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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Exxon Building (New York)
Description

Per the plaque: Mercure by Pablo Picasso. The tapestry is an artist-authorized reproduction of a theater curtain painted by Pablo Picasso for the ballet Mercure. The work was specially commissioned for the main lobby at 1251, and woven in Provence. The original hangs in the Musee d'Art Moderne in Paris.
Source

The author of this photograph is me, User:David Shankbone
Article

Exxon Building (New York)
Portion used

Low quality digital image which does not make the work as a whole less valuable to the copyright holder.
Low resolution?

yes
Purpose of use

to illustrate the article's subject
Replaceable?

As the painting is copyrighted, no free image would exist.

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qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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current01:40, 3 August 20061,024×768 (113 KB)David Shankbone (Talk | contribs) (The author of this photograph is me, David Shankbone. The plaque reads: Mercure by Pablo Picasso. The tapestry is an artist-authorized reproduction of a theater curtain painted by Pablo Picasso for the ballet Mercure. The work was specially commissi)

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Camera manufacturer OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Camera model FE-130,X-720
Exposure time 1/30 sec (0.033333333333333)
F-number f/3.1
Date and time of data generation 00:53, 2 August 2006
Lens focal length 6.3 mm
Image title OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Version 1.0
File change date and time 00:53, 2 August 2006
Y and C positioning 2
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 0
Scene capture type Standard
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
Exposure Program Creative program (biased toward depth of field)
ISO speed rating 320
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 00:53, 2 August 2006
Image compression mode 2
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3.26
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash 25
Color space sRGB