Chapman Kelley Appeals Wildflower Decision
Published: June 4, 2009
CHICAGO—
Original or not original: That is the question concerning artist Chapman Kelley’s Chicago Wildflower Works.
Kelley is asking the federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn a ruling that his 1.5-acre wildflower piece, in which the flowers are planted in the shape of an ellipse, was not original enough to warrant protection under U.S. copyright law. The City of Chicago reduced the work by over half in 2004, to the dismay of the artist. Kelley says the destroyed wildflowers were valued at $825,000, and he wants the city to pay him for the damages. Read more at the Art Newspaper. |
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