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Is “The Sisters” in the public domain?

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Yes. “The Sisters” 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 “The Sisters”?

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Frank von der Lancken, born Brooklyn, NY 1872-died Tulsa, OK 1950 (1903).

Question 3

Where is “The Sisters” from?

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

Question 4

Can I use “The Sisters” commercially for free?

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

Title	The Sisters
Artist	Frank von der Lancken, born Brooklyn, NY 1872-died Tulsa, OK 1950
Date	1903 20th century
Medium	oil on canvas
Classification	Painting
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Julian and Carl von der Lancken
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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