Public Domain Resource for Collage As covered in the Copyright page, it is best to use original images in your collage.However, another image resrouce is public domain imagery. In general, works produced before 1923 and most work created by the UnitedStates government are in public domain. They are free to use in any manner youdesire. Other copyrights may have not been renewed, but that can be difficult to research. With any of these resources, read the legal agreements and use at your own risk! Migrant Mother by Dorthea Lange from the Library of Congress, shown on the right.
Public Domain Resourceswww.doverpublications.com - Dover publishes many books and CD's of public domain art. They are inexpensive, highquality and have a good, clear licensing agreement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain - Public domain info from Wikipedia www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html - CIA Factbook, text and images www.openflix.com - Movie titles in public domain Public Domain Images to Downloadgimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE - Community indexed photo archive Library of Congress - Prints, not all images are public domain! www.openclipart.org - Open clip art www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html - Great maps! Wikimedia Commons - from Wikipedia Public domain resources - from Wiki Public domain image resources - from Wiki Text to Downloadwww.gutenberg.org - Need text? Over 30,000 public domain books on-line! digital.library.upenn.edu/books - The University of PA has over 35,000 books. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki - Wikipedia is the free on-line encyclopedia. www.lipsum.com - Generates Lorem Ipsum greeking. I use this and it's fun! |