Corbis and Detroit Institute of Arts announce partnership; Fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States to join Corbis archive.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1996--Corbis Corp., the company developing the world's foremost collection of digital images, today announced it has signed an agreement with the Detroit Institute of Arts The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. (DIA) in Detroit. The non-exclusive agreement will allow Corbis to license and distribute images of works in the museum's extensive fine art collection to a variety of publishing and communications professionals, in addition to using the images in Corbis consumer products. Samuel Sachs Samuel Sachs was born in Maryland in 1851. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Bavaria. Sachs along with his longtime friend Philip Lehman of Lehman Brothers pioneered the issuing of stock as a way for new companies to raise funds. II, director of the DIA, said, "We're delighted to join other distinguished institutions that are bringing their collections into the digital future. The partnership with Corbis will enhance access to our collection on a global scale and provide an opportunity to explore expanded revenue streams at a time when we're committed to becoming more self-sufficient and less dependent on state and federal funding." The DIA joins a prestigious group of museums currently working with Corbis, including The National Gallery in London, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art, established in 1875, chartered in 1876. When the city of Philadelphia planned to erect a building to house the Centennial Exposition of 1876, provision was made to keep the building permanently occupied; the Pennsylvania Museum and School , The State Hermitage Museum, the State Russian Museum, the Seattle Art Museum The Seattle Art Museum (commonly known as "SAM") is an art museum located in downtown Seattle, Washington USA. Admission is free on the first Thursday of each month. , the Kimbell Art Museum The Kimbell Art Museum is situated in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It houses a small but exquisite collection of European, Asian and Pre-Columbian works, as well as hosting travelling art exhibitions. , the Royal Ontario Museum The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM (rhyming with Tom), is a major museum for world culture and natural history in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. , and the Barnes Foundation, among others. In addition, Corbis has developed relationships with many noted professional photographers, cultural institutions, public and private archives, and private collections in building its comprehensive archive of digital imagery. "We are excited that the Detroit Institute of Arts will be bringing its prestigious collections to the Corbis digital archive," said Doug Rowan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Corbis. "Corbis and forward-looking museums such as the DIA are pooling our know-how in technology, museology mu·se·ol·o·gy n. The discipline of museum design, organization, and management. mu  se·o·log , communications and marketing to disseminate understanding of works of art and the multiple roles they play in our diverse society." The Detroit Institute of Arts, the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States, offers more than 100 galleries for permanent and special exhibitions and a collection numbering more than 65,000 works of art. Among its renowned holdings are French Impressionist, German Expressionist ex·pres·sion·ism n. A movement in the arts during the early part of the 20th century that emphasized subjective expression of the artist's inner experiences. ex·pres , American and Flemish paintings; Italian, African, Asian, Native American, Egyptian and 20th-century art; and Diego Rivera's finest fresco, "Detroit Industry," in the museum's central courtyard. The relationship between Corbis and the DIA was facilitated by Hal Opperman, Corbis' general editor of fine arts, who said, "Digital images are not a substitute for experiencing original works of art, any more than a color slide or postcard might be. But they represent a formidable advance over traditional film- and print-based media in speed and versatility of access, ease of storage and transmission, and durability. We are looking forward to working closely with the DIA in building a new kind of resource for visual communication." Selected images are added to the Corbis archive using high-quality scanning and imaging technologies. The images are then stored and distributed with rights and usage guidelines, captioning and crediting requirements, and other cataloging information to provide efficient management of and access to the materials in the archive. Corbis is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded in 1989 by Bill Gates to create new uses and markets for high-quality digital content. The company is building a unique and comprehensive archive of high-quality digital imagery and creative materials that encompass science and technology, the fine arts, history, people and cultures, natural history and many other areas. Corbis has three operating divisions: the image licensing group, Bettmann and Corbis Publishing. Corbis' image licensing group licenses content from the digital archive to creative professionals. Bettmann licenses material from its more than 16 million-image collection to the publishing community. Corbis Publishing produces and publishes innovative, high-quality CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and interactive online products for consumers. For more information about the Corbis archive and its business divisions, visit the Corbis Web site at http://www.corbis.com. Corbis is based in Bellevue, Wash., with an office in London and Bettmann offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . CONTACT: Waggener Edstrom Rebecca Levy or Angela Newlove, 206/637-9097 rebeccal or angelan@wagged.com or Corbis Corp. Laurie McEachron, 206/649-3363 lauriemc@corbis.com NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email addresses noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between: -- angelan AND wagged.com -- rebeccal AND wagged.com -- lauriemc AND corbis.com These symbols may not appear properly (or at all) in some systems. |
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