to publish their materials on the NPG Web site and whose credit line appears in association with their copyrighted information. Any commercial use or publication of any material from the NPG Web site is strictly prohibited.

The NPG specifically retains any rights, including possible copyright, which it may have in data, image, text or any other information these files may contain.

Users may download these files for their own use, subject to any additional terms or restrictions which may be provided with the individual file or program.

In keeping with the spirit of the Internet it is the policy of the NPG to permit casual, non-commercial redistribution of this information; that is, redistribution of information where no commercialism is involved. This means that an Internet user may download a file and share it with others for limited, non-commercial and educational purposes only.

All parties posting, obtaining and/or using these Materials represent and warrant to the NPG that the submission, installation, copying, distribution and use of such Materials will not violate any other party's proprietary rights.

NPG is not responsible for any errors created in or damage to the Materials as a result of their use. All Materials maintained are provided “as is” with no warranties of any kind.

NPG DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES INCLUDED IN ANY MATERIALS, AND FURTHER DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.

Materials may not be used for any purpose requiring fail-safe performance, or as to which defects in failure of materials could cause death, personal injury, or property or environmental damage (“High Risk Activities”). NPG DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES. NEITHER NPG NOR SI SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, ARISING FROM THE SUBMISSION, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, TRANSMISSION, COPYING, MODIFICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR ANY USE OF ANY MATERIALS.

May I put these on a file server in my school, company, or museum?
Yes, if there’s no charge for the user. All the accompanying text information, caption, etc., must be included, and must be presented completely and unchanged.

May I put these on my BBS? What if I charge a subscription fee?
Contact the address below first. If approved, all the accompanying text information including this Rules file must be included, and must be presented completely and unchanged. If there is a subscription fee for the BBS, such a fee must be only for overall access, and not specifically for download or use of these files.

May I put these on a CD-ROM, public domain or otherwise?
No.

May I print some of these out for a school report?
Yes, assuming this is a personal or academic work, and you have no intention of publishing it. This electronic source of the text and images should be cited as would any printed work; the citation should include the URL, http://www.npg.si.edu. This type of use is encouraged; all other uses are specifically prohibited without permission.

How do I obtain permission to use NPG image files in a publication, commercially, on a CD-ROM, BBS, etc.?
Anyone wishing to use any NPG files or images for commercial use or publication must first request and receive prior written permission from the NPG Office of Rights and Reproductions. Please include minimally a description of the project, your name and your address, with telephone, fax and e-mail. Permission for such use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the NPG. A usage fee may be involved depending on the type and nature of the proposed use.

Office of Rights and Reproductions
National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Eighth Street at F., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20560-0213
Tel: (202) 275-1791
Fax: (202) 275-1900
Email: NPGRightsOffice@npg.si.edu