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Are there any issues with photographing a famous persons grave and producing artwork from it?
I want to photograph Jack Kerouacs grave in Lowell MA. I plan to photograph it every day for a year and have a show and book produced. Are there issues with copyright of the grave site? Are there issues with the City of Lowell? Are there issues with the Kerouac estate?
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Arts
Massachusetts
Jane C.
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I suggest you get a release from both the estate of Jack Kerouac and the City of Lowell.
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