Question 1

Is “Penguin” in the public domain?

Accepted Answer

Yes. “Penguin” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Question 2

Who created “Penguin”?

Accepted Answer

Augustus Aaron Wilson, born Mt. Desert Island, ME 1864-died Portland, ME 1950 (ca. 1900-1940).

Question 3

Where is “Penguin” from?

Accepted Answer

It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

Question 4

Can I use “Penguin” commercially for free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Penguin
Artist	Augustus Aaron Wilson, born Mt. Desert Island, ME 1864-died Portland, ME 1950
Date	ca. 1900-1940 20th century
Medium	carved and painted wood with metal
Classification	Sculpture
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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