Ditto to advice below. Most of those children’s book images are jealously protected. That said, the holder of the rights may well grant permission based on the use (no financial gain to be had) if you properly
credit. We got permission once to use one of the Dr. Seus characters with the agreement that we would include the copyright information. But ask first.
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From: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com [mailto:public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com]
On Behalf Of Julia Muney Moore
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2018 2:10 PM
To: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: "fair use" in mural design
Agreed—avoid unless you know the copyright is in the public domain, but if you really want to do it, ask for permission through the book’s publisher.
Julia Muney Moore
Director of Public Art
Arts Council of Indianapolis
924 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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