Art Law: A Concise Guide for Artists, Curators, and Art Educators

Two things above all should apply whenever legal ideas are applied to and in fields other than pure law – first, the extent to which the legal ideas are transparently and demonstrably applied to (and selected for) the other field (in this case art), and second, the extent to which relevant and current examples (with apt legal analysis) are included. In focusing on art law, Michael Jones (a law professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell) offers a good introduction to the subject in a work aimed at art educators, students, gallery owners, curators, museum trustees and professional staff and...