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Is “Thomas Alva Edison” in the public domain?

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

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Who created “Thomas Alva Edison”?

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Abraham Archibald Anderson, 1847 - 1940 (1890).

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Where is “Thomas Alva Edison” from?

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

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Can I use “Thomas Alva Edison” 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	Thomas Alva Edison
Artist	Abraham Archibald Anderson, 1847 - 1940
Date	1890 19th century
Medium	Oil on canvas
Classification	Painting
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Eleanor A. Campbell to the Smithsonian Institution, 1942
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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